A Natural Deodorant?

Hal Emmerich

Is their such a thing? One without butane, propane or whatever they put in them nowadays and that actually works?

Galvasean

Email these guys:
http://www.earthsong.ie/
I spent some time with them a while back and they have all manner of remedies for all manner of problems.

stupidusername

The problem with deodorant is they contain Aluminium of a sort, and this is the dangerous part, but it's the aluminium is what stops you sweating. I've tried many aluminium free products but none of them worked.

I can't see how there could be a natural deodorant, because it's natural to allow ourselves to sweat.

Morag

http://www.lush.com/lushlife/deo.htm

CJhaughey

http://soloverly.blogspot.com/2011/01/even-hippies-hate-bo-smelly-no-more.html

Jesus Wept

Showering.

ASJ112

Another alternative

http://www.dermalogica.com/us/html/products/environmental-control-deodorant-35.html

recyclebin

Is the OP looking for a deodarant or an anti perspirant? You could try a roll on for either

ladhrann

Also try Tom of Maine's stuff, I'm ferociously allergic to alcohol, parabens etc. and it works ok, its a deodorant so it works on killing/stopping the bacteria from smelling.

The other option then is a crystal salt, they work pretty good too in my experience. Don't drop it though! It'll smash into twenty million bits.

parker kent

stupidusername wrote: »

I can't see how there could be a natural deodorant, because it's natural to allow ourselves to sweat.

Doesn't a deodorant just prevent a bad smell? Whereas an anti-perspirant actually prevents sweating.

stupidusername

parker kent wrote: »

Doesn't a deodorant just prevent a bad smell? Whereas an anti-perspirant actually prevents sweating.

so a deodorant doesn't stop you sweating, but just puts a nice smell on your sweat?? how would it do that? you can't cover up the smell of sweat

Saila

stupidusername wrote: »

so a deodorant doesn't stop you sweating, but just puts a nice smell on your sweat?? how would it do that? you can't cover up the smell of sweat

there's a reason they are called a shower in a bottle, no it just masks it, rank really

frequent showering and natural man smell ftw \o and a bit of aftershave when going out out

parker kent

stupidusername wrote: »

so a deodorant doesn't stop you sweating, but just puts a nice smell on your sweat?? how would it do that? you can't cover up the smell of sweat

Magic :pac:

Like Saila says, it just masks the smell. My dear friend Google led me to this....

Deodorants can be used under the arm or all over the body (as bodysprays) to control body odour. Deodorants use ingredients such as alcohol and antimicrobials to kill bacteria and include fragrance to mask bad smells.

http://www.thefactsabout.co.uk/content.asp?menuid=25&submenuid=102&pageid=102&menuname=How+do+deodorants+work%3F&menu=sub

Are deodorants and antiperspirants safe?

The safety of antiperspirants has been raised several times, either saying that the blockage of sweat ducts leads to a "build up of toxins" or that aluminium itself is dangerous to use in this type of product.

In the first case, we do not excrete toxins through our sweat ducts but, predominantly, through the liver and kidneys and into the urine or faeces. If toxins were eliminated in sweat, people living in cold climates could be at a distinct disadvantage. Underarm sweat is only a small proportion of the total sweat lost through the skin each day that we are not normally aware of.

Aluminium is the third most abundant element in the earth and it is found naturally in our food and drinking water as well as in some pharmaceutical products. The overwhelming mass of safety data available does not indicate any risk of harmful effects from using any cosmetic products that contain aluminium.

A number of leading cancer research organisations have stated there is no plausible biological mechanism by which antiperspirants could cause breast cancer. Indeed in the past, national cancer charities and other authorities (including Breakthrough Breast Cancer and Cancer Research UK) have seen false allegations as detracting from the search for the true causative factors or as diverting attention away from taking action on those factors known to be associated with a risk of breast cancer.

A fun thing to remember is that sweat does not smell, its stagnant sweat where bacteria have eaten it and given off their own version of "poo" that smells. So one of the easy solutions to body odour is to KEEP sweating so it never gets a chance to smell.

But since staying active enough to never give the bacteria a chance is not an option for most of us I have to admit I have never been great at fighting it off either. But a few gay friends of mine keep recommending the same product. I can not remember what it is called right now but they all keep talking about "rock salt" when they mention it. So maybe someone here knows what this means or what product they mean?

btb

use this stuff, ex bought it for me one time but dont know where she got it and wont ask
http://www.thecrystal.com/
seems to work for me

Chuck Stone

The benefits of having a bit of mild poison under the armpits far outweigh the risks.

Larianne

Sharrow wrote: »

http://www.lush.com/lushlife/deo.htm

Those are horrible.

MartyMcDoodle

Baking Soda. Simple!

http://frugalliving.about.com/od/beautyhealthcare/qt/Deodorant.htm

Nodferatu

'salt of the earth' spray deodorant, you can buy it in Holland & Barrett. no aluminum, chlorohydrate, paragons or alcohol. doesn't leave white marks on your cloths like lynx does afterwards

http://www.hollandandbarrett.ie/pages/product_detail.asp?pid=1824&prodid=1974&cid=87&sid=0

Domitius Felix Invictus Aurelianus

Hal Emmerich wrote: »

Is their such a thing? One without butane, propane or whatever they put in them nowadays and that actually works?

Soda Bread

im not joking, its also better for you when brusing ur teeth as them toothpastes have the same crap in them as deodorants do.

Bottle_of_Smoke

lynx deodorant has no aluminium in it. its anti perspirant does.

Saila wrote:

there's a reason they are called a shower in a bottle, no it just masks it, rank really

If you shower in the morning a spray of deodorant will effectively mask the smell of normal sweating fine til that evening. Don't see how that's rank

beachpebble

got a great Deodorant stick from France its made of Alum Crystals, all natural. I think Osma Laboratories make it.

Must wet it to use it but it works fantastic and lasts for ages.