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Sweating in spring
Look forward to spring without fear of sweat stains or unpleasant sweating With the awakening of spring, accompanied by warmer temperatures and longer days, nature also comes to new life. But while we enjoy the beauty of the season, the rise in temperature brings a less pleasant phenomenon for many of us – sweating. Sweating is a natural reaction of our body that helps regulate body temperature, but it can also lead to insecurity and discomfort. Here at Odaban, we understand this challenge and have made it our mission to help you start spring with confidence. In this blog post, we share practical tips on how to better manage sweating in spring with the help of our antiperspirant. Why do we sweat in spring? The transition from the cool winter to the warm spring can pose challenges for our body, especially when it comes to thermoregulation. While we enjoy the rising temperatures, they also stimulate our sweat glands to work more. This can be particularly unpleasant for people prone to excessive sweating. But don’t worry, Odaban is here to help you.Odaban Antiperspirant: Your ally against sweatingOdaban Antiperspirant has been a trusted partner in the fight against excessive sweating for over 40 years. Our unique formula is gentle enough for daily use while being strong enough to control even the heaviest sweating. Here are some tips on how to use Odaban effectively: Start with clean skinApplying Odaban on clean, dry skin in the evening ensures that pores are free from dirt and oil, maximizing effectiveness. Less is more A small amount of Odaban is enough to achieve a strong effect. Excessive application can irritate the skin, so use it sparingly. Regular applicationFor best results, we recommend regular use of Odaban. Over time, you can adjust the frequency of application to your needs.More tips for a sweat-free spring Besides using Odaban, there are other measures you can take to keep sweating under control: Choose breathable clothing: Natural fabrics like cotton and linen allow your skin to breathe and promote air circulation. Stay hydrated: Drink plenty of water to keep your body cool and support thermoregulation. Adjust your diet: Avoid spicy foods and caffeine, which can stimulate sweat production. Stay in the shade: Avoid direct sunlight to minimize overheating and sweating. Spring should be a time to enjoy nature and rejoice in the world’s awakening without worrying about excessive sweating. With Odaban Antiperspirant by your side, you can face the challenges of sweating boldly and enjoy every moment of the season.
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Boost self-confidence by eliminating sweat problems
Self-confidence plays a crucial role in our social and professional lives. However, for some who suffer from excessive sweating, unpleasant situations can turn into real nightmares. This is where odaban® antiperspirants come into play. In this blog post, we discuss how using odaban® antiperspirants can help boost your self-confidence by giving you the assurance that you won’t sweat in uncomfortable situations anymore. 1. Freedom from the sweating problemExcessive sweating can be a significant burden on self-confidence. However, if you use odaban® antiperspirants, you can free yourself from this problem. odaban® offers various solutions such as sprays or deodorant sticks that can help effectively reduce or even prevent excessive sweating. Knowing that you no longer have to sweat excessively gives you confidence in every situation. 2. Carefree social interactionUnpleasant sweating can make you feel uncomfortable in social situations and cause you to withdraw. With odaban® antiperspirants, you can move confidently and carefree in social interactions again. Whether meeting friends, in business meetings, or on romantic dates – you can rely on not sweating and instead focus on what really matters.3. Professional advantagesSelf-confidence also plays a crucial role in the workplace. When you no longer suffer from excessive sweating, you can better concentrate on your professional tasks and engage in communication with colleagues and supervisors without worrying about sweat stains. This can promote your professional development and possibly open new opportunities for you.Conclusionodaban® antiperspirants can be an effective solution for some who suffer from excessive sweating and want to strengthen their self-confidence. Freedom from sweat problems can help you feel more confident and assured in social, professional, and personal situations. You can focus on what really matters without being distracted by unpleasant sweating. With odaban® antiperspirants by your side, you can confidently venture out into the world and enjoy life to the fullest.
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Hormonal sweating during pregnancy
Many women suffer from hot flashes and unpleasant sweat odor, especially during the last trimester.
