Antiperspirant Helps You Stay Dry They work by covering your sweat glands, reducing the amount of sweat on skin that generates odour. If you do not want wet patches from sweat on your clothes, this is the thing for you.

Active Ingredients: Aluminum Zirconium Tetrachlorohydrex GLY (18.2%) Inactive Ingredients: Cyclopentasiloxane, Stearyl Alcohol, PPG-14 Butyl Ether, Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Talc, PEG-8 Distearate, Fragrance (Parfum), BHT, Citronellol, Coumarin, Hexyl Cinnamal, Limonene, Linalool.

Our top picks

• Best overall/editor's pick: Secret Clinical Strength Invisible Antiperspirant & Deodorant.
• Best stick: Degree Ultra Clear Pure Clean Antiperspirant & Deodorant.
• Best aluminum-free: Dove 0% Aluminum Deodorant.
• Best natural: Native ​​Regular Deodorant.

It's simple. Deodorant protects against odour, while antiperspirant protects against sweat too. Deodorant will help keep you fresh, whilst antiperspirant helps to control sweat, perfect if you want to avoid underarm wetness. Aluminium salts are the active ingredient that make the antiperspirant reduce sweat.

If you tend to sweat a lot, you may wish to apply deodorant or antiperspirant more often. Since deodorant doesn't absorb into your body, there is no limit to how often you can use it to mask odor or to provide a pleasant scent.

First, give it a good shake to ensure the ingredients are well mixed. Then hold the can around 6 inches (or 15cm) from your underarms and give a short, sharp spray – around 2 seconds on each armpit. Remember, if you find yourself in a cloud of aerosol, then you've gone too far!

Aluminum Chloride Aluminum Chloride is the strongest and most effective active ingredient available in antiperspirants and is the same active ingredient in many prescription formulations. Aluminum Chloride is the #1 doctor recommended active ingredient for excessive sweating*.

aluminum salts Aluminum. Aluminum compounds are used extensively in cosmetic and pharmaceutical products. In antiperspirants, aluminum salts are the ingredients that prevent sweating. The salts need to dissolve to block sweat from forming on the surface of your pores.

• Best for Excessive Sweating. Dove Clinical Protection Antiperspirant Deodorant.
• Best Unscented. Vanicream Anti-Perspirant Deodorant.
• Best Spray. Degree Ultra Clear Black + White Pure Clean Antiperspirant & Deodorant Dry Spray.
• Best for Sensitive Skin. Almay Sensitive Skin Antiperspirant & Deodorant.
• Best Gel.

Best deodorants for sweat, at a glance: Best overall: Degree Advanced, 72H MotionSense Antiperspirant Deodorant, $7. Best for sensitive skin: Vanicream, Antiperspirant Deodorant, $9. Best natural: Caudalie, Vinofresh Natural Stick Deodorant, $16.

You can even use deodorant and antiperspirant together, as a combo, to reap the benefits of both. Dr. Chen says to just make sure you apply the antiperspirant about two to three hours before applying deodorant so you can get the full effectiveness of the antiperspirant.

But is wearing antiperspirant deodorant on your skin all day and all night harmful? Lipner says “there are no known health risks associated with wearing deodorant at night or wearing deodorant too often.”

"No, it's not necessary to use deodorant at nighttime," says Dr. Julia Tzu, founder and Medical Director of Wall Street Dermatology in New York. "Perspiration levels are not as high compared to daytime and usually the 'deodorizing' is most important during the daytime.

This list has a little bit of everything to meet your needs, whether you want to go fully natural, traditional, or somewhere in between.

• Native Deodorant Coconut & Vanilla.
• Almay Sensitive Skin Clear Gel.
• Schmidt's Aluminum Free Natural Deodorant.
• Surface Deep Anti-Odorant Pads.
• Ursa Major Natural Deodorant.

They may cause mild and transient skin irritation,34 and 26% of the patients have reported that the irritation is treatment-limiting. One of the most common adverse reactions of antiperspirants is sensitive skin and itching, tingling, and rash.