I have used baking soda for years now. It takes a while to get used to but it is definately the least expensive and most effective natural deodorant.
First I put water under my arms, then put about one teaspoon of baking soda in each hand. Then powder the hair under the pits. Then wet the pits again with more water for forming a paste. I let it sit for an hour or two, then brush off most of the powder with a towel or brush. Good to go.
Sometimes I apply it as the last thing in the shower. If you wear a dark color tshirt you need to practice how much you apply because the powder will show on the clothing. Practice how to apply it without being messy.
-- I never use commercial roll ons with fragrance anymore
Regular Arm & Hammer is an okay product. The stories about other brands being aluminum-free are basically bogus.
I also use baking soda in place of shampoo. First I use baking soda, and usually add lots of borax powder which is gritty and it cleans the hair and scalp. Borax also works great for cleaning beards and facial hair underneath beards. After scrubbing and washing these ingredients out, sometimes at the end I use a small splash of apple cider vinegar as a final conditioner, then wash it off.
The apple cider vinegar balances the pH of the hair and scalp, but only use a small amount mixed with water, and wash it out afterwards.
Those three ingredients also work fine for cleaning the genital region and the feet.
I do not put soap in my hair unless it is extra dirty or greasy. And the soap I use does not contain any chemicals or colors. I use soap mostly for just my hands.
After you do this for a while the scent of any fragranced deodorants is really obnoxious and unnecessary.
The deodorant industry is just out to make money from us. And some of those chemicals probably disrupt the balance of natural pheromones and musk in our arm pits.
It can irritate the skin around the arm pit but that could mean you applied too much powder, or you left it on too long. You can remove the powder after a half hour. What it is doing is killing the bacteria in your arm pits and the baking soda treatment lasts for 24 hours or more. After a while you can figure out a balance that works best for you.
First I put water under my arms, then put about one teaspoon of baking soda in each hand. Then powder the hair under the pits. Then wet the pits again with more water for forming a paste. I let it sit for an hour or two, then brush off most of the powder with a towel or brush. Good to go.
Sometimes I apply it as the last thing in the shower. If you wear a dark color tshirt you need to practice how much you apply because the powder will show on the clothing. Practice how to apply it without being messy.
-- I never use commercial roll ons with fragrance anymore
Regular Arm & Hammer is an okay product. The stories about other brands being aluminum-free are basically bogus.
I also use baking soda in place of shampoo. First I use baking soda, and usually add lots of borax powder which is gritty and it cleans the hair and scalp. Borax also works great for cleaning beards and facial hair underneath beards. After scrubbing and washing these ingredients out, sometimes at the end I use a small splash of apple cider vinegar as a final conditioner, then wash it off.
The apple cider vinegar balances the pH of the hair and scalp, but only use a small amount mixed with water, and wash it out afterwards.
Those three ingredients also work fine for cleaning the genital region and the feet.
I do not put soap in my hair unless it is extra dirty or greasy. And the soap I use does not contain any chemicals or colors. I use soap mostly for just my hands.
After you do this for a while the scent of any fragranced deodorants is really obnoxious and unnecessary.
The deodorant industry is just out to make money from us. And some of those chemicals probably disrupt the balance of natural pheromones and musk in our arm pits.
It can irritate the skin around the arm pit but that could mean you applied too much powder, or you left it on too long. You can remove the powder after a half hour. What it is doing is killing the bacteria in your arm pits and the baking soda treatment lasts for 24 hours or more. After a while you can figure out a balance that works best for you.