You’ve tried every trick in the book to hide your sweat marks. Stuffing tissues under your armpits. Wearing only dark colors or patterns. Frantically dabbing your sweat marks in the bathroom.
You have to sweat, but there are ways to manage it. A popular option is using cooling armpit pads.
Cooling armpit pads are pads designed to absorb extra sweat. Worn underneath your clothing, they're an additional barrier to stop sweat from seeping through your clothes and creating annoying pit stains.
Types of Cooling Armpit Pads
There are several types of cooling armpit pads and materials — not all of them work the same way.
Performance and Sweat-Wicking Material
When you think of cooling, anti-sweat material, you probably think of performance wear.
These fabrics react to moisture much differently than natural materials like cotton.
Performance shirts repel or “wick-away” liquid. Sweat-wicking fabrics push perspiration and sweat away from your skin to the outer layer of your clothing. They're synthetic fabrics (think Lululemon or Nike) like polyester, rayon or cotton/Lycra blends.
Sweat-wicking materials are great for cooling down your entire body during an activity or workout. But because they push moisture outward, they actually worsen pit stains when worn beneath shirts or as an armpit pad. If your goal is to hide underarm sweat (and ugly yellow stains), performance wear isn't for you.
Cotton Armpit Pads
Small, cotton rounds are the most common type of cooling armpit pads. Available in daily disposable and washable versions, sweat pads stick, pin or slide under your shirts to block sweat from seeping through your outer clothing layers.
While effective, pin-in and stick-on armpit pads aren’t foolproof. The adhesive (and sweat pad) doesn't stay on all day, so you constantly need to adjust or replace it. Cotton pads also get heavy with sweat, which is uncomfortable for excessive sweaters.
Armpit Fans
OK, this one's just for fun, but it does exist. A Japanese company created a battery-powered armpit fan for people who sweat more than normal. The clip-on fan attaches to your shirt sleeve to cool your armpits throughout the day.
Want more? Get our guide to armpit dress shields, garment guards and sweat pads.
The Integrated Cooling Sweat Pad That Actually Works
When it comes to cooling armpit pads, you need something that traps and absorbs moisture to conceal wet marks. Eliminating embarrassing sweat marks will cool you down better than a cold breeze or clip-on armpit fan.
The best cooling sweat pads absorb sweat and block sweat marks without leaving you feeling like you’ve got wet, soggy diapers under your arms.
If you need to hide underarm sweat, look for a sweat proof shirt with an integrated armpit pad. You can wear it under any dress shirt or suit at the office. And because it's built right into the shirt, you won't spend the day fiddling with pesky armpit pads.
With built-in sweat pads, Thompson Tee sweat proof undershirts keep you sweat mark-free all day. The Hydro-Shield technology blocks sweat and helps release it as vapor. No more armpit sweat marks or pit stains — period.
Check out a demo here or try a Thompson Tee risk-free today!
