Comments on: What’s wrong with natural deodorants? You may be surprised to find aluminium.

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By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 18:28:00 +0000

Valerie – Yes, I’m familiar with the Skin Deep database. And while I think it is fabulous, I always caution people because often compounds with little to no testing data get low scores, so one needs to carefully read the data gaps information provided.nnAnd I appreciate your comment. I did try to point out in the original post that not all aluminum compounds are the same, and that the aluminum compound present in the crystal rock deodorant is a different aluminum compound and one that is not exepcted to be absorbed the same. The point wasn’t to say crystal rock deodorants are bad, just to caution consumers that they need to be careful that they are buying what they think they are bottom.

By: Valerie

Valerie — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 16:33:00 +0000

Have you seen this database of ingredients and any possible harmful effects? http://www.cosmeticsdatabase.com/ I used it to search the ingredients of the deodorant rocks and it states that the ammonium allum contained in the rocks are very minimally harmful, rating a 1 on their scale. Baking soda actually gets a 2 (a worse score). So I’m not sure that baking soda is any better than the rocks. Either choice is a lot better than standard deodorants, I think. All aluminum is not the same, so be careful about generalizing.

By: Geoffrey2300

Geoffrey2300 — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 18:14:00 +0000

Excellent article but on using baking soda, if it doesn’t say, “aluminum free” then you are getting aluminum from your baking soda. Sodium aluminum sulfate is one of the components of regular baking soda.

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By: Luvrdogz

Luvrdogz — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 16:35:00 +0000

Some baking powder has aluminum in it so I would assume you would want to check to see before you use it for deodorant. Would you find that to be true?

By: Marly Harris

Marly Harris — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 19:52:00 +0000

More than a year ago, I read Dr. Roy Mankovitz’s book The Wellness Project and learned about using milk of magnesia as a deodorant. So, I bought the huge blue bottle of Phillips and I apply the liquid daily with a cotton pad. I work out every day and I never have a bad odor. Plus, and this surprised me, my underarm skin looks so silky now. I wrote to Dr. Mankovitz to thank him and we began a brief correspondence (he’s actually a rocket scientist and amazingly brilliant). Now I see that the pharmacist, Tom Graedon, has developed a magnesium roll-on deodorant. It’s a bit more convenient than doing it as I do. The surprising thing is that the white liquid dries immediately and does not leave any residue on my black clothes.

By: Mmahboubian

Mmahboubian — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 20:59:00 +0000

Hats off you you Smart Mama! I wrote to Weleda for clarification and received a response that supports what you stated in your above article. Thanks for your informed blog.

By: Melissa

Melissa — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 03:07:26 +0000

I recently started using only baking soda and it works great! Even better than the crystal. I’m curious about your recipe. I’ll have to try it!

By: Rebecca Ness

Rebecca Ness — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 17:37:53 +0000

The only truly natural and organic brand I have found that actually works is the MiEssence brand. I still stink with any other kind I have tried.

Rebecca