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FDA Approves Topical Cloth for Excessive Armpit Sweating

posted by mrpg on Tuesday July 03 2018, @03:03AM   Printer-friendly
from the not-for-me dept.

takyon writes:

FDA approves Dermira's wipe for excessive armpit sweating

Dermira Inc said on Friday its topical cloth for excessive armpit sweating was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, providing patients with an easy-to-use option for an often embarrassing condition.

[...] The treatment, Qbrexza, works by blocking receptors responsible for sweat gland activation and can be used once a day, the company said in a statement.

[...] Currently, Allergan's Botox injection is used to treat the condition. Other treatments include antiperspirants and costlier alternatives such as laser therapy, as well as localized surgery like liposuction to remove sweat glands.

Also at the Chicago Sun-Times.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday July 03 2018, @03:11AM (6 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday July 03 2018, @03:11AM (#701712)

    I've been really wondering about body odor, especially from the armpits. Someone once told me if you only eat fruit all BO goes away. Perhaps there are other diets like that as well. Or does showering actually increase BO over the long term? Is this scent, or should it be, actually advantageous in some way?

  • (Score: 3, Informative) by takyon on Tuesday July 03 2018, @03:30AM (3 children)

    by takyon (881) <takyonNO@SPAMsoylentnews.org> on Tuesday July 03 2018, @03:30AM (#701713) Journal

    This could be worth a revisit: Get a Whiff of This: Man Hasn't Showered in 12 Years [livescience.com]

    Whitlock isn't running an experiment in extreme water conservation. Rather, he believes that humans don't need to shower to be healthy, and that a daily soap scrub may actually remove a beneficial type of bacteria that keeps the bacteria that contribute to B.O. in check.

    To boost the presence of odor-eating bacteria, Whitlock has designed a bacterial spray called AO+ Mist, which is now sold by the company AoBiome under the brand Mother Dirt. The company hopes this bacterial spritz could reduce the need for products such as soaps and deodorants and potentially even reduce or eliminate the need for showering for those so inclined.

    It's true that humans don't need to shower to be healthy, one expert says. However, there's also no evidence that any particular type of bacteria is beneficial to the skin microbiome, he added.

    [...] Looking through old research, he found one animal that had no traces of the ammonia-oxidizing Nitrosomonas on its skin: humans. After a bit more digging, he came up with a theory: Perhaps, he speculated, the ubiquitous bacteria played some beneficial role for humans, but the modern lifestyle, with its obsession with hygiene and soap, had removed Nitrosomonas from the skin microbiome.

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    • (Score: 2) by Snow on Tuesday July 03 2018, @03:26PM (2 children)

      by Snow (1601) on Tuesday July 03 2018, @03:26PM (#701948) Journal

      Steve Jobs also believed that.

      Apparently he reeked.

      • (Score: 2) by takyon on Tuesday July 03 2018, @03:34PM (1 child)

        by takyon (881) <takyonNO@SPAMsoylentnews.org> on Tuesday July 03 2018, @03:34PM (#701952) Journal

        The problem isn't that he stopped showering/using soap, it's that he didn't spray the magic bacteria over himself.

        Oh, and the fact that he killed himself with an alternative cancer treatment.

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        • (Score: 3, Insightful) by Snow on Tuesday July 03 2018, @03:45PM

          by Snow (1601) on Tuesday July 03 2018, @03:45PM (#701963) Journal

          I kinda find it fitting.

          He was a piece of shit on the inside, and also smelled like shit on the outside.

  • (Score: 2) by Arik on Tuesday July 03 2018, @04:55AM

    by Arik (4543) on Tuesday July 03 2018, @04:55AM (#701733) Journal
    Diet won't eliminate odor, eating fruit essentially perfumes your dung and it's conceivable it does the same to your sweat. Certainly it's affected by diet - garlic being one really obvious example - and I'd expect an unhealthy diet isn't going to help your smell, might well add something revolting to it.

    BUT what's normally meant by "BO" isn't just the natural smell of your sweat. Unless there is something really wrong going on, or something strong in your diet like garlic, there probably isn't really much of a smell to it - yes, there's a scent, but it's not knocking anyone out.

    That rank BO smell takes some time to develop, because it's not just sweat, it's what comes out of sweat-eating bacteria after they have a good meal, digest it, and take a dump.

    So anything that inhibits bacterial growth also delays the development of BO.

    To make it more complicated, most sweat is mostly salt and water, and that's not good food for bacteria. Not at all. They appreciate the water but they need something more substantial to go with it, preferably protein and fat or sugar - and they don't like salt at all. BUT lucky for them there's a second type of sweat, produced by a second type of sweat gland, that produces a sweet and savory treat just to their taste! These glands are concentrated around the hair follicles, and mostly activate when we're stressed. When these glands let go, the around around them temporarily becomes the promised land for your skin bacteria, who quickly start partying hard, reproducing madly, and pooping out the BO.

    Showers? Knock back that bacterial population, unlikely to completely eliminate it. Also wash all the junk off you, taking the smell, and any remaining food that might produce another population explosion.

    There's a theory posted already about beneficial bacteria. Doesn't sound impossible though there might be some scrap of truth to it. But as posited it doesn't make much sense. If showering wipes out 'good' bacteria why doesn't it wipe out 'bad' bacteria too? It might actually wipe them both out, on occasion, when done very thoroughly and with the right accessories, but then the smelly stuff inevitably gets reintroduced - why would the 'good' bacteria fail get reintroduced as well?
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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday July 03 2018, @06:54AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday July 03 2018, @06:54AM (#701768)

    I have definitely noticed a difference. Funny enough, it has been a big motivator for me to stay away from meat. (I also don't use any soap or products, and only wash with water.)