I had this problem, but switched to the "Crystal Stick" type deodorant. It's made of a solid crystal, of an Ammonium salt? can't remember, but anyway, rub it on your wet pits straight out of the shower. Does nothing to stop sweat, but really controls smell. Stops your shirt and jerseys from developing that horrid white stain in the armpit region too. It lasts too, I have been getting over a year from one stick.