Experiment: a/s as deo

Last night I filled a 2 oz glass sprayer with 50% Aspen and 25% each of Avon's Blend 7 and Excalibur. They're very similar, especially the first two, but all three harmonize well into a pleasant, inoffensive green/woody/spicy blend.

It's now afternoon. The mix held up well for a few hours then faded, as you'd expect (although the t-shirt hangs on to much of it) but there was no pit odor afterwards. Just reapplied it, just because. I plan on trying this with other frag profiles.

 

Barrister & Mann Lavanille AS balm, last longer than any AS splash or balm that I've used thus far. The scent reminds me of Clubman Special Reserve.

 

For your pits?

 

As long as they keep making an antiperspirant/deodorant, I'll keep buying and using an antiperspirant/deodorant.

 

Back in the early 90's, my uncle Ed used Florida Water on his pits and nothing else. He swore by it

 

Like I said, it's an AS balm. Because of it's longevity, it might work under gorgo2's pits. Wouldn't take much. Then again it doesn't contain alcohol to kill the bacteria under his pits.

 

Lost in texting...it was more of an inquiry of you using it under your own arms.
And, as you said, nothing to kill the bacteria.

 

Make sure you're smoking when applying.

 

For a few years, I've not used Antiperspirant/Deodorant except on rare occasions. I don't want my body absorbing those chemicals.
So, I mix 3/4 Grain Alcohol, 1/4 Witch Hazel, some Glycerin, and food/massage grade fragrance oils. Usually Sandalwood, Patchouli, or Frankincense.
The Alcohol/Witch Hazel will kill the bacteria that causes under arm smells, and the glycerin will help moisturize. It can double as an aftershave too.

 

Two partly full mini bottles of Stetson Fresh and Untamed sitting neglected in a box. They mixed well with a light, clean, nondescript scent.

 

Seems like a high percentage of alcohol.

 

It works for me.

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Weakened PS Fine this morning. This stuff straight would be way too strong.

I do swipe the pits with 91% alcohol after showering, letting it dry thoroughly before I spray on whatever. Works great so far. Got home after 5pm yesterday and there was no fragrance left, but no odor either.

 

Any high alcohol aftershave would in theory work to kill pit bacteria that causes odor, but I think I'd still rather use a dedicated product. And to consider that pit skin tends to be delicate and easily irritated. High alcohol might be a bit drying and or irritating.

Otoh , I recommend the veg. While you will end up reaking from moment one, no one will want to stand close enough to you to complain about pit odor.

 

Pierre Cardin this morning. It's now 12.5 hours later and only the closest whiff reveals typical odor.

The only problem with relying on the alcohol from whatever cologne to also be your antibacterial is, you would have to douse yourself in it and likely scrub it to make sure it equals what 91% can do. That would create its own problems, re: Anchorman.

 

Many body sprays, like Axe/Lynx for example, contain only alcohol and perfume (essential oils) and pretty much nothing else (except propellants and preservatives) - not sure about the concentration though, but I guess higher than AS lotion.

Aftershave lotions contain around 60-80°vol alcohol, an EDC around 80°vol - so I don't see why they should cause more harm to the pits than regular deo, since AS sometimes also contain "skin food", like witch hazel, aloe, panthenol, glycerin and plant based oils (like castor oil for example).

Glycerin being a humectant (doesn't keep pits "dry") and plant oils being not only "skin food", but like any fat/oil (except mineral oil/paraffin) literally food for odor causing bacteria living on your skin, would be counter productive when used as a deodorant though.

Axe Ice Chill Deodorant Body Spray - Ingeedients:
Alcohol Denat., Hydrofluorocarbon 152a, Butane, Isobutane, Parfum, Propane, Ethylhexyl Glycerine, Citral, Citronellol, Coumarin, Geraniol, Limonene, Linalool

Axe Ice Chill After Shave - Ingredients:
Alcohol Denat., Aqua, Parfum, Glycerin, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane, Ethylhexyl Salicylate, Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone, Citral, Citronellol, Coumarin, Geraniol, Hexyl Cinnamal, Hydroxycitronellal, Limonene, Linalool.

 

Saturday, a post-shower pit spray of Avon Everest a/s (a sharper, dryer cousin of their earlier Windjammer).

Everest, by the way, if you can find it, just begs to be dosed with menthol. With its unique fragrance, it will give Aqua Velva Blue a run for its money and very possibly beat it at its own game. Even without menthol, it smells classier.

 

On second thought, Everest smells like a cross between mostly Windjammer and some Excalibur.

 

I stopped using Rubbing Alcohol daily, a long time ago, because of an added ingredient in it.
Diethy Phthalate- low toxicity, but unknown long term exposure issues with daily high doses. Like underarm use daily.

Granted, the 91% rubbing alcohol worked, but I had other options, like Grain Alcohol.

 

So long as you're not using the good Scotch for anything except drinking then we're okay.