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Armpits are itchy

Written by zimdola from the blog Alcky types on 20 Nov 2009
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Hi mabloggers

I know niyathanda ukuhlekisa ngee nkinga zabanye abantu but I will post this article anyway coz kade ngzama different things and I don’t get help.

I have a problem with my armpits, they are smelly and they sweat a lot. I’ve tried different roll-ons ---- cheap to expensive, to no help.
At the moment I am using an expensive one, I never even thought in the life of me I will buy a roll-on that costs so much.
It worked for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd day but after those three days I was sweating again and a smelly-smelly odor was there too.
I have to say this makes me loose my self-esteem coz I end up wearing long sleeve things at times just to close the bad odor in the long sleeve top. It’s hot now and I cant carry on wearing the long sleeve tops, or else ngizosangana la ekhanda.
It was better in winter but now that’s hot ivumba liyinkinga.

Please advice what should I do or use.

BTW, I am a lady – I shave (with those creams) and I’m at a point where I just hate shaving right now coz no creams leaves my armpits itchiness free and now my armpits are full of dark marks as well.

58 Comments

Best-Achiever
20 Nov 2009 08:06

Hi 1 .... im deeply touched by your problem, i'll try and help you as much as i can, i will make my own recommendations too.

1. I'd advise you to get Mitchum ...roll on, it real help for people with sensitive and easily irrirated skin, and yours seem to fall in this category
2. After you have taken a bath, make sure that you under arms are dry before putting on the roll on
3. After you have wore your roll on, make sure it dries in your under arm before wearing anything
4. When your under arm has dried , apply Johnson and Johnson baby powder, it will help your under arm not to sweat easily .
5. Wear clothing with cotton ... no silk or other material ... until your under arms are used to this and dont sweat or get irritated easily.

I hope this will help you and it works for you .... you can also go see the skin doctor.

Tholi
20 Nov 2009 08:17

<<know niyathanda ukuhlekisa ngee nkinga zabanye abantu>>
kwakwakwakwakwakwa!!!! !Now let me go read the whole article.

zimdola
20 Nov 2009 08:19

Thank you Best-Achiever
4. When your under arm has dried , apply Johnson and Johnson baby powder
Do i do this before or after applying roll on?

1. I'd advise you to get Mitchum ...roll on
I am using this roll on at the moment hence this:---------At the moment I am using an expensive one, I never even thought in the life of me I will buy a roll-on that costs so much.

Best-Achiever
20 Nov 2009 08:22

Do i do this before or after applying roll on?

Do it after you have put on the roll and it has dried in your skin ....no traces of wetness before applying baby powder.

if you are alredy using this roll on, try to add the baby powder part

Best-Achiever
20 Nov 2009 08:24

for now .. were things that wont sure your under arms since you'll be having white under arms because of powder, make sure the material is cotton though

blueroze
20 Nov 2009 08:24

kwa kw akw akwakwa
this topic bathong!!

TKG TKG TKG

Tholi
20 Nov 2009 08:29

sometimes we have to go back in the olden days.
Use bicarbonate of soda, mix it with water and apply it.
there will be no sweating and the smell will be gone.

Mpums
20 Nov 2009 08:33

if u believe in ukuthakathwa, u must go and see 1 sangoma maybe isichitho and the itchyness and dark marks kungaba izintwala ezingaphakathi.
That means you must treat yourself ngesizulu which is amakhambi.

A collegue of myn was having a same problem as yours she was using expensive roll ons tried the baby powder and everything kodwa nothing was helping her and another lady told her to go to the sangoma and thats when she got help.

I suggest u try the baby powder as BA advised u, if its not working i suggest u go see a sangoma.

zimdola
20 Nov 2009 08:34

Sure Best-Achiever
I will try applying baby powder after I've applied roll on, you sure are the Best

Sslave
20 Nov 2009 08:34

blueroze what's wrong with the topic? O stout wena.. zimdola has a problem shame...

bicarbonate of soda is used for almost everything mos. i'll pass the advice

afternoon
20 Nov 2009 08:34

Use bicarbonate of soda, mix it with water and apply it.
there will be no sweating and the smell will be gone.......serious? I have never heard of that please we dont want our armpits to explode, me & Zim

blueroze
20 Nov 2009 08:35

i understand your problem
and im sorry for laughing i was not laughing at your problem but at your title
i was imagining you scratching your armpits....thats why laughed

i feel very bad
sowri ne zim zim

ok use BA's advice
but me 2c is that after you bath at night ( and bathing at night is VERY important) apply a paste of bircabonate of soda on your armpits

if you shave do it at night and dont apply anything for that night
just make sure your are dry before you sleep

GML
20 Nov 2009 08:38

@Zim.

My friend also sweats a lot

She tried speedstick for men. It helped her a lot. It helped keep her dry.

She also carried ama wet wipes for when she started sweating she would wipe herself up and reapply speedstick.

She would just go to the toilet and do it. She never had a bad odour because she wiped herself everytime she felt like she was sweating.

