Menopause Support Group

Menopause is the physiological cessation of menstrual cycles associated with advancing age. It normally occurs in women between the ages of 45 and 55, when the body begins to slow and stop the production of eggs, estrogen and progesterone production decreases, and menstruation diminishes, eventually stopping altogether.

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Deodarant

curlergirl
curlergirl
Anybody have suggestions of what deodorant to use in menopause. My regular brand is not holding up against the hot flashes. UGH!
deleted_user
deleted_user
I use Secret Solid deodorant. in the beginning, I had a lot of problems with b.o. and I stunk! But Secret does help the dripping sweat from running down my ribcage and when I do sweat, it smells very pleasant.

You might want to try that but I suppose everyone is different and not everything works for everybody. Unfortunately you have to experiment sometimes.
enchanting123
enchanting123
I have five different deodorants, but most the time I use the Secret Solid too, seems to work the best, maybe not in the summer time. My daughter would tell me last summer that "I needed some more deodorant", how much of this stuff do I need to put on!? I told her she better get used to the "old gorilla mama smell" because sometimes nothing seems to work. I heard that men deodorants work better, so maybe I'll buy one of those next time. Life is crazy and now it even smells. Gee, give me a break. Hope you find one that works good and share with us. Peace and Love.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Believe it or not, from what I know, men's deodorants do not work as well as ones formulated for women. We, women, stink worse! LOL! I used my husbands and wow! that gave out in a few hours.

I used to work in a department store and sold men's and women's fragrances long ago and was told that women had perfume developed for them because we give off more or an odor than men. Men's fragrances came much later.

So you could try men's, but they just might not be as strong as women's. The truth is: we smell worse! LOL!
1loop
1loop
Maybe you should check with the dermatologist, he/she can prescribe something.
I'm not going through menopause yet, I think I still have a few more years before I get there. I just happened to stumble on this group and this post caught my attention.

I always had very heavy perspiration since puberty, I used to be embarrassed all the time. It was affecting my life in every way and I was getting depressed.

One day I talked to my family doctor who sent to the dermatologist. I have been using prescription antiperspirant ever since and my problems stopped.
Sometimes the regular deodorant is not enough, I tried every single one including men's deodorants and even baking soda.