AIBU to want an aluminium free deodorant that actually works?

[Thingsthatgo]

I’ve tried biosen roll on and stick, I’ve tried soft and gentle spray, Be Kind and Mum.
Has anyone found one that works? Please tell me.

[sharkirasharkira]

I struggle to find deodorants rather than antiperspirants - I think its healthy for your body to sweat and I work in a hot environment so its even more necessary to help me cool down, I just don't want to smell.

Been having a reaction to something recently, making my armpits itchy and sore so I've tried Mum (pure one), biosen and a few others that are aluminium free but a lot of them don't seem to work to stop me smelling and I still have the reactions

[Igletpiglet]

Backenette www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21157018

But formally we are advised link is ‘inconclusive’

alzheimer.ca/en/Home/About-dementia/Alzheimer-s-disease/Risk-factors/Aluminum

[ThatchersCold]

Bionsen is brilliant and you can get it in most supermarkets. You can get a spray, roll on or aerosol. I find the aerosol one is the most effective, don’t get whiffy even on hot summer days.

[ATownCalledGallus]

My nice rose one is called Lavera btw.

[ATownCalledGallus]

Backenette, for me it's not so much the possible breast cancer link but the thought of Alzheimer's. I've really only just stopped using aluminium-containing deodorants but I wish I'd stopped years ago. I just can't see how applying aluminium to your skin every day for decades can be just as healthy to the brain as not. So I won't, again.

[GetShitDone]

Different ones seem to work for different people. I persevered with neals yard for ages and it was expensive and didn't work, where bionsen is great for me. (neals yard organic defence hand spray was more effective for me!)

So trial and error is needed im afraid.

[Musereader]

Unfortunately aluminium is the antiperspirant so you cannot get an antiperspirant without it. However using it makes my armpits swollen and painful, which goes for the alum ones as well. So the debate about whether it causes cancer is not relevant to me, i still need the aluminium free ones.

Salt of the earth and pit rock are still alum.

I currently use a bar of olive soap twice a day and a weleda deodorant that i got from holland and barrett, this is the most effective combination i have found since i realised it was the antiperspirants causing the pain 5 years ago.

[Mouse510]

My DH uses Trust which is aluminium free and it works really well. It seems expensive at £8 for a wee pot but it lasts ages.

[LavenderHills]

Aesop does some lovely ones that work well

[Veterinari]

Another vote for sanex - brilliant

[Onlyoldontheoutside]

Another Pitroc fan here.I like the plain one DD likes the scented ones.They really work,got DD hers when she went through the very stinky puberty bit as it lasts all day.

[Thingsthatgo]

Thank you all. I shall try some of these.... and do the sniff test!!

[itshappening]

I find this one quite good.

beautifullyorganic.co.uk/miessence-certified-organics-aroma-free-roll-on-deodorant-original-bicarbonate-of-soda-formula/

It doesn't have the power of the anti perspirants but it does enough.

[babybobobear]

I make my own with coconut oil, baking soda, arrowroot powder and any essential oils I fancy. It works really well and is cheap as lasts absolutely ages!

[specialsubject]

no evidence 10 years ago:

www.nhs.uk/news/cancer/are-deodorants-linked-with-breast-cancer/

latest breast cancer care position:

www.breastcanceruk.org.uk/science-and-research/aluminium-salts/

As noted upthread, watch for babble on packaging. The fluffy bunny people are not in business for your health.

[bruffin]

Dh gets a rash from the aluminium ones and has used Bionsen for years

[Hairgician]

'Salt of the earth' I think is the one we use. There's a roll on and a spray. In Holland and barretts.

[FlaviaAlbia]

No, I don't think so Backenette but I have sensitive skin and am forever looking for products that don't make me itchy. Most 'natural' ones seem to do the trick.

[Backenette]

I know there’s evidence aluminium can be harmful in vitro but is there evidence that antiperspirant usage Per se is causally linked to breast cancer?

[Backenette]

Genuine question. Is there any actual evidence that the Al is harmful?

Real evidence, as in peer reviewed and replicated, not mercola links or random ‘health woo’ websites?

[FlaviaAlbia]

I love the pitrok sensitive bottled one, it really does work. Though I do think switching to soap in the shower instead of shower gel has helped too. There was a big thread on soap vs shower gel ages ago, but I've only recently done it and now I'm a convert.

[LanaKanesTerfyVagina]

I second Lush solid deo.

It really works and I love the smell.

It even works on DP and he's got a really sweaty physical job.

[KikiTheParrot]

Is there such a thing as an aluminium-free deodorant which also works as an antiperspirant?

Or is aluminium the only effective antiperspirant ingredient?

[Thingsthatgo]

Boatsonthewater is that a Waitrose own brand one? Or just one you can buy there?

[Thingsthatgo]

Thank you so much! Lots for me to try.