Deodorant Crystals for Frugal, Effective Hygiene

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2 Responses to Deodorant Crystals for Frugal, Effective Hygiene

  1. Nance says:

    I have wanted a better (cleaner/greener/safer) deodorant for quite a few years. The last time I looked I didn’t find much that I thought would be good. I’m excited about this. (Where have I been, I haven’t even heard of

  2. Mark Zeiger says:

    Nance, they kind of fly below the radar. I think that’s why some manufacturers put them in plastic push-up applicator, like a deodorant stick, mostly to make them look and feel more like a deodorant. If that’s your only choice, by the way, just pull the crystal out of the applicator if there’s any problem–I used my last one of those years ago, so they might have improved things since then, but it popped out on its own after a couple uses.

    If you have stores with natural products sections (Fred Meyer, here in the west, etc.) you should find them there. They’re so much safer for us than the aluminum-based “antiperspirants” that are the lion’s share of the anti-BO industry.

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