Deodorants & Antiperspirants

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Deodorants & Antiperspirants
Deodorants & Antiperspirants

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How dangerous is your deodorant?

Should we worry about the latest news that deodorant kills off natural bacteria under our arms? Or should our greater concern be that everyone else will ditch their deodorants before us? As if rush hour on public transport wasn’t punishment enough. Caution is key here.

The fuss about deodorants is based on a new study that recruited just 18 people for “armpit community sampling”. The researchers analysed the normal bacteria growing on the armpit skin of three groups of men and women. The group that regularly used antiperspirants (deodorants that contain aluminium products to reduce sweat) had fewer bacteria in their armpits. People who usually used them but stopped for a few days developed…

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 How dangerous is your deodorant?

A new study shows that antiperspirants can kill off good bacteria in your armpit – but the truth is, we don’t need to can them quite yet.

8 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Deodorant

Sweat isn’t inherently stinky. In fact, it’s nearly odorless. The stench comes from bacteria that break down one of two types of sweat on your skin. Deodorant contains some antibacterial power to stop the stink before it starts, while antiperspirants deal with sweat directly.

Safe Deodorant Guide

Let me start with the bad news: no natural deodorant is going to work like Secret or any conventional antiperspirant you may be used to using. That said, the longer I’ve used natural deodorant, the better it works, and I actually seem to sweat less (a lot of you say this is the same for you).

The 4 Best Natural Deodorants: Hippie No More

With improved formulas and chic packaging, natural deodorant is a blooming and booming category. We tested 11 to find the four best.

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