Like I mentioned before, I bathe every other day to conserve water…and time (Let’s be honest, I am just lazy.). So on Day 1 of shower the deodorant is ok. I start to get the funk by the evening but Day 2 the funk never went away. I was spraying 3x as much of non-eco-friendly perfume to mask it. Not good. I mean no one ever complained of the smell, but I noticed it. (And I have to smell enough stinky people at work that I don’t want to smell me, too.)
So I started to research other options on the Cosmetic Database. I looked for one that ranked pretty high (or low, depending on how you look at it) on their scale. I found that all the “safe” deodorants were crystals. I wasn’t sold because I didn’t know how rubbing a rock on your arm would stop smell. I wanted something with a nice scent that left a white streak on all my clothes like my old stuff used to. I mean, come on! How hard is that!?!
Anyways, I kept reading the reviews on the crystals and people actually believed in them. I also read the reviews on the deodorant I was using (just to make sure that people gave legit reviews) and “they” weren’t pleased with the deodorant either. I decided to venture to our local natural foods store, Mustard Seed Market. (Does the store name sound familiar? You might have read it in my 101 List.)
This is what I came home with:
Yep, it is a crystal that you wet down and rub under your arms. (Or on the soles of your feet. Not even lying about that.) I am almost a week into the new stuff, and I have to say I am pleasantly surprised. It feels a little weird at first. Kind of like rubbing a wet, smooth rock under your arms. But once you get past that it is ok.
And surprisingly, it works! There is no heavy floral scent or anything. There is no residue, and I don’t stink. It is great. I even did the test of walking around in 80+ degree heat yesterday and still smelled ok when I came back.
So what do you think of the new change? Would you try it? Let me know what you think.
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