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Show your feet, show your shoe
Tip 1: The right shoe material matters Sweaty feet are an unpleasant issue, no matter the weather. It’s not just the sweating itself that is uncomfortable, but also the well-known "cheesy foot odor." A nightmare for both women and men. On hot days, it is essential to choose breathable shoe materials to effectively prevent sweating. Breathable material ensures good air circulation and can transport enough fresh air into the shoe. This creates a cooling effect that can help prevent unnecessary sweating and annoying odors. Tip 2: Less sweating thanks to effective antiperspirants It may be that breathable materials alone do not prevent foot sweating in the height of summer. But even at lower temperatures, some people sweat heavily on their feet. In both cases, there is no need to panic. There is help available. If the feet keep sweating despite appropriate footwear, it is advisable to try an antiperspirant. This causes the sweat pores on the feet to narrow, resulting in less sweat being released. But an antiperspirant for the feet? For many people, this may sound strange because they usually associate heavy sweating and antiperspirants with the underarm area. Nevertheless, there are antiperspirants that can be used on the entire body, including for heavy sweating on the feet. And this makes perfect sense when you consider how many sweat glands humans have on their feet. So, if you want to make sure your feet stay mostly dry even in the height of summer, you should simply try an antiperspirant. Tip 3: A powder for feet and shoes Yes, that exists too. Used in addition to an antiperspirant or on its own, foot and shoe powder creates a germ-free environment inside the shoe. Although the powder itself does not reduce foot sweating, its antibacterial, germ-reducing effect ensures a neutral foot and shoe odor. This makes it the perfect product for anyone tired of smelly feet and shoes. It is important to always treat the shoes as well when dealing with sweaty feet and unpleasant foot odor! Because when we sweat on our feet, the sweat inevitably soaks into the shoe’s fabric. Only when bacteria break down the fresh sweat does the so-called cheesy odor develop. So, treating only the feet is not enough. If you only treat your feet and then slip back into your favorite shoes, you won’t get rid of the cheesy odor problem because the bacteria responsible for the unpleasant smell are still inside the shoe. That’s why it’s important to use an antibacterial shoe powder. Conclusion: Sweaty feet are an unpleasant issue. But with the right care, powder, or antiperspirant, it can be effectively countered. Then you can finally stroll relaxed through the city, sit in your favorite café, or walk barefoot through the park without worry.
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Sweating
Sweating is a completely normal metabolic process of the human body, yet it can be extremely unpleasant for many people: the skin shines, sweat stains form, and eventually an unpleasant odor develops.And yet sweating has a very simple and convincing function: to cool the body, because for the sweat to evaporate, it requires energy, which comes from the heat of the skin. Sweat consists of 99% water. The composition of sweat depends on various factors, but generally, the ion concentration is lower than that of other body fluids, such as blood, which is why it is referred to as a hypotonic fluid. In addition to water, sweat contains a variety of salts (mainly NaCl and KCl in dissociated form), lactic acid, urea and uric acid, amino acids, carbonates such as formic acid or butyric acid, and also cholesterol, sugar, and ascorbic acid (vitamin C) in small concentrations. Furthermore, bicarbonate is present in sweat as an alkaline element. The pH value of sweat depends on the sweat rate. With increasing sweating, the pH value rises to alkaline levels because as the sweat flow rate increases, the concentration of lactic acid decreases and the bicarbonate concentration increases. At low flow rates, however, sweat is acidic. Excessive Sweating Those who naturally sweat very little and are largely spared from the negative effects can consider themselves lucky. Others, however, suffer from excessive sweating. 1-2% of people in Germany are affected by excessive sweat production, regardless of temperature or time of day or year. These individuals report heavy sweating episodes in situations that are hardly psychologically stressful or even "out of the blue".Often, up to 100 mg of sweat is produced in one armpit within five seconds.However, this problem is not limited to the armpits; increased sweating also frequently occurs on the hands and feet. Possible Consequences of Excessive Sweating Those affected are often very insecure in the presence of others and hesitate to offer their sweat-dampened hand. Visible sweat stains constantly form under the armpits, and despite thorough personal hygiene, sweat odor can repeatedly occur, which can be very unpleasant for partners or in professional situations. However, besides