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To ask what you use as deodorant?

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YellowOrangePink · 13/05/2025 07:24

I've always just used cheap roll ons, I don't sweat much but I want to smell fresh as I work closely with others.

However, I've been seeing all these new fancy deodorants in the supermarkets lately and they're just so expensive and I'm scared to try one in case they're rubbish because I can buy ten of my regular deodorant for the price of one of these - I'm really skeptical that their performance matches my existing roll on. Is this the way the world is going though? Is it worth giving them a shot? Or are you one of these people who genuinely somehow don't even need to use any? I've had a couple of colleagues who whiff every so often, and I really don't want to. Its a bit of a shameless request for people's experiences before I go and potential waste my money.

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QuestioningQuorn · 30/09/2025 17:43

orangegato · 13/05/2025 07:53

Sure Men’s deodorant. Works better than women’s for some reason.

This!

But Dove mens is my favourite. No cream issues!

BestDIL · 30/09/2025 17:42

Salt of the Earth crystal. £5 from Holland and Barrett and lasts around 2 years. Been using it for around 15 years and never had a problem with odour.

stayathomer · 23/09/2025 16:30

Just treated myself to moogoo, blown away by how lovely it feels compared to sure/ dove!! Seven euro so pricey for me!

BengalBangle · 23/09/2025 16:29

White vinegar & baking soda.

WinterNightStars · 23/09/2025 11:17

Right guard spray or sure roll on.

PruthePrune · 23/09/2025 10:24

I find men's stuff much better than women's. I use Sure black and white roll on.

dddilemma · 23/09/2025 10:19

I'm quite a sweaty/smelly person & my go to is mitchum gel (not the roll on/gel cream). It's £5 from Asda & is excellent. Don't even smell after 24+ hours. Fussy is also good & smells nice. I gave it a try as felt it would be better for the environment but I reverted back to the gel. Sounds like either would work well for you. The fussy coconut smells so good!

Coconutter24 · 14/05/2025 19:17

YellowOrangePink · 14/05/2025 18:38

Yes I am really wondering this now! Thank you for all the responses, really helpful. I think partly because it's glass with a plastic ball so I never know how to recycle. But also because the new ones do dominate the shelves now and wondered if perhaps there really had been a revolution and I am missing out on something safer, more effective and better for the planet. But I think I might just stick to my usual nivea - or try Dove/Mitchum and others which have had a lot of mentions here

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I use dove maximum, it annoys me paying for it when there’s others on the shelf for £1.
I only use it because it’s the only one that works for me, so I tend to buy it when it comes on offer for £4 or sometimes buy from amazon 3 for £12

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YellowOrangePink · 14/05/2025 18:38

Coconutter24 · 13/05/2025 20:07

If your usual roll on works for you then why change it and spend more money on one?

Yes I am really wondering this now! Thank you for all the responses, really helpful. I think partly because it's glass with a plastic ball so I never know how to recycle. But also because the new ones do dominate the shelves now and wondered if perhaps there really had been a revolution and I am missing out on something safer, more effective and better for the planet. But I think I might just stick to my usual nivea - or try Dove/Mitchum and others which have had a lot of mentions here

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Maddy70 · 14/05/2025 09:59

Dove creme is the best

Thepollonator · 14/05/2025 09:06

I use Bionsen and I think it's excellent, no aluminium!

dottiedodah · 14/05/2025 05:01

I like Dove .however I find after a while I need to swap to another as still.seems to smell! Using Sure atm..

Jux · 14/05/2025 04:38

Bionsen roll on, unscented. I really like it. It's hard to find in the shops round here, so I get multi-buys from Amazon. Very cheap!

MarxistMags · 14/05/2025 02:07

I use Dove roll on and supermarket aerosol.
I've never had to shave legs or underarms for some reason, think it's to do with my thyroid, so don't think I've ever been a sweaty Betty.

uncomfortablydumb60 · 14/05/2025 01:53

Mitchum stick( powder fresh if I can find it)
I was surprised that I hardly sweat, post menopause.

NeverEndingSnorey · 14/05/2025 01:11

TwoLeftSocksWithHoles · 13/05/2025 19:42

I was fortunate enough to capture a bager in my garden, well I say garden maybe more a wildlife preserve, anyway I rub it's bttm (not sure I can use words like that on here) under my arms and RESULT! you don't get a wiff of the old Body Odour (B.O.) although to be fair I do get some snarely looks from Jack Russells.
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Was it also you that permanently cured foot odour by using dead roadkill hedgehogs for slippers for a month around harvest time?

OttersAreMySpiritAnimal · 13/05/2025 21:41

Dove clean comfort men's stick antiperspirant. DH was told to stop using anything when he had radiotherapy and just hadn't started using anything again so I'm using up all the bulk bought dove sticks he had. It does contain aluminium. I hate waste so can't chuck them. I tried Fussy and liked it, but wasn't sure it was worth the money as I seemed to go though them quickly. Plus the case annoys me as it won't just stand up if I'm not careful about putting it down, keeps falling over.
When I've finally run out I'm going to get one of those crystal rock ones I think.
I'm pretty sweaty, but rarely actually smelly.

sweetpickle2 · 13/05/2025 21:25

They did say they were changing the formula when I spoke to them- when it was grainy for me no amount of rubbing in changed it, and it was very different to when I first started buying it. Glad it's working for you, I really did love it!

curlywurlymum · 13/05/2025 21:21

sweetpickle2 · 13/05/2025 21:12

I used Akt for a while @curlywurlymum and agree it was great- had to cancel though as it started going grainy in the colder weather because of winterisation (which Akt confirmed is an issue). Shame as I really loved it otherwise!

Oh, it’s definitely a little grainy. We’re on our first tube and nobody questioned it, we thought that’s just how the formula is. As long as it does the job I don’t mind it, it ‘melts’ nicely on the skin with rubbing.

sweetpickle2 · 13/05/2025 21:12

I used Akt for a while @curlywurlymum and agree it was great- had to cancel though as it started going grainy in the colder weather because of winterisation (which Akt confirmed is an issue). Shame as I really loved it otherwise!

curlywurlymum · 13/05/2025 21:07

Try Akt. I bought it because I have 2 teens and my body smell changed with perimenopause. Incredible stuff, it won so many awards. I don’t understand how it works but nobody in our house smells at all anymore.

JaninaDuszejko · 13/05/2025 21:04

Wild for environmental reasons (and the amount it cost pales into insignificance in comparison to what I spend on the garden/wine/shoes).

sweetpickle2 · 13/05/2025 21:03

I've loved Fussy for the last couple of years, the scents are amazing, but since perimenopause they don't cut the mustard and I refuse to stink.

I've had to go back to Sure Maximum protection, and clearly I need the aluminium and the chemicals because I never whiff now.

cherrycola66 · 13/05/2025 21:00

Driclor, I have hyperhydrosis (excessive sweating) this is the only thing that makes me not sweat!

OakleyStreetisnotinChelsea · 13/05/2025 20:59

Awake organics Moon Goo is my absolute fave and keeps me.l stinky free. I do find tha my skin gets a bit irritated at times so I try once a week or so to use one of their bicarb free ones but it needs to be a carefully chosen gentle day or a day I'll be in the garden and then going for a swim or something so washing in the day else I will pong.