Why I Switched From Aluminum Deodorant To Fresh Lime

Deodorant – What’s The Big Deal?

Sweat is good.  Aluminum deodorant is bad.

Ask anyone who sweats out a night of over drinking by running the Town Lake Trail in Austin, TX.  What about when your fever breaks from a sickness?  Or when you try that new Yoga video for the first time.

Sweat is your body working to keep you healthy.

So when we apply an antiperspirant with aluminum, its job is to stop your sweat glands from working.

Though the direct action of aluminum and its role in breast cancer is not yet definitive or completely understood, it is used as a way to keep the body from perspiring, which may have other negative health consequences, as sweating is a natural process of elimination for the body.  Is Aluminum Safe to Use?

Wait… that doesn’t sound right.

Aluminum deodorant blocks your pores from working properly.

And if you are still not convinced, there are many studies linking aluminum to Alzheimer’s disease, cancer and especially breast cancer.

Switzerland is slated to become the first country to ban deodorants that contain aluminum salts. This, following results of a 2016 study indicating that the toxic chemicals may play a role in breast cancer onset.  [link]

Aluminum is scientifically linked to Alzheimer’s Disease and Cancer.

My personal worries don’t stop at the aluminum.  The entire cosmetic industry is unregulated and outside of boutique natural brands, you have no idea what chemicals make up an ingredient like “fragrance” in aluminum deodorant or even “natural” deodorants.

Most aluminum deodorant contain numerous chemicals linked to various diseases.

One of the most toxic ingredients you’ll find, even on “natural deodorant” labels, is fragrance. These engineered scents can contain any combination of 3,000+ chemical ingredients (insert gasp here) and are linked to numerous health issues including hormone disruption, respiratory problems, allergies, skin sensitivities, kidney damage, birth defects and disease.  [link]

Yikes.

Use Natural Deodorant.

So, of course one option is to buy aluminum-free deodorant.  But two things.

1. It may be hard to find.  Unless you order it from Amazon here.
2. It may not work that well.  [see video]

Here are some aluminum-free deodorant options if you want to order online and get them delivered.

Limes are Natural Deodorant.

I use them daily now and I feel good about it.

I’m still able to sweat… like a body should.

But I’m not stinky.  At all.  At all, at all.  Really.

It is acidity that gives lime its ability to combat armpit sweat. Limes are a natural deodorant with strong antibacterial properties. As you may know, bacteria is the reason we smell when we sweat.

What do you think about aluminum deodorant?

Check out my health tip video about and tell me what you think.  And if you like this post, share with your buds.  Por favor y gracias.

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