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Deodorant that actually works please

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ChilliChoco · 18/06/2025 00:44

Dd who is 12 has found that Salt of the Earth and Fussy do not do the job. Can anyone recommend a deodorant (not anti perspirant) that works ? Ideally one that keeps odor away and wicks up the moisture. If they possibly exist
I use Mitchum but I'd rather she stays on the deodorant route if possible.

OP posts:
uncomfortablydumb60 · 21/06/2025 09:36

Try Dr Organics deodorant available from Holland and Barrett amongst others
Im 60, don't sweat and use the Otto rose one
really gentle and natural ingredients

uncomfortablydumb60 · 21/06/2025 09:41

Salt of the earth is another brand and they do one aimed at teens rock chic

Highlighta · 21/06/2025 11:35

As per PP, there is no going back after using Driclor.

It is the tiniest bottle, I only use it every two weeks.

Armpits have to be totally dry though,if not it burns.

It stops the smell and wetness.

Somethingsnapped · 21/06/2025 18:25

MrsDexter · 19/06/2025 05:45

Can anyone recommend a natural product that stops odour and sweat?

So... While pp are right that a deodorant won't stop you actually sweating, they are wrong that all they can do is mask the smell. This is certainly true if all that is used is nothing but a scented product. However, there are some absolutely fantastic all-natural products that have ingredients in them that are actually very effective.

Get one that is based on coconut oil. This will go on easily, and will moisturise under the arms. Coconut oil is antibacterial and antifungal, which will help prevent sweat starting to smell bad. Additionally, both bicarbonate of soda and arrowroot powder will absorb moisture and neutralise odours. So yes, people will still sweat (our bodies are supposed to do this!), but sweat doesn't need to smell bad if you cleanse regularly and use a deodorant product that prevents bacteria etc. Any essential oils added to the product will smell nice, and some (like lavender) are powerfully antibacterial too.

I've been using natural products for ten years. The best I've tried so far are both the brand called Humble, and another called Your Nature Life (I think!... Sorry, I'm out of the house just now). I'm using the latter currently. It's over 30 degrees here and I've been very busy today. No smell at all! And no, I'm not immune to it....I definitely know when I'm wiffy, as I've been able to smell myself after some other products I've tried that don't contain the above ingredients.

Just to add though, I don't sweat huge amounts under the arms. I sweat more on my face and neck. I need an antiperspirant there!

Somethingsnapped · 21/06/2025 19:07

Just double checked.... Sorry, it's actually called just 'Your Nature'.

PurpleSky300 · 21/06/2025 19:14

Big fan of Mitchum roll-on and also the Nivea Pearl one in the glass bottle.

FlowersandElephants · 21/06/2025 19:29

I actually think it’s quite mean not letting her use anti perspirant. Deodorant simple masks smells, there’s no way my teen DD would have accepted that when she started needing it

BleakAF · 21/06/2025 19:35

Secret gel, from America on Amazon. Nothing comes close.

zaicandy · 21/06/2025 20:30

Somethingsnapped · 21/06/2025 18:25

So... While pp are right that a deodorant won't stop you actually sweating, they are wrong that all they can do is mask the smell. This is certainly true if all that is used is nothing but a scented product. However, there are some absolutely fantastic all-natural products that have ingredients in them that are actually very effective.

Get one that is based on coconut oil. This will go on easily, and will moisturise under the arms. Coconut oil is antibacterial and antifungal, which will help prevent sweat starting to smell bad. Additionally, both bicarbonate of soda and arrowroot powder will absorb moisture and neutralise odours. So yes, people will still sweat (our bodies are supposed to do this!), but sweat doesn't need to smell bad if you cleanse regularly and use a deodorant product that prevents bacteria etc. Any essential oils added to the product will smell nice, and some (like lavender) are powerfully antibacterial too.

I've been using natural products for ten years. The best I've tried so far are both the brand called Humble, and another called Your Nature Life (I think!... Sorry, I'm out of the house just now). I'm using the latter currently. It's over 30 degrees here and I've been very busy today. No smell at all! And no, I'm not immune to it....I definitely know when I'm wiffy, as I've been able to smell myself after some other products I've tried that don't contain the above ingredients.

