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This clean smelling deodorant gives you peace of mind by using pure, clinically proven, organic ingredients and nothing else.
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Clinically proven for effectiveness, this clean, eco friendly organic deodorant is the best body hygiene product that you are going to find – and it works every time. A deodorant for women that is alcohol, aluminium, and paraben free, it is specially formulated with rare, essential oils that nourish and protect delicate under-arms. The oils are harvested from plants grown in sustainable, wild and natural locations around the world and sent to us by artisan suppliers. A magical formula that took us years to perfect in our laboratory.
Ingredients: Soft water, Organic bicarbonate of soda, Xanthan gum (food grade), a special blend of organic, therapeutic, bacteria-busting essential oils. Nothing else.
How to use: Apply this gentle, natural under arm deodorant after showering. In extreme heat or when exercising, reapply for best results. And when you don’t have time to wash – just swipe and the smell disappears instantly.
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Antiperspirant vs Deodorant
Some of us love antiperspirants that reduce the sweaty marks on our underarms. But we find that they are often full of chemical ingredients that few of us understand yet are happy to ignore. Deodorants work in a different way to reduce body odour and are mostly (not all) made with harmless ingredients. It’s a complex puzzle for many of us who care about who we are and how we take care of our bodies. So, today, we thought that we would write a little in explanation about both options; the good points and the bad points in both, and link it to a really excellent, in-depth scientific paper on the subject.
First, let us speak about the smell
Why does sweat in our armpits stink so much? In simple terms, the bacteria in our underarms (axilla) take innocent, non-smelly sweat and turn it into our human pong. These bacteria can also be found between our legs and inside our ears and they secrete a substance that might be mistaken for sweat. But it’s not salty water. It’s a thick secretion released by apocrine glands that’s full of fatty chemicals called lipids.
What happens in our armpits when we sweat? Even if we only sweat slightly, this secretion is broken down by the normally harmless bacteria that reside like millions of others on the surface of the skin. However, when some kinds of bacteria encounter sweat they produce smelly compounds, transforming the armpit from a neutral oasis to the headquarters of body odour.
What are bacteria? Bacteria coat our skin. There are good types and bad types. Few have stinky side effects, but Staphylocci or staph as the nurses speak about in hospitals, are a group of bacteria that live all over the body. Within them, there is a particular species which only appears to grow in the underarm and they are known as Staphylococcus hominis and this is the rascal that causes the problem. This germ takes up residence in your pits because it loves to dine on sweat.
Does sweat smell? Sweat on its own has no smell. But by the time S. hominis is done with it, the fluid in it has been transformed into a type of sulphurous molecule called a thioalcohol and it’s the alcohol part of this that ensures that the chemical escapes easily into the air – and with it, the stink.
Next, let’s talk about Antiperspirants
How do antiperspirants work? They work by controlling the body with soluble metallic salts such as aluminium or other (possibly nasty) chemicals that are sprayed onto the skin in the axilla (armpit) where they are used to block the sweat ducts in the skin. This isn’t a natural thing to do and it leaves several questions that we cannot find easy answers to, such as: Is this is altering what the body does naturally? What happens to the sweat that never reaches the surface of the skin? Where does it go to? Is this bad for us? Does it affect us in other ways?
Are antiperspirants irritant? By their very nature they can be irritant, especially if you have sensitive skin. In worse cases they can cause eczema and even contact dermatitis. The skin under the arm is in most of us, delicate, and damp and more so if we have been exercising or are stressed. The skin, in a way, can be described as a thousand open mouths waiting to absorb what we put on it, and if this is a chemical, then we have to ask the question – what damage is it doing to the user?
Are there bad chemicals in antiperspirants? Not all cosmetic companies are bad, but some used the pesticide Triclosan in their antiperspirants. It is the worst culprit and something that the cosmetics industry should be ashamed of. Back in 1960, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) knew all about Triclosan, but due to industry pressure did not make a final determination to ban it until 2016. In the years in between, its use in consumer products included antibacterial liquid soaps, body washes, mouthwash, toothpaste, and it was a popular ingredient in some the world’s best-selling antiperspirants. Worst of all, it was shocking for us to discover that the trade name for Triclosan is 5-Chloro-2-(2,4-dichlorophenoxy), a phenol that was manufactured from the same raw material as 2,4-D, a component of the infamous Vietnam war defoliant known as Agent Orange.
A little about Deodorants
Are Deodorants gentle? Organic deodorants such as SkinLikes Deo for women (or men) are a gentler form of control of our own, very personal under-arm aroma, if that is, they are manufactured using clean, plant-based ingredients – and soft water – as we do.
