Pore-blocking antiperspirant chemicals don鈥檛 work for everyone. Some
鈥渉yperhydrosis鈥� sufferers sweat so much that they pay specialists to apply
60-volt shocks that drive aluminium ions into their pores, giving a few weeks鈥�
relief. Robert Tapper of Los Angeles is now patenting a less drastic solution
(WO 0054834). The patient wears pads under the armpits, each made from aluminium
electrodes and a sponge dosed with aluminium chlorohydrate or aluminium
zirconium. A small alternating current from a belt pack gently pushes ions into
the skin and pores.
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