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Q. I used to work backstage for the wardrobe department in a theatre. Actors sweat, and clothes that are not machine-washable are dry cleaned only once a week. Clothes get sweaty and smell.
The solution that I was taught is to spray undiluted white vinegar or vodka (the cheaper and higher proof the better) on the armpits and other sweaty areas of the clothing. Once the vinegar or vodka dried, the clothes didn't smell. This worked for the 15 years that I did it.
A. Thanks for this fascinating tip. During the summer clothes get sweaty quickly. This seems like an affordable solution to a common problem. Before spraying the entire garment, though, it might be a good idea to test the vinegar or vodka in an inobtrusive place to make sure it won’t stain the clothing.
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I was surprised in reading Best Choices and listening to your radio show (2-3 years, now) that a fairly well-known remedy for excess perspiration I've used for over 30 years has not been mentioned. It is the oral perscription medication once called Robinul or Robinul Forte (higher strength version).
When I first saw a dermotologist (DT) in 1973, I had been suffering from excess sweat for about 15 years and never sought help. When I got many small blisters on soles of my feet with itching, I sought help. Topical meds helped the blisters but DT immediately prescribed Robinul to control the sweat production.
I have taken that med ever since, and found no literature on its off-label use. PDR says it is a stomach acid controller but has been overtaken by Tagament and such for that problem. Due to moving and health insurance changes, I have used several DTs over the years and have found only one (strangely, here in southern Florida) who did not know of Robinul as a persp limiter. That guy refused to write a presc'n for Robinul and actually refused to learn more about it! Needless to say I don't use that quack any more.
I've asked several DTs for some written info on use of Robinul for control of pers'n but of all those who know of such a use, none can point to anything written. It appears that DTs share this info orally. PDR says decreased pers'n is a side effect but even after 30 years of watching new PDR editions, nothing is ever said (last time I looked) about what is probably now a major off-label application.
It is now available as a generic. It is called glycopyrolate and Robins no longer makes it, I believe. It still works for me.