Cody
20 Nov 2009 08:41

i also heard tha vinegar and water also help. bicarbonate of soda will help too

Tholi
20 Nov 2009 08:48

@Afternoon, when my little sister startet to have smelly armpit. she was only 10 years so my grand mom told her not to use roll on cos she's still young. she used the bicarbonate of soda she's turning 13 soon. u'll never smell anything from her. it really works!!! please try it guys!

baby e
20 Nov 2009 08:58

i have a friend who also has the same problem but she uses Dove roll ons and its helping.

i am having a serious problem with my armpits they are blackish just like Zama Jobe's. i have tried everything from lesang la dinamoni to kukunete.

Please help guess

zimdola
20 Nov 2009 09:00

blueroze No offence taken, they are not itchy that is just a title LOL

I will shave at night before I sleep coz everytime after I've shaved my armpits they get irritated by the roll on and I think that's how I get the dark marks
Mpums if absolutely nothing and I mean nothing works then I will consider the sangoma but I don't like them that much

GML I will carry the wet wipes as well

Thank you mabloggers

monchooza
20 Nov 2009 09:07

Mina i dont have a probelm with amakhwapha....kodwa justa few weeks back i bought this expensive nivea roll on for men (only because i was in a shop doing my shopping for toiletries and i met a friend in the shop so we continued shopping together, I dont know what made me buy that roll on, ukukleima maybe) i must say that was they worst decision i ever made, ngoba till today i dont gcobisa i roll on because my armpits have i rash and they are very itchy....ngisabanokuya kadokotela....cabanga nje. "Doctor ngine rash emakhwapheni ngicela i ointment" so i just gcobisa my khwaphaz with i zumbuk for now(good thing its cold so i dont sweat)

Best-Achiever
20 Nov 2009 09:12

so i just gcobisa my khwaphaz with i zumbuk for now(good thing its cold so i dont sweat)

LOL monchooza ... why Zambuk, that smelll ....LOL

blueroze
20 Nov 2009 09:13

i am having a serious problem with my armpits they are blackish just like Zama Jobe's.
kwa kwa kwa kwa kwa kwakwakwa

Zama o tl ogo bolaya

but you must try mitchum some people say it helps
it does not help me in that dept
but i love my sanex for sensetive
it is Ayoba for me

blueroze
20 Nov 2009 09:17

only because i was in a shop doing my shopping for toiletries and i met a friend in the shop so we continued shopping together, I dont know what made me buy that roll on, ukukleima maybe

now that is not Ayoba!! *shaking my head*
monchoo tlogela go kleima

afternoon
20 Nov 2009 09:18

Tholi so this bicarbonate of soda, how do i apply it? how many time?is it everyday or what....im really concerned. will it stop my sweating or it justthe smell?

Tholi
20 Nov 2009 09:25

it will stop both afternoon. just a lillte bit of it with water and apply it instead of roll on. u'll see the magic!

sthini
20 Nov 2009 09:25

Okay, I hear washing with vineger helps kill any ordour... even that strong nigerian(no offence) permanent smell, nomatter how much they wash, its still there, that one that just make your nose cringe... well I suggest u wash with vineger, and try using Micthum... it works for me.... after applying, let it dry before u put on clothes....

Lobby the girl
20 Nov 2009 09:45

I was staying with my boyfriend once..and she was using the BRUT ROLL..and i dont know if i was lazy to buy or something but I ended up using the roll on he was using but now i turned back to the roll on i was using b4 and sometimes i have problem with my armpits....eish o ku phapha sometimes..

zimdola
20 Nov 2009 10:12

blueroze I've used your Sanex Sensitive as well before, did not Ayoba me at all. I guess this a real nkinga

Tholi mntaka'ma since I'm this old lady right now will I be using this bicarbonate for ever in order to prevent the bad odor and the sweatyness?

Cheesa I read the first paragraph only sana but yes its really bad

Floh
20 Nov 2009 11:11

This article is helping yazi, my niece also have this problem and she is only 12. Her mom once steamed her with water + vinegar but did not work ( she only did it once). So I will tell her to try the bicarbonate.

All I want to know is for how long do you use the bicarbonate? ( this sound scary)

Tholi
20 Nov 2009 11:30

Tholi mntaka'ma since I'm this old lady right now will I be using this bicarbonate for ever in order to prevent the bad odor and the sweatyness?

u won't use it forever darling, after few months/ years, the smelly and sweaty will be gone.

afternoon
20 Nov 2009 11:39

, after few months/ years.....years Tholi????...oh my word! i thought it was going to be something like a week or so!

Tholi
20 Nov 2009 11:53

No aftrenoon, phela it gets rid of in permanantely.
but maybe it could take weeks as long as u stop smelly and sweaty then u can stop using it.

