Two products I have been testing are Klima Surefoot Spray and Kiehl’s Superbly Efficient Anti-Perspirant & Deodorant Cream.  Hmmm… I’m sitting here trying to figure out how to describe my reaction to these products.  I actually do like both, but if forced to choose between the two, I would say I prefer the Kiehl’s.  I like that it is a lotion– it feels good going on and it sinks in pretty quickly.  I can use it, really, everywhere I feel sweat might pop out.  It is very gentle, yet I have felt a slight tingle that tells me it’s there.  The tube is small and will probably not last more than a month.  I would recommend the larger size– the versatility of this stuff will have you going through it more quickly than most antiperspirants.

Klima Surefoot Spray goes on wet and the package promises it will dry within 15 seconds.  I do not actually feel confident walking with it on until a few minutes have passed.  That’s ok; it forces me to be lying on the floor doing sit-ups   Your are advised in the directions to rub it into your toes and everywhere to ensure coverage– the bonus to doing that is that now it’s on your hands too!  Double duty, though I’m sure the manufacturer would argue that you should be using the Hand Spray.  I have felt no adverse side effects.  I do feel as though this product has controlled several episodes during some hot days, although I have had some sweat break through while wearing it.

Do either of these antiperspirants completely eliminate sweating episodes? NO.  I’m no expert on sweat patterns, but I have noticed that there seem to be three types of sweating episodes: heat-triggered, emotional, and no-reason-whatsoever.  Emotionally triggered episodes as well as those episodes brought on by overheating tend to be more forceful– on my body– and sometimes the sweat can muscle right through the superficial blockages the antiperspirants provide.  I’ve got Kiehl’s on right now and as I was picking up my daughter from camp, it was pretty stuffy in the school lobby and my feet did start up.  However, once I got into air conditioning, it stopped and it hasn’t come back– I can feel that I do have some protection.  This is pretty hard to describe!  I have come to believe that especially in the summertime, some protection makes me feel better than having nothing on at all… uh, you know what I mean

You know when you are relaxed, minding your own business, and you start to sweat for no reason? (If you really have hyperhidrosis, your answer is YES)  I believe that products like this– “Topical Treatments” as I call them on my site– these products can really help prevent those particular sweating episodes.  This type of sweating episode usually does not produce as much sweat– for ME– so having on a topical treatment such as Kiehl’s, Klima Surefoot Spray , Med e Tate, or even the others I discuss on my Prescription-Strength Antiperspirants page does help.

Look: these products are not a cure for Hyperhidrosis, at least for most of us.  I don’t really believe there is any one thing that makes Hyperhidrosis go away– not even ETS.  The best most of us can do is to try different things, usually in combinations, to manage it.  Once you have the mindset that you are controlling Hyperhidrosis and Hyperhidrosis is not controlling you, life looks a whole lot better.  Even in the hot, sweaty days of Summer!