[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] When I was young and I first started using deodorant I tried a clear gel product and used it roughly twice then threw it away because it was so horrible, and after that experience I stuck with 'invisible solids'. One click of the dial on the bottom of the deodorant dispensed a tremendous amount of goopy gel which when applied to the underarm, would stay wet, stick and incredibly uncomfortable all day, making little me very self conscious. It looked like I had sweated a ton, but it was actually the product that was supposed to prevent that situation from happening. The thought of clear gel deodorant was so unpleasant to me that despite years of waxy buildup (which is literally impossible to remove trust me i tried everything) adorning & all but ruining the pits of all my favorite knits & delicate tops, I kept using invisible solids because they seemed like the only alternative (aerosol just seems like a bad idea, poor ozone). But then I got fed up with how it was ruining all of my nice tops and I threw away my invisible solid, determined to find a better solution. I tried one of those aluminum rock things that you moisten & rub in your pits and it did help a bit, for like 3 hours or so, if i didn't move and it wasn't warm out. So clearly that wasn't a viable option. I tried other 'natural' deodorants but they are really expensive and just didn't cut it. Finally, after trying Secret Outlast Clear Gel I can finally say that I am converted to clear gels and my waxy buildup problem is solved (still trying to remove the old buildup, but i'm not accruing any more! Woohoo!). The dial is fairly sensitive, so even if a full click does dispense too much, you can turn it back a tiny bit and it will retract a small amount so I am fully in control of how much is dispensed at a time. As a result of that and how quickly it dries, ( super quickly) I generally don't find myself in situations where i have a ton of wet goop in my pits that just wont dry. The only exception to this is if i am somewhere really hot/humid and i am already sweating by the time i put it on, then it stays a little sticky, but thats really not the deodorants fault. I wasn't the hugest fan of the Completely Clean scent at first but it has grown on me, so that is a plus. I also like the clear packaging which lets you see exactly how much is left so you can replenish your stock before you get caught without any left. As for the claim about 48 hr protection, under normal daily circumstances where i'm not really sweating it can last for about 48 hrs, but if i have gotten sweaty on day 1, when i wake up on day 2 it is apparent that it hasn't survived the night. But I can live with that since everything else about it is great!