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Natural deodorant

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summersunnydays · 17/08/2026 22:36

Whats everyone’s experience using wild or fussy natural deodorant?
Is the outlay/cost worth it in comparison to regular deodorant? I usually use mitchem. I like a cream stick deodorant rather than a “wet roller” type. I sweat a lot! Would wild or fussy cut it? Any recommendations?

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wavingfuriously · 19/08/2026 10:39

Hayleylulljah · 18/08/2026 21:47

I love the smell of fussy but it makes my pits smell like weed after an hour or two. Should I persevere?

Can't you use one of their different fragrances?

FourBlackCats · 19/08/2026 14:17

Sakura7 · 18/08/2026 11:55

They don't work for me. An antiperspirant is required in order to prevent sweating.

The only reason natural deodorants are becoming a thing is because of completely baseless claims that aluminium in antiperspirants can cause cancer. There is no clinical evidence of this at all, but people believe what they hear.

I don’t think this is true. The cancer thing was debunked a long time ago. I use Fussy because it’s refillable, not because I’m scared of ‘chemicals’. I’m sure I’m not the only one.

Roundaboot · 19/08/2026 14:26

GFHell · 18/08/2026 12:08

I like Wild but find there is either a lot of waste at the end of each stick or you have to scrape it out with your finger and rub it on which isn’t very pleasant

I find the best thing to do with Wild when it won't wind up anymore is to take the middle section out and apply it directly from there. I do scrape the very last bits out with my nails and apply with my fingers but I don't mind that.

I have used Wild for a few years now and really like it. I'm not an overly sweaty person though. Like another poster, I find if I use anti perspirant now I absolutely honk! The worst I get after a day with Wild is a slight sweaty smell which is not really unpleasant but with anti perspirant, I get a really rank, unpleasant smell at the end of the day.

ElegantDress · 19/08/2026 14:27

Same, not in the least bit worried about aluminium, just want to avoid packaging waste and Fussy seems to work better for me than anti-perspirants.

hazandduck · 19/08/2026 20:13

It annoys me I can’t shake the aluminium fear. I just always think, these massive companies don’t care about our actual wellbeing, they have the money to pay off lawsuits and silence people. Like with the whole Johnson’s Baby Powder scandal. When you realise so much other stuff has talc in! I didn’t realise Wild had been bought out. The main ingredient still seems to be tapioca starch. And it works to stop me being smelly so l guess I just have to suck it up! I just worry about everything 😩

BountifulPantry · 21/08/2026 01:52

I tried natural deodorant and I smelled like a damp hippy at the start of the day and I smelled like BO at the end of the day

Some of us need the chemicals 😃

Franjipanl8r · 21/08/2026 01:57

I’ve tried a lot of different natural deodorants and got on really well with wild and fussy. I think it takes a while to find a frangrance you like and that works well with your perfume, the coconut fussy one mixed with my perfume smelt horrid. Other pit rock or natural rolls ons didn’t work as well as the creamy wild and fussy ones for me.

Franjipanl8r · 21/08/2026 02:00

Sakura7 · 18/08/2026 11:55

They don't work for me. An antiperspirant is required in order to prevent sweating.

The only reason natural deodorants are becoming a thing is because of completely baseless claims that aluminium in antiperspirants can cause cancer. There is no clinical evidence of this at all, but people believe what they hear.

Plenty of us care about reducing plastic and plastic waste. The wild and fussy ones do this, I’d choose them regardless of ingredients.

Notasbigasithink · 21/08/2026 08:49

summersunnydays · 17/08/2026 22:36

Whats everyone’s experience using wild or fussy natural deodorant?
Is the outlay/cost worth it in comparison to regular deodorant? I usually use mitchem. I like a cream stick deodorant rather than a “wet roller” type. I sweat a lot! Would wild or fussy cut it? Any recommendations?

Wild user here and have done for several years. Buy it when on special offer and stock up as not the cheapest.
Works brilliantly and both me and DH are in physical jobs

CortieTat · 21/08/2026 09:25

I stopped using antiperspirants nearly 20 years ago (in 2008) and never looked back. I’m not scared of aluminum salts. At some point it had become an arms race for me - I had to buy stronger and stronger products, the ones that were applied at night and still I would sweat more and more.

There’s a short adjustment period but I am actually less sweaty now. I use a combination of aluminum-free deodorants and a spray that contains alcohol, it can be literally anything, sometimes it’s DHs Axe. Not a big fan of Wild, it leaves white marks and it’s quite expensive.

Heffapotamus · 21/08/2026 11:22

Nuud is good. I find it better than Wild and no marks on clothing

Sakura7 · 21/08/2026 17:44

Franjipanl8r · 21/08/2026 02:00

Plenty of us care about reducing plastic and plastic waste. The wild and fussy ones do this, I’d choose them regardless of ingredients.

It's not only natural deodorants that have this, Dove make a refillable antiperspirant.

vladimirVsvolodymr · 21/08/2026 18:15

I use Vico strawberry and it is pretty good.

FunnyCradock · 21/08/2026 18:59

I use Make Waves antiperspirant (not the deodorant). I’ve found it’s really effective as long as - I don’t use too much (2 swipes (3 max) per underarm is plenty) AND I wash it off using an oil based cleanser (bioderma body wash) and then soap or shower gel.

Otherwise, it didn’t feel like it was ever properly washed off, and the build up seemed to stop it working effectively. Likewise using too much seemed to make it less effective.
I am sweaty (perimeno & hyperhydrosis - delightful combo) but this has worked better than I’d anticipated.

MabelAnderson · 30/08/2026 19:05

mondaytosunday · 18/08/2026 11:20

@MabelAndersonIve noticed Fussy now has a added bit saying you may need to wait a couple weeks for your body to get used to it and you might get a funky smell in the meantime.

I smelt fine with it, I am not a sweaty person though. It was the smell of it on clothes that I minded, a sort of greasy smell, plus greasy marks that were hard to wash out.

DressingGemma · 30/08/2026 22:34

I’m allergic to anti perspirants so natural deodorants are a god send. Most people think they don’t work because they don’t give their body enough time to get used to them. It can take 3-8 weeks.

I started out with wild but I found it left greasy marks on my clothes that were hard to wash out. I switched to fussy and haven’t looked back! It’s great. I did try the wild roll on but my pits were on fire!!!! The cream ones are great though

Siriu5Black · 30/08/2026 22:48

I use the a natural deodorant co - it’s been great so far. Have to get the Active one though.

EATmum · 30/08/2026 23:39

I use Pitrok and have never found it a problem, even when running or when it’s very hot. I’ve just bought my second after 4.5 years - and only then because I dropped the first one and the plastic tube shattered. In terms of cost per use, it’s amazing value - yes a bit more of a faff than a spray, but no real issue.

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