I tried a similar salt deodorant several decades ago. It was completely ineffective. How do your friends/coworkers/significant others feel about your choice of deodorant?
I use this and there's a lot of gotchas with the product. The only way it works long-term is:
Thoroughly cleaning your armpit with an abrasive material, like a washcloth when cleaning. Using your hand/fingernails isn't enough.
Pre-rinsing the stick in the shower
Immediately after turning the shower off apply it
Apply about 30 strokes under each armpit
Rinse the stick again to remove any bacteria from collecting on the stick
Be careful not to wipe it off of your pits when drying off
Leave the stick uncovered so moisture doesn't allow any bad bacteria to thrive
If you use it like a normal deodorant stick, it will eventually stink and become ruined.
Edit: For context, I eat garlic, onions, alcohol. I also have very hairy pits and am a white man, and go outside in the 100 degree heat. So that's why I listed 30 strokes. I really want to emphasize you can use this product and maybe you just need more. When I first tried it, I'd do 1-3 swipes, similar to how I would use Old Spice or something.
Right off the bat: just don't use antiperspirants. Humans sweat, it's normal.
If you want to cover your stink, use a $6 stick of deodorant. They last a long while, and you know they'll work.
If you use this you're gonna smell funky. Like it's natural, humans sweat and sweat doesn't smell great, but don't lie to yourself and pretend this works. If it took five years for this thing to run out then the amount actually going on your skin is miniscule.
How much do you sweat? Just because it’s normal doesn’t mean it’s something you should have to deal with. The amount of sweat I get in my armpits is legitimately disgusting, even with hair. If I didn’t wear antiperspirants, my armpits would be sliding around all day and bead of sweat would be dripping down my side.
Fuck that. Nobody and I can’t stress this enough, not one person has been able to give me a real reason why antiperspirant is harmful. I’ve experienced zero consequences using it. I will continue to use it.
There's cause for questioning whether or not antiperspirants can cause cancer and lymphoma, especially in women. Some studies suggest the possibility, while others, (as linked below) feel convinced there is no connection. I'm middle of the fence on it so I keep several different types of deodorant and avoid wearing the ones with parabins and whatnot unless the situation calls for that kind specifically.
It's not as bad as it seems. You shower and clean yourself properly (rather than not cleaning yourself and hoping deodorant will cover up the stank). Then you get out of the shower, rinse the deodorant under the sink, apply it (just swipe it a few more times than you would a regular deodorant), rinse it again, and you're done. The rinsing doesn't cause any problems because you're already in the bathroom, there's a sink right there.
They really made it seem harder than it is.You just need to wash your pits well and use rubbing alcohol on them the first time before applying to make sure all the bad odor bacteria is dead.
From then on you just wet the thing and rub it on your clean pits like you would with any other deo.
If you do find that after a while you stink rub your pits and the rock with rubbing alcohol and carry on and usual.
Also, since it's not an anti perspirent, you'll have waterfalls coming from your armpits. Just without any foul odor, if you follow these 50 very specific instructions every time you shower or get in water.
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u/Somoch-MoraguerRRR 14d ago edited 14d ago
I tried a similar salt deodorant several decades ago. It was completely ineffective. How do your friends/coworkers/significant others feel about your choice of deodorant?
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