VINTAGE FRIENDLY DEODORANT

[goldwyn girl]

Does anyone have a suggestion for deodorants that are gentle on vintage fabric but still work. I just bought "Secret Platinum" clear gel and it made a nasty yellow stain on a frock I wore today.

[Lady Day]

your best bet are dress shields. If the garment is sleeveless, then half a shield on the inside.

Yeah, tis the compromise for smelling fine.


LD

[goldwyn girl]

Thank you Lady Day, I'm off to get some

[Laughing Magpie]

I have just discovered dress shields too! They are very useful indeed.

I don't know whether I really recommend this - but I have used Drysol in the past. It's a serious deodorant that you use overnight. Basically blasts your sweat glands into submission for days at a time. After showering in the morning, there isn't any deodorant left on the surface of your skin, so it shouldn't harm your clothes. It hurts though! I believe in the US it's a prescription, but it's over the counter here in Canada.

So yeah - dress shields

Jen

[katiepickle]

i believe that it is the antiperspirant that discolors fabrics and not the deodorant. you may want to try using something that is only a deodorant with a white t-shirt to see if it keeps the sweat stains to a minimum.
another idea, i use that new dove ultra clear and i have not had any staining problems, but it did just start to warm up here. summer may prove differently.

[Rosie]

I use an all natural organic deodorant called crystal. It isn't an anti perspirant (spelliing?) but, I don't usually "feel the heat" too much. I haven't had any problems with staining.

[Fleur De Guerre]

I have just discovered dress shields too! They are very useful indeed.

I don't know whether I really recommend this - but I have used Drysol in the past. It's a serious deodorant that you use overnight. Basically blasts your sweat glands into submission for days at a time. After showering in the morning, there isn't any deodorant left on the surface of your skin, so it shouldn't harm your clothes. It hurts though! I believe in the US it's a prescription, but it's over the counter here in Canada.

So yeah - dress shields

Jen

I was going to try that as I am rather a sweaty betty in the summer, but a friend of mine used it and though she said it was great at stopping your armpits sweating, she started pouring from her face instead. Cos it has to come out somewhere, so that makes sense.

I'd rather have sweaty pits than face, at least you can keep your arms down to hide it!

[RetroModelSari]

Does Rexona Cotton Dry exist overseas? If yes: It perfectly avoids that you sweat after all.

[Elaina]

Ha! I can't wear deodrant (but then I don't have sweat glands there anymore). But when I did, I wore Tussy. It's cheap, not anti-persperant, and does the trick. Also, corn starch lightly dusted will help with sweat and smell.

Also, as an fyi, in a pinch if you can't find/don't have dress guards, panty liners will also work, just safety pin them in place.

[Helen Troy]

My granny used perfumed talc instead of deodorant. I understand this was pretty common back in the days. On a LARP i wanted to go full vintage, but could not find the real product, so I used baby powder. That worked too.

I don`t think talc stains clothes. Maybe worth a try?