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[–] baguettefish@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 22 hours ago (2 children)

i get the antiperspirant deodorant with the most aluminum salts, and it happens to be 96h. I don't know if it truly holds for 96h because I shower daily and I also know that aluminum salts might contribute to issues later in life (or at least there used to be lots of scary headlines about aluminum salts and cancer, but that seems to have subsided a bit and nowadays the consensus is that they're not an issue, at least without a causal link), but I truly hate the feel of sweat on my skin. Aluminum salts block the sweat glands so sweat can't come out, and they're truly effective.

[–] NotSteve_@piefed.ca 6 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

re: the aluminum salts

I hate that its become harder and harder to find antiperspirants as people have become more concerned with the negative health effects of the aluminum salts. I'd switch immediately to another type of antiperspirant but companies have just stopped selling them at all together rather than coming up with an alternative

I'm not even that sweaty of a person but regular deoderant doesn't work well for me

[–] VonReposti@feddit.dk 3 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

You could try a natural deodorant with baking soda instead. It should provide a similar effect. My skin reacts badly to aluminium salts and "normal" deodorants can barely keep me smell-free until lunch. A natural deodorant with baking soda has though worked absolute wonders. If you're coming from antiperspirants there may be a starting phase where your body gets used to not having the aluminium blocking the glands, but that'll subside after approx. 2 weeks.

[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 1 points 12 hours ago

Baking soda can be very harsh on some people's skin. I am violently intolerant of aluminum salts and slightly sensitive to BS. It really is true for many people that if you stick out a "natural" deodorant for an awkward 2-4 weeks you really don't sweat as much or smell bad.

[–] NotSteve_@piefed.ca 1 points 17 hours ago

Oh that's good to know! I'll give that a try as I do worry about the aluminum, thanks!

[–] albbi@piefed.ca 6 points 20 hours ago (2 children)

I used to buy only antiperspirant until I was out on a very hot day for about 4 hours and got heat rashes on both armpits from the sweat trying to get out but being unable to. Apparently that's not a great thing. Rash lasted for like 3 weeks too. So just be careful when you use antiperspirant.

[–] VonReposti@feddit.dk 4 points 17 hours ago

Natural deodorants with baking soda just works better IMO. Instead of blocking the glands, the baking soda just absorbs the moisture instead which reduces the growth of the bacterias causing bad odour. Never had a rash or any odour from using that and antiperspirants where a death sentence for my skin.

[–] jerkface@lemmy.ca 5 points 20 hours ago

worse than the problem it imagines and then purports to solve