One of the positive things that happened during 2020 was I tried a different underarm deodorant. Yeah, I know, silly thing to share, but I've really been surprised and wanted to tell you about it.
I was raised using a roll-on type underarm deodorant. I don't remember the brand but it was the kind that was liquidy, rolled on, and took forever to dry. At some point I switched to the gel that was still liquid and took forever to dry. But they were all filled with chemicals that I don't even know how to say.
Over the years I had read about the negative effects of these chemicals. Although unproven some were supposedly causing cancers, especially breast cancers. Some were causing dementia as people get older. The big villain in the chemical makeup of artificial antiperspirants and deodorants was aluminum and other chemicals that were there to block your pores and prevent them from sweating or something like that.
I had read over the years about all-natural deodorants made from salts. I had laughed and thought it was stupid. But since we were already doing a bunch of stupid stuff in 2020 I figured I'd give them a try.
Lo and behold, the mineral salt crystal underarm deodorant works for me! I was teleworking and so I figured it didn't matter if I smelled better or not except to my family. I bought some and tried it and once I got the hang of getting it wet and then applying it to my underarms discovered that it was instantly dry and prevented odors with no unwanted center or anything like that. A couple of times I didn't do it enough and discovered that if you only can I do it a couple times you will stink by the end of the day, but if you follow the directions and apply it liberally it works. At least for me.
I like it so much that I've now been using some form of crystal mineral salt underarm deodorant for two years. I bought it as gifts for my children. My hope is that they'll switch away from the artificial things that they were when they grew up using two this all-natural potassium based mineral salt thing that hopefully will be healthier and better for them in the long run. But that's up to them since they're all adults.
You can find the mineral salt underarm deodorant things that I've tried it at
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000S83JR0/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_i_WKMTNKJ90T8822844NFA?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
