Ideal Bite

How smelly are you? Do you not bathe? Honestly, if you bathe regularly & don't work a heavily manual job, you shouldn't need deoderant. Try not using it just one day & see if anyone even notices. Better yet, ask a close friend (at the end of that day) if you stink. Let them know you are conducting a personal experiment. I'm thinking they'll confirm your non-stink. We are meant to give off a scent (it's called nature). Of course, Madison Avenue would have us all living in bubbles, if they could find a way to make money from it. Just think of all the waste that would stop occurring (from the gas to get to the store to the empty container in a land fill).

Regarding Mary's comment, you wouldn't know if you smelled offensive because most of us are used to our own sent (probably why Mary suggested asking a friend!), but I do know a friend who I know has decent hygiene and she doesn't run around too much and she DOES have offensive BO. That being said, for the baking soda advocates, it seems that would be non-little-black-dress-approved, to use Degree's (?) tag. Does it get white marks on stuff?

I've been using the Baking Soda (plain, nothing added to it) for over...hmmmmm 26 years now...(yikes...time flies when you're having fun!) Since I have strawberry-blond hair, I kinda do like wearing black to show it off...I've not noticed any white staining from the BS on any black, dark blue, or dark green that I enjoy wearing. As for bathing, unless I am doing more than a basic walk, as in actually getting sweaty...I shower every other day..(baring quality time w/my darlin..then to the shower we go!) The only time I've stunk (and both me and mine did smell it.."hogie pits!" ewwww!) was when I did NOT use any Baking Soda...and I DID do some good old-fashioned WORK that caused a nice dewy glow! So, I can honestly say the Baking Soda DOES work...covered my "tracks" after a 10 hour day mucking out horse stalls, and caring for 10 horses...and believe me...I had sweat pouring off of me that summer... I also use it several times a week to brush my teeth...alternating with Kiss My Face or Tom's Toothpaste! And while we are singing the praises of BS...Baking Soda and/or plain old Vinegar can replace just about ALL of the TOXIC chemical cleaners you probably have in either your kitchen or bath...right now...for a fraction of the cost...with no TOXIC additives...AND they'll both do you proud on helping keep your house CLEAN AND SWEET SMELLING!

I've tried them all. I still stink even after a couple showers a day. I'm a sweaty gal I guess. My FAVORITE new find is the Oyin Handmade 'Funk Butter.' Smells yummy and doesn't make my super-sensitive skin break out. Order more than one at a time cause the shipment can take a while. www.oyinhandmade.com I love the tagline--You got the funk. We got the butter. It's awesome stuff!

Another deodorant that works well (and is suitable for both men and women) is Trader Joe's own brand which comes unscented, and is aluminum and paraben free. It also contains small cotton fibers to help absorb moisture (unfortunately not organic though).

it's important to differentiate between anti-perspirants and deodorants, both in their purpose and their chemical make-up. the anti-perspirants, which keep you from sweating (unhealthy !) contain the aluminum chlorhydroxy salts as the active ingredient. I used them more than 30 years ago until I found that the aluminum salts were causing the swelling of the nodes in my armpits. tender, painful, and long-lasting.not fun. since I switched to deodorants (without the aluminum salts), the problem has never recurred. even so, on days when I do not anticpate a lot of physical activity or stress, I forego the deodorant and use a commercial powder product with a baking soda base. also, as a male, when I wear a dress shirt I wear an undershirt (T-style, not A-style). any wetness gets absorbed by the T-shirt, so there is no visible wetness or staining of my shirt.

I swear by Lush's Aromaco deodorant. I've been using it for a few years now, and have not once needed to resort to the chemical stuff from the drugstore! It smells great and its all natural - no yucky chemicals of any sort. I totally recommend it! Plus, I am convinced its changed my chemistry somehow, because if I forget to use it for a day, I still don't get stinky!!!!

Day to day life has become so fast that one can't get time for cleaning.So it is the best product which is natural to have with.

I have heard some gross stories from medical students about cadavers they work on having this grey, goopy matter under their arms, which has been identified as anti-perspirant. Living in a scorching climate with extreme humidity, I sweat like a pig and detest the feeling. So I keep using anti-perspirant, despite the potential risks, because I can't stand being stinky and sweaty!

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