I think I can clear up the “water” type thing. Recently I was in the drugstore, and they’ve just started pulling out the deodorants. Virtually none of it, of course, is a stick, and what is looks not-so-effective and expensive. I notice, though, that there’s a colorful row of Sea Breeze brand items. One row is a new “UV Cut and Jelly”, so I’m guessing it’s a less lotiony sort of sunblock. The other is a “Deo & Water”. It’s a bottle of clear liquid with white powder at the bottom. The instructions say to shake well, put a small amount in your hand, and apply it to the places you sweat a lot from.

It hasn’t gotten very hot yet, so I can’t speak to it’s overall efficacy, but I do have a word of caution: I’m not sensitive-skinned by any means, but this stuff must be meant to have a “cooling sensation”. I wasn’t careful about how much I applied, and it had that cold-burn feeling to a painful degree. You might not have the same results. I had just gotten out of the shower, so I’m sure the pores were all open up.