We casually pick out deodorants from stores in a bid to tackle every day perspiration, dunk them in our shopping bags and head home barely or cursorily reading up the ingredients or drug facts on the product.
A common ingredient found in most anti-antiperspirants is aluminium and this is the case because it combats perspiration. Wearing a deodorant may be important as no one likes to smell unpleasant, however at what cost does one utilise a product which they are ultimately unaware of its health implication?As I am unwilling to go into the toxic capabilities or relative health issues associated with aluminium toxicity, I am looking to take an alternative approach to the aluminium concern in the nature of aluminium free deodorants.
Natural deodorant is a triple threat: does not cause irritation, can fend off odour and are non-toxic. According to a group of individuals who hand tested 23 aluminium free formulas, some top picks that emerged include: Sam's Natural Deodorant, Schmidt's Natural Deodorant, Fatco Stank Stop Deodorant, Agent nateur, For Pits Sake, Green Tidings Deodorant etc.
They began with 155 carefully selected products marketed as natural deodorants, then streamlined these to products that actually fell in the category of what "natural" meant. It turned out neither the FDA nor USDA regulates the term "natural" and that can be a problem. By carefully striking off aluminium; potential irritants like fragrance, alcohol, propylene glycol, propane diol; and looking for formulas that included coconut oil, zinc oxide and baking soda, these top picks emerged.
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Sam's Natural Deo |
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For Pits Sake |
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Green Tidings All Natural Deodorant |
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Schmidt's |
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Fatco Stank Stop Deodorant |
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Agent Nateur and Shiva Rose |
