Antiperspirant or deodorant?

I haven't used deodorants or antiperspirants for many years. I found I had allergies to so many ingredients in them as well as cosmetics that I gave up using them. I find daily showers and regular washing of clothes means I don't smell too bad ( I have checked with my girls ).

I'd like to stop using ones with aluminium, and i have tried alternatives. But they just don't seem to work for me. Even showering daily (sometimes twice) I tend to sweat a lot and I felt that I was noticing an odour. Always went back to proper antiperspirants - I use Sanex.

Sweating serves a useful purpose and it is a bad idea to clog up the pores with antiperspirant.

I bought a refillable product, called Fussy, featured on Dragon's Den, which was eco friendly. It worked as a deodorant, but I can't get used to still sweating. When I am doing an exercise session or even walking briskly it starts with my knees , then face and underarms. I hate to see wet armpits, so have reverted to my old anti-perspirant.

Granmarderby10

Shinamae does it work? Does it stop underarm odour?

I don’t like the smells of any of the deodorants these days
Perhaps it is just me but I find some smell faintly of cat pee.

Years ago there used to be some lovely scented deodorants
But to be honest I didn’t perspire much until my mid 40s

As I don’t tend to sweat a lot anyway it is absolutely fine for me and it does smell really nice..

Liz46

I use a mineral stick. No aluminium and it lasts for years. My husband would definitely tell me if it is not effective!

Ooh thank you, I’ve just taken a look at these out of curiosity and I’m definitely going to give it a try… Boots sell one for £4.85!

I remember the breast cancer scare story.
It was said that there is a higher incidence of breast cancer in the left breast and that led to the theory implicating aluminium.
I think the theory was based on the idea that as most women are right handed, they are likely to apply more antiperspirant to the left breast.

I always use antiperspirant. Deodorants don’t leave you dry.

Joseanne

But there are heavy metals which in excess can cause toxicity in the body. Some lipsticks were renowned for this, hair dyes too. You can do a heavy metals analysis test which shows you how much your body is harbouring.

You’re right Joseanne, but aluminium is not in the list of more dangerous heavy metals, and is poorly absorbed - so the research has identified that use of antiperspirant doesn’t pose an increased risk of breast cancer based on the studies to date.

But there are heavy metals which in excess can cause toxicity in the body. Some lipsticks were renowned for this, hair dyes too. You can do a heavy metals analysis test which shows you how much your body is harbouring.

So does Dh, Grannybags.

I think it was the aluminium thing, yes! As I say, I stopped using both and haven’t missed it. I’m not really a sweaty person, probably because I don’t like being too hot so tend to avoid it.

SueDonim

A song about Odorono!

genius.com/The-who-odorono-lyrics

I've got that album!

I remember it Callistemon21, I tried the alternatives at the time - but I was glad when it was disproved, and went back to the normal antiperspirant as I didn’t find the others as good.

Casdon

There’s no scientific evidence to support anti-perspirants causing breast cancer though, it’s an urban myth.
www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/causes-of-cancer/cosmetics-and-toiletries

It was the scare story at the time.

There’s no scientific evidence to support anti-perspirants causing breast cancer though, it’s an urban myth.
www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/causes-of-cancer/cosmetics-and-toiletries

SueDonim

Neither. I haven’t used them since I was last pregnant in 1996, when I think there was some health scare or other. Probably nonsense but I stopped using them and noticed no difference whatsoever.

It was about aluminium and about anti-perspirants blocking pores, linking them t breast cancer I think, SueDonim

I had a colleague that did not wear deodorant, stating that she did not sweat or smell. We all sweat, well apart from Prince Andrew, she thought she did not smell but as we are nose blind to our own odour she did just was unaware.

So funny SueDonim [grin} but clever advertising.
SweatyBetties - I had a friend who worked in an office with a woman whose strong personal odour came from lower down.
My friend found it offensive and eventually mentioned it to her. Don't know if she did anything about it.
But I'm not one to be obsessive about these things. My own sense of smell is not good now.

I remember my Mum using Odorono!

A song about Odorono!

genius.com/The-who-odorono-lyrics

What about all the sweaty betties who need more than just a deodorant though?

I use a mineral stick. No aluminium and it lasts for years. My husband would definitely tell me if it is not effective!

Fennel I remember that one!

An interesting history:
eu.cincinnati.com/story/news/2017/02/14/odorono-ads-made-us-realize-we-needed-deodorant/97922010/

Since becoming old (86) I've noticed that that I sweat less. When I do it smells of onions which isn't very nice so I wash and use Dove original,
I remember an early deodorant called Odorono which my Mum used.

Neither. I haven’t used them since I was last pregnant in 1996, when I think there was some health scare or other. Probably nonsense but I stopped using them and noticed no difference whatsoever.