deodorant?

[Atarah]

nak

so i've decided that sweat is good, and stopped using the standard 'antiperspirant'.... i also probably only shower @ 3 x per week (but will start more often now that summer is coming to houston) :smile

so what do you use to keep the 'bacterial waste product' arm-pit smell to a minimum? everything i've tried in the past hasn't seemed to work, so i end up going back to the antiperspirant...... i used to do biomedical research, and there was a couple of foreign nationals (who didn't have the U.S. obsession with hypercleanness the way we do) in my building, and i couldn't ride in the elevator with them :eek. I don't want to have that effect on other people :blush :hiding :blush TIA

[TestifyToLove]

Have you looked into a deodorant crystal? They kill the bacteria that causes the BO and work quite well for the odor. They do nothing for the sweat though. I used one for years and switched because I was tired of the chaffing under my armpits from the sweating. I'd like to go back to one but having trouble finding one without having to pay shipping on it.

[crunchymum]

dh and i use the liquid rock stuff... lemme find a link for you...

ok, this is what we use (the liquid kind):
http://www.thecrystal.com/


kiss my face has some, too...

http://www.kissmyface.com/Product/Kiss+My+Face/Deodorants/1900371EA/

here's some scented ones: http://www.kissmyface.com/CategoryNav/Kiss+My+Face/Deodorants/2/


IMO, it works great! you want to make sure you put it on right after you take a bath or shower...even if you bath at night. ;) i only take a shower a few times a week, and i don't smell...at least i don't think i do! :lol i tried the other kinds of natural deoderant (like the stick kind) and it was nasty, IMO. didn't work for me.


hth! :)

[bunbunmama]

I just started using a roll-on called "Naturally Fresh Deodorant Crystal Roll-On." I'm not sure if Naturally Fresh is the brand name or what? I got it at our health food store, and it seems to work pretty well for me...but it's also been pretty chilly here. The real test will come this summer!! ;)

[GodisGood]

Usually while pg and nursing I can't use anything natural besides Tom's of Main. I stink to high heaven. When my hormones have died down I use Burt's Bee's deodorant spray. I smell fresh and less like my French ancestry. :rolleyes

[Iarwain]

I use a deodorant crystal, the rock kind not a liquid. It is cheap and lasts a really, really long time. It works great! I have also used cheap mens deodorant (Aldi brand) that doesn't have antiperspirant in it. That doesn't work so well. The deo crystal is terrific! Just don't drop it -it breaks and it is really hard to apply when your deodorant is in slivers. :lol

[crunchymum]

Just don't drop it -it breaks and it is really hard to apply when your deodorant is in slivers.


:laughtears and don't forget to wet it before you apply it.... my in-laws didn't know they were supposed too... :eek :lol

[RealLifeMama]

:laughtears and don't forget to wet it before you apply it.... my in-laws didn't know they were supposed too... :eek :lol


TeeHee! :lolI can hear it now! "This stuff does not work for diddly!" :td


I personally use Avalon Lavender Roll on. It has no propylene glycol and smells really good.

[rosesnsnails]

We use Toms of Maine, but it doesn't work so well in the sweltering heat of the summer. :shrug