The holidays are here and you know what that means?  Stress time!  At least for me it is.  Though I will admit that with Thanksgiving being a week early this year, I seem to have things under control as of right now.  But I know that won’t last and eventually I’ll be stressed.   It just comes with the holiday.

Did you know three is such a thing as Stress Sweat?  I had no idea but I guess it smells worse than other types of sweat.  I definitely don’t want to have to deal with that so I’ll make sure I have Secret Clinical Strength on hand the month of December!

Secret commissioned a study with HealthyWomen* and found that 36% of women surveyed shared balancing work with seasonal family/home responsibilities was what made them the most stressed this holiday season; closely followed by dieting or worrying about gaining weight (33%) and shopping for gifts (almost 33%).

All that holiday pressure can trigger stress sweat – which actually smells worse than other types of sweat! The Secret Clinical Strength line can help protect you from the odor and wetness that’s caused by stress sweat with its proprietary odor-neutralizing molecules that trap odor and replace it with a fresh scent to keep you smelling clean. This is critical for stress sweat, because the odor is stronger than other causes of sweat (like heat or activity) and attempting to mask it with fragrance can make it smell worse.

Oprah’s Lifeclass Curriculum Contributor and Life Coach, Martha Beck has some tips on how to best handle the holidays so that you can keep the stress sweat at a minimum.

Holiday Travel

Visualize your way to a calm travel experience before you’re en route by “action priming” to stop the stress cycle and its byproduct, that awful—how shall I put this—odor-dense stress sweat. Take three minutes to visualize all details going smoothly before your trip will help you prepare for high stress moments during the trip and make for a more relaxing experience overall.

Holiday Parties/Family Gatherings

YOU can be the force for stress, and the stress sweat that goes with it, or you can bring peace on earth (your corner of earth at least) just with your state of mind! Before walking into your office holiday party or family dinner, try to drop into a state of deep calm and watch how holding that state can actually cause others around you to relax! Now that’s a gift everyone will love to receive.

Hosting

To be the hostess with the most-est, remember people are more important than things. Guests remember your love and attention long after the décor and refreshments, so do your best beforehand, arming yourself—well, underarming yourself—with Secret Clinical Strength to prevent stress sweat. Then put the “things” out of your mind and focus on creating a memorable occasion for your peeps.

These are some really great tips!  I’m known for being extremely stressed before we head out for a road trip, or any kind of trip for that matter, and I do begin to sweat from the stress of it.  I just never thought of it as stress sweat.   I try my best to calm myself by telling myself that anything we forgot, we can just grab while we are out but it’s so hard.  I also run around like a chicken with its head cut off before guests arrive making sure everything is perfect.  And again I find myself sweating in the process.

I’m going to try my best to following some of Martha Beck’s suggestions and try to have a “stress sweat” free holiday.  How about you?

Disclosure: I received a Free product for review. My opinions are 100% mine.