Just to add though, I don't sweat huge amounts under the arms. I sweat more on my face and neck. I need an antiperspirant there!

You may just be lucky, I know a lot of people who moisturise with coconut oil and it does not stop sweat smelling. It’s also very thick and oily so may not be super comfortable if she’s at school and wanting to put it on quickly.

zaicandy · 21/06/2025 20:31

Highlighta · 21/06/2025 11:35

As per PP, there is no going back after using Driclor.

It is the tiniest bottle, I only use it every two weeks.

Armpits have to be totally dry though,if not it burns.

It stops the smell and wetness.

That’s an antiperspirant

zaicandy · 21/06/2025 20:32

Daygloboo · 19/06/2025 00:30

Go organic

Organic antiperspirants don’t exist

Zippp · 21/06/2025 20:34

Wash with anti-bacterial soap (like dettol soap bar) under arms every morning, not just shower gel. Scrub with a flannel or loofah to remove dead skin. Use wild deodorant and carry some deodorant wipes for after sport.

zaicandy · 21/06/2025 20:35

I found fussy deo a lot better than wild, but neither stopped sweating.

Southwest12 · 21/06/2025 21:38

I tried the AKT deodorant cream and found them really good. I got the unscented one so I could use it on my face under make-up for a conference in 30c heat last year and it was amazing. Also used on my armpits and was dry as a bone. Was really impressed.

AnnoyedAsAllHeck · 25/06/2025 16:43

Waxing pits? Doesn't that hurt? Will it, little by little, make less hair appear?

Somethingsnapped · 26/06/2025 19:52

zaicandy · 21/06/2025 20:30

You may just be lucky, I know a lot of people who moisturise with coconut oil and it does not stop sweat smelling. It’s also very thick and oily so may not be super comfortable if she’s at school and wanting to put it on quickly.

Edited

Coconut oil is just the base to make it easy to put on (as well as the other benefits I described). The other ingredients are equally important.

BeMellowAquaSquid · 30/06/2025 10:42

AnnoyedAsAllHeck · 25/06/2025 16:43

Waxing pits? Doesn't that hurt? Will it, little by little, make less hair appear?

Personally I don’t find it painful at all I guess the first time more so as the hair is coarse but myself and my daughters have it done every 8-10 weeks and it’s fine now the hairs are really thin, no ingrowing hairs or sensitivity experienced. I guess a telling sign on discomfort is if you have your eyebrows etc waxed or threaded it’s a similar sensation. Best part is we all appear to sweat less but it might not be the same for others. My youngest aged 12 started having her eyebrows waxed as she started secondary school and was teased about her monobrow so much so she took my husbands razor and decided to give her face a bit of a trim…. It’s personal choice a lot of practitioners rightly so won’t wax without parental consent or a parent being present if it’s an intimate area.

AnnoyedAsAllHeck · 01/07/2025 20:11

BeMellowAquaSquid · 30/06/2025 10:42

Personally I don’t find it painful at all I guess the first time more so as the hair is coarse but myself and my daughters have it done every 8-10 weeks and it’s fine now the hairs are really thin, no ingrowing hairs or sensitivity experienced. I guess a telling sign on discomfort is if you have your eyebrows etc waxed or threaded it’s a similar sensation. Best part is we all appear to sweat less but it might not be the same for others. My youngest aged 12 started having her eyebrows waxed as she started secondary school and was teased about her monobrow so much so she took my husbands razor and decided to give her face a bit of a trim…. It’s personal choice a lot of practitioners rightly so won’t wax without parental consent or a parent being present if it’s an intimate area.

Thank you for replying! I wish they had been doing that where I live thirty years ago. I hated shaving my pits. LOL!

Now I have no hair on my legs and only a couple under my arms. They are so fine that even the razor has trouble getting them.

I used to get my brows waxed and it didn't hurt really. Back in the days of safety razors, I once took about 6" off of my shin when shaving my legs. Now, that HURT (and bled for SO long)!

NotSmallButFunSize · 01/07/2025 22:42

zaicandy · 18/06/2025 22:37

That is way too young to get waxed.

Wtf 😒

Too young? Why?

Agapita84 · 01/07/2025 23:04

Lemon! It works wonders, cut an and use an already squeezed lemon underneath armpits and bettwen boob, job solved!

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