Deodorant

Editors of TruthInAging.com analyze ingredients of beauty products in order to determine whether they are safe to use. Those that pass the ingredient test are tested to determine if they live up to their… claims or cause any harm. Several products are reviewed and recommended in various categories and the website is regularly updated with new recommendations. There are three deodorant brands recommended on the site, as of press time, including Pristine Recovery Take a Whiff Natural Deodorant, Dermalogica Environmental Control Deodorant and Desert Essence Aluminum Free Dry By Nature Deodorant. Editors warn, however, that natural and aluminum-free deodorant does a better job of keeping odor away than keeping you dry.

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In this article, Marisa Belger discusses what she has learned through personal experience with natural deodorant. She provides application tips, ingredients to avoid and suggestions of products that have… worked well for her and her husband. Belger's all-time favorite natural deodorant is Dr. Hauschka Deodorant, which she admits is expensive. She also recommends Weleda Deodorant Spray and Burt's Bees Herbal Deodorant. Crystal Body Deodorant, however, is best used as paperweight, she says.

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Buzzillions.com posts user reviews from various consumer websites, including Drugstore.com and Walgreens. Each product receives at least one review and several are also given a "review snapshot" in which… the pros and cons are summarized. Buzzillions.com also ranks products according to the number of reviews, overall rating and strength of the reviews. Some products in their top ten, however, only receive a few reviews, while others that are ranked lower receive hundreds. Certain Dri Antiperspirant Roll-On, Crystal Body Deodorant and Secret Clinical Strength Antiperspirant/Deodorant each receive high ratings with more than 100 reviews.

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Hundreds of deodorants and antiperspirants are listed for sale at Amazon.com, but most only receive a handful, if any, reviews. Certain Dri Roll-On Antiperspirant, Dove Clinical Protection and Degree… Clinical Protection, both the women's and men's version, are all reviewed more than 100 times with high overall ratings. Gillette Clinical Strength Advanced Solid Anti-Perspirant is not reviewed quite as often, but does well in reviews.

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Editors don't say much about deodorant in this brief article, but they do recommend four products for extra protection, all day protection, clear application and soothing properties. They don't mention any… judging criteria, though, or whether products were tested and compared to others. Secret Clinical Strength Antiperspirant/Deodorant, Degree Women, Mitchum Smart Solid and Aubrey Organics E Plus High C all make the list.

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Editors of Shape magazine discuss tips for controlling excessive sweat, including wearing light-colored, loose fitting cotton clothing and using an antiperspirant that contains aluminum chloride. Editors… recommend consulting a physician if sweat is excessive even with low activity level and cool weather. Various physician-prescribed treatments, including Drysol and Botox injections are discussed but over-the-counter brands are not mentioned.

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This website, sponsored by the Environmental Working Group, hosts a cosmetic safety database known as Skin Deep. The database lists thousands of beauty products and gives them a hazard score. Products with… a score of 0-2 are considered a low hazard, while a score of 3-6 is moderate and a score of 7-10 is a high hazard. Each product has its own page with a listing of the hazards that its ingredients are linked to, such as cancer, reproductive problems and allergies. In addition to listing hazardous ingredients, the website also states whether or not a company engages in animal testing. There are nearly 900 deodorants listed, most of which have low to moderate hazard scores. While this site is very informative, it does not consider the effectiveness of any products that it rates, nor does it consider the likelihood of skin irritations. But this is an interesting reference source.

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