Dear Beauty Editor,
I’m keen to switch to natural deodorant but I’m nervous about the sweat and the stink. Do you have any product recommendations to get me started?
From,
Sweaty Betty
Dear Sweaty Betty,
You have come to the right place, I am a huge fan of natural deodorants.
To be honest, the first couple of weeks can be a bit rough... If you’ve been using antiperspirant your whole life, it will feel weird to sweat again. Antiperspirants contain aluminium, which works to stop the flow of sweat from the skin’s ducts and prevent it from reaching the surface.
Natural deodorants are aluminium-free and don’t stop you from sweating; instead, they contain odour-neutralising and anti-bacterial ingredients such as magnesium, baking soda, probiotics and essential oils to help keep you feeling fresh while letting your skin do its natural thing — sweat.
So you may feel quite sweaty when you first switch to a natural formula, but you should find that after a couple of weeks, the sweat levels will start to balance out as your body finishes its detox. Australian company Kind-ly, which is also my favourite natural deodorant brand of all time, has a product that actually helps speed up the detox process, using activated charcoal, bentonite clay and colloidal silver to assist in drawing out impurities and eliminating odour-causing bacteria.
But a detox product is definitely not necessary; you can just switch and see what happens — you’ll likely be fine. There are so many natural deodorants on the market these days, at a range of prices, so you might need to do a bit of trialling until you find a firm favourite.
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Advertise with NZME.If you notice that your skin reacts, stop using the product immediately. Some people are sensitive to baking soda and/or essential oils, but there are plenty of options out there for sensitive skin too.
Love,
Lucy
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