thorough personal hygiene, there are several approaches to curb excessive sweating. What Helps Against Excessive Sweating? A gentle, inexpensive, and very effective method to get the sweating problem under control is aluminum chloride, which has long been available in pharmacies usually as a deodorant roll-on solution. Aluminum chloride, in an appropriate concentration, causes the ducts of the sweat glands in the treated areas to narrow. At the same time, a complex is formed that plugs the sweat outlets like a cork, effectively regulating sweating. The media occasionally raise the question of whether aluminum in antiperspirants is harmful to health. However, since for many people only an aluminum-containing antiperspirant achieves the desired effect and the quality of life of those without an effective antiperspirant is greatly reduced, the following attempts to counter this myth. The Odaban Antiperspirant Spray , for example, releases 1.5 µg of aluminum per spray and armpit with a single application. Since Odaban Antiperspirant is applied only once or twice a week with one to two sprays per armpit each time, only about 9 µg of aluminum is released per week. This places Odaban Antiperspirant well below the systemic exposure level calculated by the Federal Institute for Risk Assessment and far below the tolerable aluminum intake for a 60 kg adult, which the Federal Institute for Risk Assessment specifies as 60.2 µg per week. The practical ODABAN® spray is applied preventively and in minimal dosage in the evening before going to bed directly to the affected skin areas. After just one application, sweating is effectively regulated. The finely tuned formula also gently and reliably protects against skin irritations such as burning or itching. With results of up to 90% less sweat flow after only three applications, the effectiveness of Odaban® spray has been dermatologically tested and confirmed by a renowned institute. During the test, subjects who all suffered from increased sweating had one armpit treated once daily in the evening with Odaban Antiperspirant for 3 days.The other armpit remained untreated during the test and served as a control. The subjects showed a reduction in sweat volume of up to 90% after 3 days of application, with an average sweat reduction of about 71%.Numerous dermatology clinics and dermatologists therefore also recommend Odaban® for severe sweating.
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Further application examples
Sweating on the Head or Face, Trunk Sweating With its nearly 40-year history, ODABAN – Spray has developed over time into an all-round solution for treating sweating problems on various skin areas. Many of our customers also use ODABAN very successfully for sweating on the head, sweating on the face, or sweating on the trunk. Relieving Sweating in Prosthetics We receive many positive feedbacks from prosthetic wearers who have brought troublesome sweating in prosthetic liners under control with ODABAN – Spray. Application to these areas generally poses no problem. However, we recommend always applying ODABAN – Spray to the face with the help of a cosmetic pad, as direct spraying could cause the product to get into the eyes. Application of ODABAN Spray on Different Areas When applying ODABAN – Spray to different body parts, care should be taken to treat only individual affected areas and not the entire body with ODABAN – Spray. Especially when applying to the head, it is very important to treat only specific skin areas, not the entire head.
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The Odaban Story
The story of ODABAN began almost forty years ago when I, as a young pharmacist, helped an operating room nurse with a serious sweating problem. After six months of research and work together, I finally developed a solution that completely solved her sweating issue. This development of ODABAN was eventually recognized as a milestone in the fight against sweating problems in the United Kingdom. Remarkably, the original name ODABAN spread worldwide by word of mouth from this initial consultation and has become a well-known name for many people struggling with excessive sweating. Then dermatologists, podiatrists, general practitioners, and pharmacists also joined this enthusiasm and have long since accepted ODABAN as the preferred remedy. The journey from sweating problem to innovative product It has been a great pleasure and a privilege to have helped so many people, and I am extremely grateful for the support and valuable customer feedback I have received over the years. But now it is time for me to step back. ODABAN has always been a family business, offering all the flexibility and personalized service that this business requires. I am happy and proud to announce to my readers that this will continue to be the case, as my son Daniel and his business partners have now taken over the business and will continue it as usual. My very best wishes and thanks go to all our customers,Jeff Bracey
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Sweating on the face: Goodbye sweat beads!
