Re: Natural Anti-Perspirants

Good on yer Mups. It seems any form of Alum or Aluminium is a bad thing. Rogue companies try to either disguise the Alum ingredient or spin tales of their form of Alum not being bad, oft saying that the molecules are too big to be absorbed by the skin etc. Plenty of sites out there are debunking such stories. Aluminium is to be avoided.

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I will e.mail them tonight Arthur. They are such nice people to deal with and I've been happy with their stuff for years, so I imagine they will appreciate being made aware of this. Anyway, I am going to give them a chance to explain.

By the way, why didn't you query it with them? It would have been interesting.

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I've never used their products but just seeing a form of Alum on the ingredient list rang bells

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Just sent the email off Arthur, so we'll see what happens now.

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A tip on the natural side of things... Sweaty smelly feet, my daughter used to suffer terribly and tried all sorts of things but the one that worked is to pour a little white vineger into a bowl of water and paddle in that for a couple of minutes..

She no longer gets nasty sweaty feet.

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I never have baths only showers and when I shower each day I put the plug in the bath and a bit of bicarb or Tee Tree in bath and that soaks my feet while I shower

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Just a word of warning about the crystals, I used one for about two years it seemed to work brilliantly then I had a particularly sweaty couple of days - hot weather plus hard work and under my arms became sore. Week or so later I was at the doctors getting creams and tablets and washes for a very nasty skin infection. Took 3 weeks to clear and was very uncomfortable indeed.

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I wouldn't use antiperspirants because they interfere with an essential function of the body (perspiration)

Our bodies need to perspire...the way to avoid getting body odour is to keep areas of your body that are prone to sweating clean and free of bacteria.

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Sometimes easier said than done though, working manual jobs in hot offices etc long hours, it's not always possible to arrive home after a day like that smelling sweet and fresh and it's times like that antiperspirants and deodorants are made for.

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I haven't got the reply from 'Handmade Naturals' regarding the crystal deodorant yet, probably Monday now before I hear from them. I would also like to say again, that this particular deodorant is NOT one of their own make.
In the meantime, the 'Sanex' roll-on one I also had in my bathroom cupboard, says on front of the bottle:
0% Aluminium Chlorohydrate
0% Alcohol
0% Parabens
But it DOES also say 'Natural Mineral Alum' ??????