Aluminium, fragrance, the armpit · 4 min
Deodorant is not a detox
Stopping sweat is a salt. Stopping smell is a perfume or an acid. ‘Natural’ crystals and essential-oil sticks are still a formula. Scan them.
Shop the Bath & body aisleAluminium is a choice
Antiperspirant salts work. We mark them moderate because they are a leave-on aluminium on thin skin, not because a thread said they cause a disease we do not claim. If you want deodorant without the salt, that is a smell product — usually fragrance-heavy.
The ‘natural’ stick
Baking soda burns some people. Essential oils are fragrance. A crystal is a salt. None of this is automatically gentler. Sensitive underarms: short list, low perfume. Scan it.
How to shop it
Decide if you need to stop sweat or just smell. Then read the extras. Triclosan does not belong in a daily stick. Fragrance is the first cut if you react.
