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Are deodorants trying to save on water usage?

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Mollygo Fri 27-Jun-25 14:16:30

Are deodorants trying to save on water usage?
Shopping with teenage DGD she pointed out that deodorants say they work for 72 hours.
She doesn’t believe it! She said, “Bits that need deodorant need washing more often than every three days.”
I hope she wasn’t saying I smell! I do shower more often than that!

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NotSpaghetti Sat 28-Jun-25 06:47:45

Surely these are antiperspirants rather than deodorants?

Maybe a chemist will come along shortly.

But I'm with your granddaughter on this!
Why do we need 72 hours?

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Maggiemaybe Sat 28-Jun-25 07:44:21

Perhaps if we were at Glastonbury? grin

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fancythat Sat 28-Jun-25 07:53:20

I have always thought some people[not all at all] use them so they think they just dont need to wash as often.
Maybe just my opnion.

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BlueBelle Sat 28-Jun-25 08:12:16

Nothing worse than a deodorant on top of unwashed skin
I don’t need them I ve never ever sweated a fluke of nature I guess even when I lived in the tropics I got hot but never sweated my then husband you could ring his clothes out
Anyway I shower every day nothing like soap and water

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Mollygo Sat 28-Jun-25 08:49:28

NotSpaghetti

Surely these are antiperspirants rather than deodorants?

Maybe a chemist will come along shortly.

But I'm with your granddaughter on this!
Why do we need 72 hours?

Yes it does say anti perspirant but is perfumed to stop odours too.
But 72 hours? And should we save money by only washing underarms every 3 days so as not to waste the product and save water?
I’m with my DGD on that.

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Shinamae Sat 28-Jun-25 09:12:21
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I never use an anti-perspirant…… . I use this because it’s a deodorant
It’s hard to find a deodorant these days nearly all are anti perspirant,as for 72 hour protection they can keep that,we have to perspire it keeps our skin healthy,blocking the pores for 72 hours. No thank you.🥵

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Oreo Sat 28-Jun-25 09:55:33

BlueBelle

Nothing worse than a deodorant on top of unwashed skin
I don’t need them I ve never ever sweated a fluke of nature I guess even when I lived in the tropics I got hot but never sweated my then husband you could ring his clothes out
Anyway I shower every day nothing like soap and water

You’re not Prince Andrew by any chance?😁

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Oreo Sat 28-Jun-25 09:56:48

Maggiemaybe

Perhaps if we were at Glastonbury? grin

Can you imagine the pong there at close quarters?

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Allira Sat 28-Jun-25 11:25:07

In Australia deodorants were known as Pommie Showers!!

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NotSpaghetti Sat 28-Jun-25 11:58:44

Ooh. Allira - that's pretty grim!

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Mollygo Sat 28-Jun-25 14:04:00

Allira

In Australia deodorants were known as Pommie Showers!!

Use of which was possibly very noticeable among those who didn’t use anything.

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Allira Sat 28-Jun-25 15:35:14

😁

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Oreo Sat 28-Jun-25 15:44:06

Poor Pommies, they always get it in the neck😁

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