Thursday, May 4, 2000

Hello doctor,

I would like to thank you so much. The aluminium chloride for armpits works! It passed the test of... Cancun!!!

To state the degree of my problem, here is my history;

I have just turned 36 years old and I perspire abundantly since my adolescence. Abundantly in the sense that even if I were cold, I had the armpits constantly wet. It even often occurred that I felt the drops of sweat running along my body. Moreover my problem of perspiration was accompanied by a more or less strong odor. My problem was not due to stress, because even when I was calm or alone, I perspired nevertheless.

I started to perspire as I walked out of the shower. It was despairing. People who surround me probably never noticed my problem, because I spent so much energy to hide it. For example, I washed all my pullovers and blouses by hand, before washing them in the washer. (I rubbed the dress shields to the point that it irritated my fingers and sometimes wearing out this part of clothing) It should be known that fabrics that have taken the odor of perspiration will keep this odor even if it is washed. It is necessary to rub with soap and hot water until the odor disappears. I think that all my clothing, cuts and fabrics were always selected according to my problem. There was no question of wearing silk, clothing tightened under the arms, or clothing without sleeves. I acknowledge that most of the time I succeeded in hiding my problem rather well. I carried pullovers with a jacket over. But the summer often represented a nightmare for me. I was no going to wear a jacket in 34 degrees Celsius weather!

For example, my problem was such that in the summer, on vacation or on weekends, I took a shower the morning, put on my bathing suit, and approximately an hour afterwards, I felt perspiration. I could wash my armpits and apply antiperspirant up to 5-6 times in the same day! (Except when I swim; maybe chlorine temporarily killed the bacteria causing the bad smells) I also remember an evening in Vancouver. I was at a sales meeting with the company I work for (I am a representative) and I wore an evening gown without sleeves. (Sometimes I took risks!) The air conditioning was so strong that my nose was cold. Believe it or not, I perspired. The weather was excessively cold, and I perspired! If I could, I would have left the room! In my twenties, I thought that my problem would decrease with the age. But I rather had the impression of the opposite. The more I aged, the more my problem embarrassed me, disturbed me.

I spent a fortune testing everything… without success. I tested about all existing antiperspirants. Even an antiperspirant with the highest % of aluminium chloride was not strong enough for me. I even tested antiperspirants for men, without success.

I even tried to take cold showers instead of warm, thinking (or rather hoping) that would create a reaction in my body and perspiration would cease! I imagined that by doing more sport in order to sweat all the water in my body, it would leave so little for perspiration! Obviously, that did not work. I’ve tested Drysol, but this mixture irritated my skin so much so that my armpits became purple and gave me unbearable itching. I‘ve had a pharmacist make a mixture of aluminium and alcohol at 25%, but results were the same as Drysol.

Approximately 2 years ago, I thought I had found the miracle solution: The Lavilin Cream. It is a cream, very pasty, very difficult to apply, which is sold in the stores for natural products. This very expensive cream ($22 for approximately 20ml) does not prevent from perspiring but kills the bacteria causing odors. Depending on the cases, this cream can be effective 2 to 7 days. As it is very difficult to apply and remove and by the nature of my problem, I had to apply it every 2 days, and my small jar lasted approximately 2 weeks. After one year of use, the product did not have any more effect on me.

I spoke to my family doctor; but he answered that perspiring is normal and good for the health. I was in a waiting room of a dentist when I read an article in Chatelaine magazine about a lady explaining that the ablation of the sweating glands (in the armpits) could represent a solution and regulate the problem definitively. I was firmly ready for the operation. I took your telephone number and made an appointment. When you initially spoke to me about your product, I must admit to have been a little skeptic. I said to myself that this product will surely work for a while, and like all other products tested, it would not work any more after a little while. However, I told myself that I did not have anything to lose, because if that does not work, I would always have the possibility of being under the lancet!

So I began the treatment, and it was a great surprise to see improvement in the first week. The odor disappeared; I felt some relief. On the other hand, I have very sensitive skin and the product irritated me. I thus applied the product during the day, by not leaving it more than 4 hours instead of applying it for a whole night.

I began the treatment at the end of January and after three months; my problem of perspiration is controlled at 95% on the right side and 98% of on the left. I am convinced that the 100% will be reached soon. As I have sensitive skin, I must space the applications. (When I say 95-98%, it is for perspiration, for the odor it is already regulated at 100%)

I even bought clothing that I never dared to wear because of my problem and I even wore them in Cancun! Where the weather is hot! I never felt so good about myself, at ease to move, to raise my arms, without fearing to have wet armpits or releasing bad smells. Now, I wear pullovers without sleeves, tight sweaters and I can spend a day in a bathing suit without any problem. I cannot say that I had any problems with my personality. I am a representative and I have great success. I succeeded very well concealing my problem so that nobody could notice it. Even my husband, with whom I have been for 20 years, was astonished when I recently announced to him that my problem of perspiration is under control. He said that he had never realized it!

To feel at ease, no fear of taking off a jacket in warm weather makes an enormous difference in the attitude and mood. I am not seeing summer of 2000 in the same way as all the previous ones. For the first time I am in a hurry to buy light clothing.

Thank you very much

Josée, Montreal