Now that’s a really good question. So we put it to the test!
At the Henna Sooq Family we try to use as many natural products as possible, and finding the right natural deodorant was one of the challenges. It took a lot of trial and error.
Just look at all the ones we tried.
So we dropped the Secret, and headed to Amazon and our local MOM‘s organic market. I tried a few and they didn’t work out too well.
For me, Khadija, after a few trials and error I finally found that both the Thai Crystal stone and spray work well and I combine them together. You can still get moisture underneath your pits but this is supposed to be natural and you should sweat. As long as you don’t stink. I try not to get wet personally as I still find that to be a bit embarrassing and would think people might presume you don’t wear deodorant. The worst would be to be stinky. Some of the natural deodorants like the others viewed above, left me smelling not too great.
Since we work with people constantly, we definitely can’t have that!
For hubster Jamal, he also like Thai Crystal as well but he found that sometimes it didn’t always work for him. So he finds himself rotating between the natural deodorants. He also works out a lot, and is a martial arts and Budokon instructor so he does sweat a lot more then I do. (Reminds me, I need to head to the gym more often!)
So we’ve completely ditched Secret deodorant and all harmful deodorants for about maybe 4-5 months now. I could not have been more happy! What makes me even more happy is that now I know this works, and we can pass this down to our children, and they’ll never have to lay a hand on a deodorant or antiperspirant that would be harmful to them. YEAH!!
Are you up for the challenge? Are you willing to ditch your current deodorant/antiperspirant for a natural alternative?
I use coconut oil.
Hi Bri. Just coconut oil. Nothing else in the recipe? I never knew that worked. NEAT!
I stopped using store bought deodorants for over a year now. I use a mixture of baking soda, kaolin clay, coconut oil (just to wet mixture) and essential oils for scent. Works great!!
Natural commercial deodorants never worked for me. ACV however works wonders! Some use straight up vinegar but you can dilute it with water a bit. The smell dissipates once it dries but I added a little essential oil in it anyway to mask the smell during application.
Great tips ! I’m glad this post really caught people’s attention
I’m using a mixture of coconut oil, baking soda and tea tree oil. Smells good and works. On a heavy work out kind of day, I may need to apply twice. I”m going to try adding glycerin to my next batch to make it a bit more “slidey”, although now that it’s warming up, the coconut oil is softer and it brushes on better.
I just use a crystal, I think I use Now brand. It works. But it’s not long lasting. It would suffice for a single 8 hour shift easy, but not a double shift. When switching over, your pits may need to detox, which I’ve heard can take a couple of weeks, so if you feel smelly, try to hang in there.
Oh, yeah, I’ve been using this for almost 10 years. I’m now on my 2nd deo stone. Talk about saving the money! Another favorite part is now that I have a 2-1/2 year old who has to do everything that I do, I have NO problem if she wants to put it on.
Jen, that’s a very good point! SAVING $$$!! 🙂
I heard that once you start using deodorant and this applies especially to kids who start wearing it young, the non-natural ones, you can start stinking early on.
I currently use the Aubrey organics roll-on and the stink stickby the duggan sisters. It’s the only one that I found works so far and the stink stick(tea tree & lavender) just extends the deordorant. I also tried Life Stinks deodorant and it worked, but my skin did not like it. I didn’t stink, but it caused a rash.
D thanks for the input. It seems that some work well and then some can cause rashes and be irritating. I wonder what is the amount of time some of you think you had to wait to adjust? I think for us it might have been 2-3 weeks.
I’m embarrassed to say that this morning I was in such a rush that I forgot to put my normal deodorant on when I got out of the shower. (I use Secret.) Well, I was horrified until I remembered that yesterday I had read someone mentioned using coconut oil … so I spread some of that under my pits this and I have to say … almost 8 hours later and I am not the least bit smelly!! YAY! I’ve been skeptical about ditching the Secret, but after today, I just might.
Susan!!!! You go girl 🙂 awesome!
Very interesting to see other people get rashes with the more natural deodorants, too! I got the Crystal Essence pomegranate mineral roll-on deodorant when I found it on sale at a drugstore… it says it’s “all natural protection”, “paraben free, Hypoallergenic”, “no aluminum chlorohydrate”. After a while of using it, though, I got a very itchy, peeling rash! Took me a while to realize it was caused by the change in deodorant. I was really confused why the natural deodorant would give me a rash, and the regular, bad-for-you deodorants didn’t! But I guess I’m not alone. I remember last year I tried mixing aloe vera gel with tea tree oil and it seems to me that worked ok… I need to try that again!
I became allergic to deodorants about 2006. All of a sudden I was having really bad issues with rashes and itching. I had to stop all deodorants completely for about a month. I’d wash really good under my arms and use baking soda or apple cider vinegar and water after.
I had to wash somedays twice at first.
I found a natural deodorant roll-on that smelled yucky and kinda sorta worked, sometimes. It seemed to get gummy after a couple of hours of wearing. I was not happy.
After about 2 months of going crazy I found the crystal stick. It worked wonders, doesn’t stop the wet sweat but does stop the odor.
In all these years I’ve only bought 2 sticks, the first got lost when I moved and only recently turned up again in long lost packing box.
That was a year old and still not halfway used.
The newer one is still down to a quarter of the original. They do last forever.
You do have to follow directions, my sister tried it first but didn’t read about wetting it first, it didn’t work for her.
I leave my underarms wet from the shower and rub the crystal stick on the wet skin.
My allergy seems to have lighten up since I stopped using regular deodorants. In a pinch I can use the old stuff but not for more than a couple of days.
Cherah, what a great comment. For us we use the Thai Crystal spray to make the crystal stick wet and then it works well. Yes I suppose some people might not realize they have to wet it. Hadn’t thought of that. Ours works well too and it saves us $$$
I’ve tried Tom’s and it does not work. I am funky and sweaty!. I tried the Herbal Sports brand that I purchased from Mom’s but have to reapply on a humid day. Now, I am trying Terressentials fragrance free deodorant. I’ve only used it for 2 days but it seems to be working okay. I may try making my own…..
Try milk of magnesia. Dab on with a cotton round. Works wonders.
Aubrey organics and Weleda are the best, been using naturals or 20 years…..
Thank you Mimi. I didn’t know they made natural deodorants.
I am a huge fan of Lavilin
My husband got it for me a few years ago since I have sensitive skin and no other brand seemed to work for me. He had heard about it from a few different people. I love it so much that, after just a few weeks, I got him to try it as well. He loves the foot deodorant. Both deodorants last 4-5 days!