Secret

Clinical Strength Antiperspirant.

Body & Tan

About this product

A clinical-strength antiperspirant designed to reduce sweat and odor with a higher concentration of active ingredients than regular antiperspirant formulas.

Full ingredients

Aluminum Zirconium Tetrachlorohydrex Gly (20%) (Anhydrous), Cyclopentasiloxane, Stearyl Alcohol, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, PPG-14 Butyl Ether, Cyclodextrin, Phenyl Trimethicone, Petrolatum, Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Talc, C20-40 Pareth-10, Paraffin, Behenyl Alcohol, Fragrance (Masking Fragrance), Tocopheryl Acetate, Panthenyl Triacetate, Acetyl Glucosamine

Guru Score

75%

Yay

3 experts · Moderate agreement

3Gurus

2Yay

0Mixed

1Nay

What they liked

Effective at reducing sweat and odor

What they flagged

Does not glide smoothly on skin

What the gurus are saying

This clinical antiperspirant does reduce sweat effectively, but it has a notably thicker, stiffer texture that does not glide on as smoothly as the regular version. The key to making it work is applying it at night, which allows the active ingredient to deposit in sweat glands and build up residual protection; many people find they only need it a few times a week rather than daily, and nighttime application can also reduce irritation for those who find aluminum antiperspirants bothersome.

Synthesized from 3 expert reviews · most recent take May 2026

Type

Body & TanStick & roll-on

Key actives

Vitamin E

Formula notes

Contains fragranceNo drying alcohol

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What the gurus are saying.

Every take we've logged from this product's reviews across YouTube. Click any row to watch the moment they said it.

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The Style and Beauty Doctor

221k subs

✓Yay

"If what you've been using before stopped doing the trick, you might need to upgrade to clinical strength. Secret is a brand that has lines that work really well. [...] If you've tried everything and nothing is working, that's where you need an antiperspirant. You need to be putting your antiperspirant at night. [...] That's how it's supposed to work. You can still shower in the morning, it's done its job."

Dr Dray

2.68M subs

✓Nay

"One thing I will say about this clinical from Secret is that it does not glide on the skin easily. Like the regular Secret has a better glide to it."

All 2 takes from Dr Dray

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"Secret Clinical is a great antiperspirant. Put this on at night. Antiperspirants will work better for you if you apply them at night. This is what's going to actually reduce sweat, which is ultimately going to reduce moisture accumulation. It's ultimately going to help tackle odor. A lot of people find aluminum antiperspirants to be really irritating, but put them on at night time, you end up needing to use less. And you may find out, as is the case with me personally, that you don't actually need to use antiperspirant every single night. You only need to use it a couple of nights a week because the active ingredient deposits down in the sweat gland and remains there to have residual effect for the following days."

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"One thing I will say about this clinical from Secret is that it does not glide on the skin easily. Like the regular Secret has a better glide to it."

Doctorly

3.58M subs

✓Yay

"Another one that has a lot of clinical studies on is the Secret Clinical Strength Antiperspirant. This boasts a 72-hour blocking of sweat. I haven't tried that out over that period of time, but I can tell you it's extremely effective at least blocking sweat for the 24-hour period that I'm usually not reapplying. For this claim, over the top so we've talked about this behind the scenes, we talked about before it's not that it doesn't work. I'm not questioning the validity of the 72-hour anti-perspirant claims because they're not the only one with this claim. My beef with this sort of thing is practically, who is doing this, who is relying on their deodorant to get them through 72 hours of hard living? If possible, I recommend your shower the next day and don't put that claim to the test. I think it's over the top, that's all I'm saying."

What the evidence says.

Independent of what the gurus think, this is what the published research supports about the main active ingredients here.

Vitamin E

Vitamin E is an antioxidant, and it is often in a formula to keep the other ingredients stable rather than as the active itself. It pairs well with vitamin C, though on its own the evidence for visible change is limited.

Source: NIH, National Library of Medicine

Frequently asked.

What is Secret Clinical Strength Antiperspirant?

A clinical-strength antiperspirant designed to reduce sweat and odor with a higher concentration of active ingredients than regular antiperspirant formulas.

Is Secret Clinical Strength Antiperspirant worth it?

Mostly yes. 2 of the 3 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 75%.

What is Secret Clinical Strength Antiperspirant's Guru Score?

Secret Clinical Strength Antiperspirant holds a Guru Score of 75%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 3 expert reviewers we have collected.