Perspiration absorption and barrier shield for underarms

A perspiration shield releasably adherable to the skin of an armpit, comprising a sweat absorbing pad 201 disposed on the inner side of a sweat barrier layer 202, with an adhesive on a border 207 between the outer perimeters of the absorbing pad and the barrier layer. The pad and the barrier layer are both an acute-isosceles triangle shape with rounded corners. Preferably, the adhesive is transparent and may be acrylic. The absorbing pad may comprise viscose and polyester fibres and have a pH value between 5.2 and 7.2. The barrier layer may have a skin tone colour on the outer side. The perspiration shield may be covered with a peelable protective strip and enclosed in sterile packaging.