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Natural deodorants - nice idea but just don't cut it?

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londonbanana · 05/02/2025 14:53

I'm trying to reduce the amount of chemicals I use and decided to try an aluminium free deodorant (Biosen) and currently trying Wild - but the Biosen just doesn't work that well and I smell sweaty after a while and the Wild... well dear lord it certainly does smell wild after a few hours. I wouldn't even describe it as a sweat smell, just horrendous.

Has anyone tried Fussy? It's next on my list but wary of wasting my money!

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Echobelly · 05/02/2025 21:27

I'm really liking Fussy. It's not cheap but works better than an standard deodorant I've used. Saw me through a round of job interviews where I'd normally be sweating like anything and I was fine. Obviously, these things work differently on different people, though.

IsItSummerSoon · 05/02/2025 21:19

Just this morning I threw in the towel and binned my Wild deodorant. It just does not work. My clothes smell, my bedding smells, and I’m not even a very sweaty person. The final straw was when I took my washing out of the machine and it still smelled. I REALLY want it to work, and it just doesn’t.

Broop · 05/02/2025 21:13

I’ve been a fan of pitrok for years: it works better the more you use it.
I think Nuud has been banned in France because it was causing armpit cysts, seems like even going natural has pitfalls (pun not intended!)

AsFunAsEnglishWeather · 05/02/2025 21:09

Aurelia natural deodorant is amazing stuff. Not cheap, but a pot lasts ages.

LudditeHere · 05/02/2025 21:05

Salt of the earth roll on is the only one that makes me feel confident post meno. Tried loads and always felt I smelled after a short time.

tillyandmilly · 05/02/2025 21:05

Pitrok Amazon £4.99 - works brilliantly- I am overweight and get very hot when walking!

ChildrenOfTheQuorn · 05/02/2025 21:03

I love the smell of Fussy deodorants. Maybe it depends on the scent as I've had the jasmine and coconut and the scent lasts for me. I also like the novelty ones they put out; toffee apple for Halloween, gingerbread for Christmas etc.

Wonderwall23 · 05/02/2025 21:02

I like Fussy and find it works. I tried it as I was suddenly struggling with BO and thought anything was worth a shot.

ObliviousCoalmine · 05/02/2025 20:58

tilypu · 05/02/2025 15:23

I use nuud and love it
A tiny tube lasts me about four or five months, as (now that I've used it for a while) I only need to apply it once a week.

Neal's Yard deodorants are not worth using imo. I haven't tried wild or fussy. I used to use bionsen, and got on fine with it, but nuud is better.

Nuud is the pinnacle of natural deodorants. It's faultless.

LittleRedYarny · 05/02/2025 20:55

Hated wild, the scents were lovely but it absolutely ruined my clothes and I could not get the smell out, it left a rancid smell.

Much happier with AKT and I find it gives good long lasting scent/protection at nearly 24 hours and doesn’t leave a rancid smell behind.

Woodywoodpecker321 · 05/02/2025 20:40

Wild stopped working for me so I switched to Fussy which works well. However the main thing for me I found was my hair removal method from my armpits. Once I started waxing/epilating (used to shave) I was fresher for longer

KimberleyClark · 05/02/2025 20:38

LadeedahYadaYada · 05/02/2025 19:29

Deodorant is just a scent. If you have stinky pits then an anti-perspirant is what you need. Only 1 works for and it's the Vichy roll on (red top). It works 48 hrs - not a whiff whatsoever. And clothes last more than 1 wear as no smelly pits either.

Fussy does a decent job of keeping me dry, though I’m not that sweaty.

Sapphire29 · 05/02/2025 20:32

Does anyone use aluminum free suncream and can you recommend a brand?

WarmthAndDepth · 05/02/2025 20:29

Interesting. 3 generations of a total of 5 women in my family using different scents of Fussy, and we love it. It keeps both actual sweating at bay, and remains smelling good between one shower to the next. DD1 just got the lime scented refill -gorgeous.

comoatoupeira · 05/02/2025 20:24

I like fussy, no white marks.
i tried wild and got white marks.

Fedupwithneighbours · 05/02/2025 20:23

Fussy gave me sore broken skin.
used to use a crystal one which I liked, but I dropped it and it broke and was unusable.
so just went back to the regular ones

NannyR · 05/02/2025 20:18

I tried Wild but found it very irritating and not that effective. Salt crystals work brilliantly for me (salt of the earth or pitrok), they work much better than Mitchum or Sure at keeping me odour free, and they last for years.

FrauPaige · 05/02/2025 20:16

The most effective thing I found was to change what my body was excreting in the first place - so, very low red meat, high fibre and vegetable diet, and loads and loads of water. If I shower first and last thing and am vigorous with the sponge in the underarms, my nuud just stays in the cabinet untouched

Sapphire29 · 05/02/2025 20:15

I used mitchum for years then decided to try aluminium free roll ons. I tried Wild and Bionsen and have now gone back to mitchum.

Chillilounger · 05/02/2025 19:58

I recommend salt rock and illex. If your boy is used to normal deodorants you have to put up with a week of reeking as the crap works it's wat out of your body though before the natural deodorant starts to work.

coldcallerbaiter · 05/02/2025 19:58

I just use any strong essential oil. If there is sweat smell , It covers it.

LindorDoubleChoc · 05/02/2025 19:56

I invested in one of these refillable deodorants and the three refills. The first one seemed to last about a week before it needed changing. Changing it was really really difficult and complicated, I had to search out a You Tube video to manage it. I am sadly not impressed. Can't remember if it was Wild or Fussy, sorry.

I'm not particularly sweaty and get on fine with the Sanex aluminium free deodorant stick and it seems to last 3 or 4 months at least.

Vinvertebrate · 05/02/2025 19:45

I recently started using Fussy and it’s pretty meh. Fine for my underarms as I’m not a very sweaty person, but much less effective than a “proper” anti-perspirant iykwim. I seem to remember that the main ingredient is tapioca? (Unless I dreamt it!)

Twizzling the roll-on bit all the way back to the bottom when the refill runs out is a pain in the mammaries as well.

thinktwice36 · 05/02/2025 19:42

KimFan · 05/02/2025 15:25

Sadly I don't find natural deodorants any good whatsoever. Lovely idea, but it's good old Mitchum for me!

Same. Loved fussy for yers till per ]I menopause hit, then jeez I was stinky 😂

Mitchum the only safe option now. Would love to avoid aluminium but just unpleasant if I do..😝

LadeedahYadaYada · 05/02/2025 19:29

Deodorant is just a scent. If you have stinky pits then an anti-perspirant is what you need. Only 1 works for and it's the Vichy roll on (red top). It works 48 hrs - not a whiff whatsoever. And clothes last more than 1 wear as no smelly pits either.

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