Save me! Natural Deodorant is wrecking my pits!

I have been trying natural deodorants for over 6 months, probably closer to a year now.

At first I tried Schmidts Lime and Bergemot and it worked great! I was so happy that it kept up with the harsh stuff and smelled wonderful. When it came time to get another stick I decided to try the Lavender and Sage and things went south. I got pretty bad arm pit irritation. I thought it'd go away with time but it didn't. Even the effectiveness went away. I was smelly often and really sweaty, more than I usually am. I quickly switched back to the Lime and Bergemot to no avail.

Next I tried just the roll-on crystal deodorant from Naturally Fresh. I liked how it felt but it practically did nothing for me, so said good-bye to that as well.

Finally I'm on Native Deodorant's Coconut Vanilla because it had rave reviews. I loved it when I first put it on and it held up to an intense workout. But over the months I've noticed that it works less and less, especially when I "stress sweat". It's fine for working out and every other activity, but when I'm at work or in social situations, good-bye good smell, hello hell-ish pits. And the irritation is still there.

I don't want to go back to the non-natural stuff but I'm on my last leg and worried that people are starting to assume I'm homeless haha

TLDR: Natural deodorant doesn't work and gives me a rash, need to find a better solution that is still natural.

Posted Apr 26, 2017, 6:07 PM UTC

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