I just look for solid gel over liquids or pastes and deodorant over antiperspirant, smell a few and go with what smells least offensive. Couldn’t tell you what any of them are called because even when they are supposed to smell like an actual smell they rarely actually smell like that thing, really.
Almost every antiperspirant has an aluminum compound in it that make me red, swollen, and itchy. I can only use alum free deodorant, as antipersepeants genuinely cause me pain after a few days of use. The weird thing is I don’t even have sensitive skin, no allergies, and I regularly get all manner of metal shavings and various carcinogenic chemicals on me (gas, diesel, parts cleaner, ATF, gear oil I could go on) and don’t have any issues with eczema or anything but the antiperspirant sticks will fuck my week up. Ymmv but if u find a speed stick makes u itchy or uncomfortable see if it has alum, and if it does switch to without.
Generally speaking with 24h deodorant it neutralizes my odor very well, or so say people I’ve asked. Antiperspirant stops my sweat but doesn’t neutralizes odor nearly as well in my experience. I definitely don’t want something that will stop my body from perspiring as it’s not an issue for me because I really don’t perspire much, but I definitely want a dedicated odor neutralizer.
Antiperspirant tends to be the stuff that contains concerning heavy metals. You’re supposed to be able to sweat, it’s just the stinky part that sucks haha.
Oh I still sweat. So don’t worry about that. Using deodorant I can still smell like a boar pen within an hour after use. Even if I’m just sitting at a desk with my eyes closed.
You want me to use all the heavy metal antiperspirant I got.
Aluminum oxide is the primary active ingredient to most anti-perspirants. It may cause skin irritation in some people, but the perceived health risks are unfounded.
Anti-perspirants also ruin clothes. I guess the aluminum causes that? Either way it’s annoying to use. Killing the sweat bacteria with booze instead and having a nice fragrance on top of it works fine.
I just look for solid gel over liquids or pastes and deodorant over antiperspirant, smell a few and go with what smells least offensive. Couldn’t tell you what any of them are called because even when they are supposed to smell like an actual smell they rarely actually smell like that thing, really.
You want to mask the smell instead of not having a smell? 🤨
Almost every antiperspirant has an aluminum compound in it that make me red, swollen, and itchy. I can only use alum free deodorant, as antipersepeants genuinely cause me pain after a few days of use. The weird thing is I don’t even have sensitive skin, no allergies, and I regularly get all manner of metal shavings and various carcinogenic chemicals on me (gas, diesel, parts cleaner, ATF, gear oil I could go on) and don’t have any issues with eczema or anything but the antiperspirant sticks will fuck my week up. Ymmv but if u find a speed stick makes u itchy or uncomfortable see if it has alum, and if it does switch to without.
Generally speaking with 24h deodorant it neutralizes my odor very well, or so say people I’ve asked. Antiperspirant stops my sweat but doesn’t neutralizes odor nearly as well in my experience. I definitely don’t want something that will stop my body from perspiring as it’s not an issue for me because I really don’t perspire much, but I definitely want a dedicated odor neutralizer.
Antiperspirant tends to be the stuff that contains concerning heavy metals. You’re supposed to be able to sweat, it’s just the stinky part that sucks haha.
Oh I still sweat. So don’t worry about that. Using deodorant I can still smell like a boar pen within an hour after use. Even if I’m just sitting at a desk with my eyes closed.
You want me to use all the heavy metal antiperspirant I got.
Aluminum oxide is the primary active ingredient to most anti-perspirants. It may cause skin irritation in some people, but the perceived health risks are unfounded.
Anti-perspirants also ruin clothes. I guess the aluminum causes that? Either way it’s annoying to use. Killing the sweat bacteria with booze instead and having a nice fragrance on top of it works fine.