Sweat Absorbing Hand Lotion, A dermatologist-recommended, smooth lotion that helps stop hand sweat, Great for hyperhidrosis (Warm Vanilla)

I have used this product for several years. To use it correctly, it is best to apply to your hands at least a half an hour prior to needing it. It takes a little time to be effective. Sometimes it takes 2 or 3 applications, applied thinly. Make sure you rub it in thoroughly. It can leave a white residue on dark clothing if your hands touch your clothing. It is the only product I found that can help stop excessive hand sweating.

Well you guys this stuff actually works! Little background on me, my hands and feet started sweating when I was about 8 years old and it intensified through puberty and got so bad that not only did they sweat buckets, but they would swell up to the point where I couldn't even make a fist and my shoes became really tight and uncomfortable. I was also embarrassed to wear flip-flops or sandals because anyone who looked at my feet would probably wonder why they look like I had just dipped them in a bucket of water. Sweaty hands and feet have made so many things in my life difficult for me and I'm sure anyone reading this knows exactly how that feels. I thought about getting the sympathectomy to clamp the nerve responsible for everything but the side-effects scared me way too much and besides, I don't have 10K lying around to pay for the cost of surgery. The side effect that I was the most worried about was, compensatory sweating. I read about one person who got the surgery and although they stopped sweating in their hands and feet, compensatory sweating began occurring on their buttocks and they had to wear a diaper every day so the sweat wouldn't soak through their pants. I don't know about you, but that sounds WAY WORSE to me than living with sweaty hands and feet. And although the surgery can be reversible by removing the clamp on the nerve, it's not guaranteed. Did I mention Horners Eye as another side effect? Ya, droopy eyelids are so not the look I'm going for. I also did the shock treatment for a while back in the early 2000's and it was a long and painful process and the results were hardly worth all the trouble. Those were our options, people! Surgery or painful shock treatment. I still can't believe that a seemingly simple lotion has made such a difference in my life. I work as a photographer and holding a camera while my hands are sweating buckets is so difficult, not to mention embarrassing, as the sweat drips from hands and down my arms while I'm holding my camera to my face. Remember how I mentioned that my hands swell up too? When they swell up they also become super sensitive to the touch. So holding a camera while they are sweating and swelling is not only uncomfortable, but painful as well. Well I'm here to tell ya, this stuff actually works! I've been using it off and on for a few weeks now and I'm so thankful to the makers of this product for changing my quality of life. I use it when my hands are completely dry and I try to keep them from sweating for at least 30 minutes. As you can see in the picture, the areas where there are cracks in my hands are areas that are sweat-free. The areas where there aren't any cracks, are areas that have started to sweat but only a little bit. I took this picture about 4 hours into shooting a wedding outside in the 80 degree heat and normally under these conditions, my hands would be sweating/swelling and making my life miserable. As the night went on, the lotion started wear off but it was still not nearly as bad as it would be had I not used the lotion earlier that day. So even though Carpe lotion hasn't stopped the sweat 100%, its still enough that my quality of life has changed tremendously! I have a new-found confidence in almost every aspect of my life and my stress level has gone WAY down. It really is like living a new life without this dark cloud constantly hanging over my head. I'm going to end this with saying that if it hasn't worked for you, keep trying. Try to put it on when your hands are totally dry and do so at night before bed, in the morning, and once in the afternoon. Little side note, I have not used this on my feet yet. I wanted to see if it made a difference on my hands first before I purchased more for my feet. If anyone associated with Carpe lotion is reading this, thank you for making such a life-changing product. I'll be buying more to apply on my feet throughout the summer and I'll update this post and let you all know how it goes!

