My dear friend Heidi has a great post today on her blog where a bride wrote in asking for advice on anti-perspirant. First, you are to go and comment and give the bride your advice. THEN you can come back here and read what one of the best discoveries was for me when I was planning my wedding.

Did you go comment?

I know I know… I’m pushy. But we’ve ALL been there. Not able to raise our hands because darnit, we are NOT SURE!

Ok thank you for commenting and helping a lady out!!

Now… my blog topic of the day, deodorant/anti-perspirant!! Are you excited? Are you starting to get frightened of me because I am? 🙂

Two years ago I was a Knottie. I bounced around and read more often than I posted but I got some amazing ideas from some really clever girls. One of them ended up being life changing and that was the discovery of Certain Dri. There was a topic asking about what deodorant they should use and this bride starting singing the praises of Certain Dri. I was intrigued so I decided to order it. At the time it was pretty hard to find in stores so I just got it from my online love Amazon.com. I have to say, I actually STALKED that package I was that eager to try it. I was getting married, on the beach, in North Carolina, in August, in a HUGE WEDDING DRESS. I was desperate to find something that would cure the inevitable pit stains that were to appear.

Why was I so eager to try Certain Dri? Well I confess, I am a sweater. I don’t know when it started – I suppose that lovely stage of puberty but all of the sudden in high school I noticed that there were times that I would go throughout the day having to not raise my arm in class due to my embarrassing wet spots beneath my arms. This continued through the years and stuck with me throughout my twenties resulting in many embarrassing moments including stripping in a mall bathroom during a date to use the dryer on my pits. I can laugh now, but back then I would rate pit stains as essentially the worst thing EVER. I tried every single deodorant available out there. I tried the men’s versions. I tried the crystals. I tried every single trick in the book to wind up still sweaty and more irritated. When I had heard of this NEW awesome thing on the market I figured it was worth a shot.

The package finally arrived and I have to say it was less than 5 minutes before I had put it on and was on the floor wondering what in the heck I had done to myself. It BURNED. Not to the point of crying but to the point of “ow” and many curses. It warned that this would happen for the first few times of application so I stuck with it. Then came the bit test…. a dress shirt. Every time I had worn a dress shirt previously in the heat, it immediately was stained. I DID NOT SWEAT ONE DROP! I figured it was a fluke so I kept wearing different ones. The skies opened and angels sung – and I finally had the magic stick! WOO HOO!!!! *insert really insane happy dance here*

I have been using Certain Dri now for over 2 years and am still just as happy with it. It itches/burns sometimes still when I put it on (usually because I do it after shaving when they say NOT to) but that pain is WORTH IT.

Why am I making a post about this? I can’t tell you how many brides/bridesmaids I have had (your secret is safe with me) tell me the day of the wedding that they are sweaters and are so sad about their pit stains. I’ve had to photoshop it out when it was really obvious. I have kicked myself EVERY time because I wish someone had told THEM of this magic potion available, over the counter, that will change their life. Heidi reminded me of this post I’ve been meaning to write and I didn’t want to take up her entire comments section so I wrote up more here.

If you are a gal that thinks that Certain Dri sounds like a magic potion for you (it’s unisex so guys too!) you can now pick it up at your local Wal Mart, Target or drug store! It runs about $3.50 or so for a roll on bottle. They also have a stick or roll on that you can use for day-to-day use.