Sweating is my superpower. It’s the one thing I’m really good at.
In high school, I would sit and worry about people noticing I was poor and would sometimes sweat through both my shirt and my hooded sweatshirt as a result. More recently, I’ve sweat through many suits and jackets during long work meetings and presentations. I’m more sweat than woman. I often wear one shirt in the car and then will change into a different shirt when I arrive at social events.
This heavily influences the clothes I buy. By primarily buying shirts with patterns under the arm, sweat circles look less obvious.
Being this sweaty is embarrassing for me…which makes me feel more nervous and therefore produce more sweat, it’s a vicious and damp cycle.
I’ve always worn deodorant but the poor stuff can’t stand up to my extreme moisture creation. About a year ago, I heard that men’s deodorant is stronger than women’s deodorant. So I started using my husband’s and was shocked to find out that his was cheaper than mine! My old deodorant clocks in at $0.77/oz:
My new deodorant is $0.10 per ounce cheaper at $0.67/oz:
I had heard of the pink tax but just hadn’t actually priced out the differences on deodorant. (Pink tax: Manufacturers charge more for products like razors and shampoo that are marketed to women even though the products are often very similar and may only be different in packaging color; pink vs blue.)
Admittedly it is a bit weird to wear men’s deodorant, but no one has said anything to me about smelling different and the scent isn’t too intense so it doesn’t bother me. Since it is cheaper and equally or more effective, I’m calling this a win-win.