The forehead shines, the hairline is wet, and the nose is covered with small beads of sweat. A completely normal phenomenon when a heatwave sweeps over Germany again or after a really intense workout in a fitness class. However, for some people, it means pure horror. Because they don’t just sweat like most people during intense physical activity, heavy exertion, or extreme temperatures. On the contrary: even small everyday challenges, minimal nervousness, or a slightly elevated room temperature can be enough to trigger their sweat production and make them sweat heavily. Sometimes, even the thought of a potentially unpleasant matter is enough to make them start sweating. Many affected individuals feel ashamed and increasingly withdraw into their own four walls. They avoid contact with other people, neglect good friends, and prefer to be alone. Social withdrawal is, for them, the seemingly only way to avoid feeling ashamed and to hide their sweating. The worst is sweating on the face Anyone who sweats a lot or heavily knows the problem: everything revolves around the question of how to best conceal the annoying sweat stains. What should I wear? Which colors are best? Did I also bring an emergency handkerchief in case a heatwave hits me? Is the change of shirt ready at hand?Most unpleasant for those affected is usually sweating on the face. Various areas can be affected, e.g., nose, upper lip, cheeks, forehead, hairline, or even the scalp. A real problem often arises when sweat gets into the eyes, causing constant irritation. However, the psychological effects should not be underestimated: unlike other body parts, sweating on the face is hardly concealable and thus causes enormous psychological distress for those affected. The fact that the large and small beads of sweat are obvious and easily visible to others triggers a huge feeling of shame. At the same time, those affected usually experience a distressing feeling of helplessness because they know that the wet droplets on the forehead or face, unlike other body parts such as the armpits, are hardly hideable: even frequent dabbing only results in a temporary reduction. In addition, the overwhelming feeling of shame can even increase sweating. As soon as those affected notice they are starting to sweat, they feel uncomfortable, become nervous, and experience stress. As a result, the body releases more stress hormones, the body temperature rises, and with it the sweat production. A real vicious circle with negative consequences for mental well-being as well. Reliable protection through antiperspirants A reliable and discreet way to get unpleasant facial sweating under control is the use of an antiperspirant, such as Odaban Gel or spray. What is special about the Odaban antiperspirant is its unique active ingredient combination, which allows those affected to apply the spray even on the face and scalp. Simply spray the product onto a cotton pad and dab the affected areas. After just a few applications, it significantly reduces sweat production and thus provides a completely new quality of life for those affected. The constant thoughts about clothing choices finally belong to the past, as does the distressing feeling of shame and the associated avoidance of direct contact with other people.
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Sweat-inducing spring feelings? No, thank you!
It is the same phenomenon every year. The first rays of sunshine appear, temperatures rise, and slowly but surely life returns to the landscape. But while some rejoice at the long-awaited arrival of spring, for others an unrelenting period of discomfort begins. Because with rising temperatures, they primarily associate one thing: heavy sweating, annoying sweat stains under the arms, and the ever-present fear of strange looks from those around them. No sign of the often-mentioned spring feelings! But what to do? Rising temperatures make the cash registers ring Those who do not want to be surprised by unpleasant sweat stains take precautions and stock up on plenty of deodorants even before spring begins. And indeed, sales figures show: as soon as spring knocks on the door, the demand for deodorants and antiperspirants also rises. This is more than understandable given the taboo topic of sweating, because heavy sweating can actually become a real mood killer – not only on a first date but also at a nice barbecue evening with friends. Both conventional deodorants and antiperspirants are particularly popular among remedies against heavy sweating. The decisive factor when choosing a product is always the intensity of perspiration, because only an antiperspirant can actually regulate sweat production. So anyone who finally wants to fight annoying sweating should definitely use an antiperspirant. Finally enjoy the sunshine again Used once or twice a week, the antiperspirant helps reduce sweat production and ensures that annoying sweat stains do not even form. That makes spring much more fun! Without the constant fear of sweating, it is much more relaxing to sit in the sun, and you can finally enjoy the first rays of sunshine to the fullest again. Those affected by heavy sweating know how profound the consequences can be in everyday life and leisure activities. They prefer to stay in the cool home, turn on the TV, or read a good book rather than take a walk through the fields or enjoy the first ice cream. And that already at the first rays of sunshine. While others only look for a pleasantly shady spot in midsummer, they avoid the sun out of fear of possible sweating already at the beginning of the year. It is clear that this can really spoil the mood in the long run. Often, those affected also struggle with psychological problems and withdraw from their social environment. They miss the time outdoors, contact with other people, and feel increasingly restricted in their daily lives. While some actively search for a solution to their sweating problem for this very reason, the majority of those affected only realize afterward how much sweating has actually impaired their private and professional lives. They only notice much later how much joy of life they have lost due to the constant fear of sweating. But they all have one thing in common: the knowledge that they have finally got sweating under control and defeated the fear of sweat stains allows them to enjoy every spring twice as much.
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