Which Deodorant is best?

I have underactive thyroid so I sweat less in summer just a deodorant is enough and I use nothing in winter. I don’t know if it’s my condition or the medication that makes me swear less

I’m 75, still sweat a lot and use an aluminium free deodorant as well as daily showers etc.
I have a friend the same age as me who tells me she stopped using deodorant after the scare about aluminium in deodorants.
She says in any case she doesn’t sweat and showers every day before she goes to bed so doesn’t need deodorant. However she has a huge BO problem which everyone at our WI and other social groups has noticed. Someone was brave enough to mention this problem to her and it did slightly improve for a while but sadly its back again. I did suggest she tried the aluminium deodorants when she asked me if I could smell BO on her.

So yes it is fear rather than habit that keeps me using deodorant long after having gone through the menopause.

I've use a solid crystal deodourant for years. You just wet it and rub it under your armpits, let is air dry. No sweaty smells and no perfume which I prefer. You can get them from Holland and Barrett. They're not cheap but one will last several years unless you drop it and break the crystal.

Same as Lucca ?

I stopped using deodorant in lockdown as I thought I am not in close contact with anyone, but I once caught a whiff from inside my (otherwise clean) tee shirt and promptly started using it again!

JackyB

I stopped using deodorant in lockdown as I thought I am not in close contact with anyone, but I once caught a whiff from inside my (otherwise clean) tee shirt and promptly started using it again!

So did I when I retired. Just recently I’ve started wearing really loose fitting t shirts instead of the tighter fitting ones that I’ve always worn. I don’t know why I’ve never thought of doing that before.

I use the cheapest anti perspirant spray from Tesco. Not every day as I don’t seem to sweat and don’t smell even if I don’t put it on. Only a quick spray also.

Never see any marks on my clothes.

AngBrew

Which Deodorant is best, I use Sure invisible aqua for anti-white marks and yellow stains but still find yellowing happening. Your thoughts would be much appreciated.

AngBrew, as I said upthread, I have the same problem with yellow stains, and I also mentioned that I had tried a zero aluminium deodorant (Bionsen) without success - I didn't use it long enough to find out if it would solve the staining problem, because I was smelling of BO by the end of the day when i had used it.

However, this thread prompted me to try some others, and I thought I would share my findings with you.

I went to Savers and bought two products: Faith in Nature (green tea and aloe Vera natural deodorant), and S&G zero aluminium anti-persparant deodorant.

I have to say, I am finding them both good, and they only cost £1 each.
Neither totally stops me from sweating, but nor have any anti-perspirants that I've ever used in the past, but I can honestly say that I am still BO free after using them.

Only time will show whether no aluminium really does mean no new yellow staining, but I am hopeful.

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