MaWiNiZa
20 Nov 2009 11:58

iesh atleast wena uyavuma ukuthi une problem..i have a friend who stil till today uthi he does not have smelly armpits....ende shem he is only fooling himself ngoba everybody tells him the same thing mara he chooses not to listen and continue smelling like a karapawa

monchooza
20 Nov 2009 12:00

BA i am using i ZUMBUK to heal the rash..as i said i dont like going to the doctors, i believe i can heal myself....lol

Ras
20 Nov 2009 12:18

Hi Mabloggers

Am sorry to be offtopic.....but while at it Help me help a friend!!!!....i have this dear friend of mine.....she has "Dithlabela" ( I don't know the english name for this word)......ever since i've known her antse ana le tsona......i don't know if they are permanent or what?? and she's not doing anything about them.....how do i help this friend of mine without hurting her feelings because she doesn't seem to have a problem with them......nna i just feel disgusted because she's a lady.Help mabloggers wat should she use and how do i approach her because i want to help her.

Sorry Zimdola didn't mean to hijack your blog......i just don't know how to great my own.

Am new by the way

BigMama
20 Nov 2009 12:21

Hehehehehe Ras Dumisani is in the house......You are welcome dude...lol

afternoon
20 Nov 2009 12:24

RasDumisane what is Dithlabela?

sthini
20 Nov 2009 12:25

@ *Ras* could you please at least describe what "Dithlabela" is for some us....

Sslave
20 Nov 2009 12:25

Mr Dumisani Ras please explain this dithlabela thing. Is it mouth stinking or what? We need to help you oh sori your friend

Tholi
20 Nov 2009 12:27

@Ras, U can sing Nkosi sikele' iAfrica for her. they will go away!!!

Just kidding! I wish i know what Dithlabela is!

HARAMBE24
20 Nov 2009 12:30

Forget all this advice people are giving you, no roll on can work coz there is actually a medical explanation. The condition is called hyperhydrosis, which can be easily cured surgically. The procedure is called sympathectomy.
so go see your doctor about it....hope it helps

zimdola
20 Nov 2009 12:32

Akho mathata Ras just sing the National Anthem wena I will forgive you for hijacking my article

Those things guys that you find on your heels mostly on amangamla, scratchy like things iba ngathi umuntu bamgwazile or something

monchooza
20 Nov 2009 12:33

Ras help only where help is needed....phuma ezindabeni zabantu..until your friend asks for help or advise. just because she is lady it does not mean she wants to be what you expect her to be

Ras
20 Nov 2009 12:36

Guys "Dithlabela" maan! Lol......eish let me try to explain them.......it's when the edge of your feet is hard and dirty.....so that dirt doesn't go away for months/even years.....then your feet are cracked in such a way that even 5cent can fit in and they look all dry and terrible.

Thank you bigmama, i feel welcomed already.

Tholi
20 Nov 2009 12:38

amansese / Heels Cracks.
U just need to by her a Foot Cream from Avon, it removes the hard skin and leave your heels soft so if the heel is soft there will be no cracks. it only crack because it got that hard skin.

Toodecent
20 Nov 2009 12:40

LMAO..

Crazy Jess
20 Nov 2009 12:46

I had the same problem, try dove for sensitive and speedstick for ladies also helps.

Mpums
20 Nov 2009 12:49

@Ras tell her to buy itshe lokuchopha njalo uma egeza achophe izithende and agcobise u Blue seal Vaseline bese afaka amasokisi and she must wear closed shoes if its winter

afternoon
20 Nov 2009 12:51

it's when the edge of your feet is hard and dirty.....so that dirt doesn't go away for months/even years.....then your feet are cracked in such a way that even 5cent can fit in and they look all dry and terrible. ....does this still exist in this era?

monchooza
20 Nov 2009 12:51

Ras ukhuluma ngom'kenke

HARAMBE24
20 Nov 2009 12:52

its fairly priced Cheesa

lady gaga
20 Nov 2009 12:56

this reminds me, i just put i hair remover on my punani this morning and boy it looks young!....lol

Pooky
20 Nov 2009 12:58

LOL... Lady Gaga

zozoe
20 Nov 2009 12:59

kwakwakwakwakwa at Ras and bloggers by saying Ras must sing the national anthem

Mafresh
20 Nov 2009 13:00

Tjo Dr. Harambe, wa tla wa re thema bho, sho!!!!!!!!!!

Ok Ras, my advice is WASKERS, wax e ya candles and parafin mixture. She shout use it at night starting by soaking her feet in salty water, dry them, apply wax and then wear cotton socks.

GML
20 Nov 2009 13:03

@Ras

She must soak her feet in water with bicarbonate or baking powder. They will feel so soft and smooth after a while... Or apple cider vinegar

Mpums
20 Nov 2009 13:05

LOL @Lady G i just put i hair remover on my punani this morning and boy it looks young!....WHILE ITS OLD MY FRIEND

Tholi
20 Nov 2009 13:06

this reminds me, i just put i hair remover on my punani this morning and boy it looks young!....lol

kwakwakwakwakwakwa!!!! hahahahaha!!!! tjo bathong mabloggers!

Ras
20 Nov 2009 14:29

Thanks for your advices everyone. I will try to tell her to try all this you have told me..........especially the vaseline and socks every nite before she sleeps.

Ahoooooy Rastafarian!

fruity
20 Nov 2009 15:30

Yho, i learned two more uses of Bircabonate of soda today, all thanks to bloggers and their problems.

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