There are quite a bit of facts about deodorant that you probably didn’t know. Just as an example: you might be surprised with this bit of information: sweat from the underarms is odorless. What causes any smell is that bacteria under the arm are broken down and it is this waste product that causes the odors under the arms.
The Facts
Here are another 10 deodorant facts just to broaden you walk-around knowledge:
- Deodorants work by making the skin a very unfriendly environment for bacteria. As mentioned above, it is the waste product from the killing off these bacteria that cause the odor.
- Most deodorant products contain aluminum and other environmental toxins. When you go deep into the research you find that most deodorants are not good for people to use unless you are using deodorants that are made from all natural products.
- The first modern brand of antiperspirant, EverDry, hit drugstores in 1903. The original formula was so acidic that it regularly ate through clothing.
- Did you know that there’s actually a difference between deodorant and antiperspirant? Anti-perspirants actually block skin pores and prevent sweat from forming which is not good on the human body. The body needs the perspiration in order to cool the body from becoming overheated so stopping this process by blocking skin pores has been shown to be bad for your health.
- Traditional deodorants may cause Alzheimer’s and research is being done on this. This speaks for itself – but the research being done is quite interesting.
- Anti-perspirants are classified as drugs by the FDA. If classified as a drug, these beauty products still get very little testing done for safety.
- Only 11% of the 10,500 ingredients currently in use in the production of deodorants have been tested for safety.
- Ancient Egypt is where the field of deodorant was begun by using cinnamon and other spices. This is important to know since the Egyptians used natural products and the more natural products that are used the better the product is for those we use today.
- In Japan, a gum called Fuwarinka contains aromatic compounds that release through the user’s skin for up to 6 hours after using it, and it works to fight body odors. In these cases, this natural substance stops the need for any deodorants at all. In addition to that, Aoki, a Japanese company known for its menswear, has developed a deodorant suit that supposedly absorbs sweat and neutralizes odors. This also halts the use of deodorants for users of the suit as well.
- The metal, silver, is used in some deodorants as a neutralizer of odor. In most cases, there are many benefits to using colloidal silver, but colloidal silver can affect one’s health tremendously by causing hardening of the arteries known as arteriosclerosis, which can lead to heart diseases in later years. This silver also causes some organ damage, over taxes your immune system, causes headaches, seizures, and other issues.
- Offensive body odor is actually illegal in libraries in San Luis Obispo County, California.
- In May 2008, actor Matthew McConaughey revealed that he never uses deodorant or antiperspirant. The next day, he received a year’s supply of deodorant body spray from the Axe Company, along with a note on why he might want to start
Profits From Products
The US market for anti-perspirants and deodorants is well over several billions of dollars each year made by the companies that market and sell these products for both women and men. Shockingly, your health is not the priority of most companies that are selling any beauty products as their financial bottom line, it not about improving or maintaining your long-term health. Many of the chemicals that we use on our body are known to increase the risk of developing medical problems such as cancer.
Safety Measures
Here are some safety measures that you can use in protecting you and your family when shopping for deodorants.
- Don’t use deodorants right after having shaved underarms;
- Avoid application if there are open cuts under your arms;
- Read labels and look for a deodorants that have mostly natural ingredients;
- Keep your body alkaline with oral chlorophyll tablets as this help reduce the body odor;
- Eliminate the need for deodorants if possible.
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