Last week, I started playing around with yet another all natural body option – deodorant. It doesn’t seem like such a big deal when you first think about it. Don’t we all wear that? Comes from the store, oval container, maybe round or in a spray can. No, those are antiperspirants, cosmeseuticals – part cosmetic, part drug – that prevent sweating (the drug part, the “antiperspirant”) and make you smell good (the cosmetic part, the “deodorant”), Our bodies are meant to sweat, though; it’s how our bodies detox and cool themselves. Antiperspirants don’t allow us to sweat.
I took a peek at the inactive ingredients on my store-bought antiperspirant deodorant, and it contains talc and mineral oil. Talc is used in baby powder, though body purists don’t like it for babies because the particles can cause respiratory problems. Mineral oil is a petroleum-based oil; it doesn’t absorb into skin. Take that and pair it with talc, dirt, dead skin and everything else under your arms. Major pore clogging! Ick! Nothing in No Pshew™ will clog pores. Tapioca starch and baking soda absorb moisture while luxurious butters moisturize your skin.
I use Fresh as a Daisy, and it’s stood up to every test I can put it through. It stood up to soccer practice and a usual hectic day. High stress and nerve-wracking situations are no match for it. I had no rings and no stink, even through high-anxiety doctors appointments and traffic court. Today, No Pshew™ passed the ultimate test – the LBD test. How great it was not having to worry about deodorant marks on my dress today! I haven’t had any body odor at all, something not even my antiperspirant could do.
On the downside, my pits did have to endure a transition period. As my skin detoxed, they got itchy. It took a few days for all that junk to get out of my pores. Once my skin got cleared up, the itching went away.
These have been my experiences of it. As you can see from the labels, I’ve had a lot of fun labeling these and coming up with great names. Does this seem like something you’d like to try out?
