Ciara Partners with Degree to Talk Sweat — and Self Confidence: 'I'm Fully Embracing Myself'

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From running companies to performing on stage and chasing after her three children, there’s a lot thatcouldmakeCiarasweat.

But the “Body Party” singer, 37, stays cool, calm and collected more often than not thanks toDegree, which she’s used for years.

And after thousands of swipes and sprays, she’s teaming with the brand to help others better understand why they perspire — and inspire self-confidence.

Degree recently conducted a survey, What Makes America Sweat, and interviewed 3,000 adults across the U.S. to “uncover the nation’s most sweat-inducing moments,” according to a release.

“[From the study] I learned two out of three Americans experience anxious sweat or heavy sweat. That can cause people not to be as confident in themselves and in situations as they should be,” Ciara says.

Ciara adds, “We want to feel confident in our daily activity — feel fresh, ready and prepared,” and that’s where Degree comes in. In this collection of solids and dry sprays, she gravitates toward the Marine scent. “It smells airy, like the ocean,” she says.

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Ciara personally knows how stifling sweating can feel. “When I was young, my hands would sweat. I actually ended up getting them checked out. It was a big deal for me — something I was self-conscious of.”

The singer-dancer who has always been active (fun fact: she ran track and was a cheerleader) continues, “Just being conscious of [the fact that] you’re sweating is a real factor — there is something about how you move if you feel you’re sweating or you don’t feel so secure.”

These days, “being a mom of three makes me sweat,” Ciara shares. “Oftentimes, life does feel like it’s coming at you fast when you are a mom and you aspire to be successful. There’s a lot that I juggle in life, wanting to be present and be successful in my business as well. The combination of all of that can really make me sweat sometimes.”

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True to the campaign’s mission, Ciara isn’t letting anyone or anything set limits on what she can achieve.

Ciara adds that through hard work she’s feeling more confident than ever.

“I’m being intentional about just really fully embracing myself and all the parts of me, even down to the impact that my three precious babies have had on my stomach,” she says. “My stomach will never be the same. And you can’t go backwards once you had the experience of the stretch and what babies do to your body. But I’ve really been doing things like reminding myself of how it’s a beautiful thing, and that all the parts of me are what make me who I am and make me uniquely me.”

These days Ciara is laser-focused on what’s next.

“I’ve really tapped into another level of confidence for myself and really being even more steadfast on all of my goals and the mission, the plans that I have to keep leveling up and getting better,” she shares.

But in between all the planning, she manages to indulge in a little self-care.

“I like baths, but I love showers. There’s just something about them that feels so good,” Ciara says.

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Degree’s nationwide study, conducted in partnership with Edelman Data & Intelligence, found various sweat triggers, from sex or giving a presentation to meeting someone new. Heat, stress and movement hinder activity, especially for anxious sweaters, who were found to avoid activities altogether.

source: people.com