I dont see phenoxyethanol as being a bad thing considering its just a phenol and an alcohol which are both in plenty of things we consume on a daily basis. As much as I'd like to trust the crystal deoderants I just cant. I stick with the old spice red zone soft solid in any scent better than my pits normally smell.
I'm 100% for people wearing deoderant. I wont even mention the thoughts going through my head and what I would like to do to people who stink.
Tom's of Maine Honeysuckle Rose deodorant. This stuff works really well. In fact, I notice less sweat when I use this as compared to anti-perspirant.
Tom's of Maine Calendula or Unscented -- both work amazingly well, though the unscented kind uses hops instead of lemongrass and sage...and it works up a little burn and irritation sometimes, but nothing extreme if I put it out of my mind for a bit If I know I'm going to be sweating profusely, like if I'm playing a show or going to be in a humid place for a long time, I'll use some kind of unscented Mitchum.
hey, you guys know another good deodorant? De Vergulde Hand spray. Is it ever nice, and it works great also.
I've recently gotten on board with crystal deodorant. This stuff works way better than I had expected, and it's got to be better for me.
I'm a recent convert to crystal stuff. Recent enough (3-4 months) that I've only tired one brand, Crystal Body Deodorant. It comes in a short cylindrical form in a plastic screw top container. It's 100% ammonium alum crystal. They had a brand called Thai that was a rock form in a drawstring bag, but this was slightly cheaper and I thought the round shape would be easier to handle. I got it at Whole Foods, but it seems to be spreading to lots of other stores. As long as it's 100% alum, I don't think it matter what brand you use. They also had some Thai spray, which was alum dissolved in water. I didn't see why I should pay for the water. Also it probably wouldn't last as long. FYI, shaving alum is potassium. I've been advised that ammonium alum is harsher and not recommended after shaving. I've always had problems with minor scratches healing. They rarely get infected and even then, only minor, but they can literally take months to heal. And even a slight scratch leaves a scar. I always attributed it to having diabetes. Well, about a week ago, I walk straight in to a stiff dry tree branch. I never saw it. luckily I still can't compare anything to a a sharp stink in the eye. But it did catch my nose and left a two inch scratch running down the side and small scratch just above my upper lip. I cleaned it with peroxide (ouch!) and put styptic on it to stop the bleeding (OUCH!). Couldn't get a band aid to stick. Thinking about the antibacterial nature of the crystal deo, I tried applying it the scratch at night. It could be placebo, but it sure seems like it's healing faster, and with much less scaring. Crystal also has a foot spray on their web page. Maybe I'll get another bar to apply to my athlete's feet to see if that helps.
I bought a couple of bottles of QEDMan's "Control" (alum based, I believe); it's a liquid in a spray pump. It's worked pretty good. I've also got a sample of SCS's aluminum-free deodorant that I'll be trying soon.
