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> You won't need deodorants or perfumes. This is bad advice. You will have BO if you don't use deodorant. There are no natural tricks to solve this.
by dominotw 9y ago
> You won't need deodorants or perfumes.
This is bad advice. You will have BO if you don't use deodorant. There are no natural tricks to solve this.
- juanuys 9y agoI use Potassium Alum (by Salt Of The Earth) and haven't had problems. Technically a deo, I guess.
- sp332 9y agoThat is the active ingredient in antiperspirants, so it's exactly the same, yeah.
- erdewit 9y agoIt may sound natural but the aluminium is toxic.
- astura 9y agoAluminium is the active ingredient in literally all commercial antiperspirants. There's no evidence that putting aluminum based components on your armpits is harmful: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/fact-or-fiction-antiperspants-do-more-than-block-sweat/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/fact-or-fiction-a...
- lifeformed 9y ago> There are no natural tricks to solve this. Other than to be East Asian.
- code_duck 9y agoI had an a rash under my arms for the better part of a year that made all the hair go away, and removed all of the odor there. It was just like any other skin that was sort of clammy, like having your knee folded up.
- tyfon 9y agoFor me, if I don't use deodorant for a couple of days I can really smell myself. Doesn't help to wash with or without soap either, I almost smell worse after soaping when not using deodorant. But it does take a few days for the smell to kick in.
- 3pt14159 9y agoThe whole point is to wait until your body's bacteria, etc has come back into balance. One or two days doesn't work.