This is a lot of information to throw out there, but I just want you guys to know where I'm coming from when I say this has helped me, because I know I always read reviews before I buy stuff like this! My last paragraph is where I actually talk about the hand lotion. I haven't been officially diagnosed with hyperhidrosis, but I've always had excessively sweaty hands and feet. And I mean EXCESSIVELY sweaty. I grew up in Florida, and I knew I was more of a sweater than most people but I was just used the hot and sticky weather. But I recently moved to Michigan for college (I'm in my second winter here right now) and despite the rest of my body being way more cold and dry my hands and feet STILL sweat more than anyone else I know. I can't wear any of the boots I bought and wore my first winter here because they STANK. Having to wipe my hands on my pants before shaking hands is bad enough, but never being able to take my boots off in public also sucks. I'm a theatre major so I do a TON of contact work with other people in all of my dance/acting/movement classes. I'm frequently in spaces where I have to take my boots off and be barefoot or in socks, and touch people with my slippery hands. Working out/dance classes are more difficult because my hands and feet are so sweaty that they slip. Soooooo, I started putting this Dove Men's deodorant that I had on my feet every morning before putting on socks/tights/whatever for my day. My skin is also, of course, SUPER sensitive, so Dove Men's makes the skin of my armpits peel, and Old Spice gives me chemical burns, BUT the Dove Men's is working wonders on my feet! I love it. Highly recommend, and its cheaper than other options. My feet sweat less and my boots and socks dont smell like death! But after a week or so of deoderant-ing my feet, my HANDS started to sweat more and the worst part...they started smelling like sweat too. I figure that because it wasn't going out my feet, it started going out my hands. Nasty, right? SO, I decided to try this hand antiperspirant and its only been a few days, but its already working wonders. It has a slight de-odorizer smell to it, almost like gold bond foot powder, but it's not overwhelming. You do have to make sure your hands are COMPLETELY dry when you put it on, and give yourself at least a few minutes (I would give it 3-5 for best results) to let it fully absorb and dry. If you don't, then that's when you run into problems with it being sticky and tacky. It's winter here, and my hands are always at their most dry when I'm outside in the cold, so I've been keeping it in my car and applying when I drive somewhere. Usually in the am on my way to class and at night on my way home from rehearsal or work. But I'm going to be home all day today and it's warmer than it has been so I just applied when I woke up and sat with my hands in front of a mini fan like someone in a previous comment suggested, which I'm sure would be a solution for my summer weather friends out there. Mini fan and Voila! My hands are consistely more dry, not all the time of course but I did immediately notice a difference, and no more gross sweat smell. Different strokes for different folks, but I think this product is definitely worth a try if you struggle with sweaty extremities like I do.

When it gets on outside of hand it can turn hand white, but it works when used correctly.

I've been using this lotion for probably about 7 or 8 months now and while the first couple of months with it were great, it really helped to reduce the excessive hand sweating I had that was preventing me from using my PC fully, that has recently changed. Instead of providing actual relief from the sweating like it used to after I had done a few weeks of application, it now presents almost more issues than it's worth. The product never properly dries on my hands even in cool rooms with a fan running on them. This leads to situations where the lotion doesn't actually do its full job and while about 80% of my sweating is gone when it finally sets in around 15-20 minutes after application, I now have a gooey feeling film on my hands that's intensified by the sweating that does still occur. When I leave it on while I sleep as I do daily, I wake up and generally it has settled in by then and I'm good for a few hours until it rubs/wears off. Then when I go to reapply, I get the above mentioned issues. It's so frustrating because when it works, it's great. But when it doesn't it's frustrating and kind of demoralizing. I'm very torn on whether I can recommend it or not so given that, I'd say to look to your doctors for more permanent or proper solutions to hand sweating.

Excellent effective medicine

I picked this up after my teenage son kept complaining about sweaty palms related to Lyme disease. The lotion applies smoothly and absorbs quickly without leaving his hands feeling sticky or greasy. After rubbing it in, his palms felt drier and more comfortable, especially during school and activities where grip matters. The eucalyptus scent is noticeable at first but fades and does not linger strongly. The tubes have been easy to keep on hand and simple to use as part of his routine. After using it consistently, his hands have stayed more manageable and less damp during the day.

Works way batter than anticipated. Been seeing the ads for Carpe online and finally got it.. gotta say it lives up to the hype. THANK YOU CARPE