Which deodorant is safe? There are hundreds of different variants of deodorant made from all sorts of sometimes crazy ingredients, so you have to be careful in selection.
SkinLikes Deo for Women answers all of the questions that we raise here by using ingredients that all come from Mother Earth. Clinically proven for effectiveness, this clean, eco-friendly organic deodorant is the best body hygiene product that you are going to find.
How is a deodorant made? We can’t answer for other companies, but ours is alcohol, aluminium, and paraben free, and it is specially formulated with rare, essential oils that nourish and protect delicate under-arms. The oils kill the bacteria that cause the smell and they are harvested from plants grown in sustainable, wild and natural locations around the world and sent to us by artisan suppliers. In a way it’s a magical formula that does the work of killing the bacteria while not harming in any way, the user. It took us years to perfect it in our laboratory. The result is the lovely product that we bring to you today.
Our advice: If you are considering using an antiperspirant, then please read the label, and then have a good think about what the ingredients may be doing to you. On the other hand, if you reckon that a little bit of sweat is not going to do you much harm, but you really need to deal with the smell, then a SkinLikes Deo may be the better option.
A little bit about your skin
First, let us accept that the skin is a thousand open mouths waiting to absorb what you put on it, and so our opinion is that it is better to use things that are plant-based and harmless, such as you will find in SkinLikes deo? In simple terms, we use beautiful soft water that we further purify ourselves and then we add ingredients that grow in and are harvested from plants, rather than as we find in other deodorants that are alcohol-based and when applied, they turn your skin acidic. Some others commonly contain perfume that’s often manufactured in a factory to mask odour, whereas our natural perfume is entirely from the essential oils themselves.
And last some facts
Sweat is one of the cooling mechanisms in us that help us shed excess heat.
The under arms have a higher density of sweat glands than other areas of the body.
In the US, the FDA strangely considers a deodorant to be a cosmetic, (to cleanse or beautify), while antiperspirants are considered to be a drug (intended to treat or prevent disease)?
The FDA requires antiperspirant labels to carry a warning for those with kidney disease to consult with their doctor before use.
Scientific evidence
If you are really interested, in malodour (smelly) underarms and all of the factors that affect it and indeed our own bodies, then you can read all about it in a 72-page article than can be found here:
https://elifesciences.org/articles/34995
FAQ’s
We have listed below some of the questions that we have been asked in the last year – and with them, we provide our answers:
Where can we find a gentle deodorant for women with sensitive skin?
Is it safe to wear deodorant after breast reconstruction or mastectomy?
Can deodorant cause breast cancer?
Deodorant to stop yellow stains?
Can underarm chemicals influence menstrual cycle?
The answers to all of these questions can be found on our blog at: https://skinlikes.co.uk/where-can-we-find-a-gentle-deodorant-for-women-with-sensitive-skin/
And here are the answers to yet more questions:
Q. How deodorant is made?
A. In round terms, many companies manufacture their deodorants using all sorts of ingredients. It’s up to the customer to be wise enough to know the difference between good ingredients, ones that are not so good, and ones that are maybe dangerous. The SkinLikes deo contains just good, clean organic ingredients that are easy for anyone to understand.
Q. Where was deodorant invented?
A. The first deodorant for sale to the public, was developed and patented by a U.S. inventor Edna Murphey, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1988.
Q. Why deodorant at night?
A. Some of us, especially ladies, more than men, it would seem, get night sweats. In women it can be perimenopause or menopause or hormone problems, while in both sexes it can be night-time medicines or low blood sugar or even neurological problems that can be the culprit. One factor that is often overlooked is the bed that we sleep in. If it’s been the same old bed for more than ten years then, it’s long overdue a change. Old beds don’t breathe – and technology has moved on a lot in bed manufacture in the last ten years. And of course, do you really need the fluffy pyjamas? However, if despite taking the best of precautions, you still sweat, then like many of our customers, applying a little deo at bedtime will leave you smelling much nicer in the morning. There is no harm in doing so. And your partner will love you all the more.
Q. Why deodorant stains clothes?
A. SkinLikes Deo won’t stain your clothes as there is nothing in the ingredients to make it do so. However, the ingredients in antiperspirants (often aluminium based) mix with the chemicals in your own sweat and can form a yellow stain on white clothes and colour change on other clothes – that is often very hard to remove.
Q. Deodorant when breast feeding?
A. There are no definitive answers to this question, but let’s put it this way. How many mums can wash a baby’s nappy and smell in it the curry that mum had for tea earlier in the evening. The skin will also absorb what you put on it – and if its aluminium in an antiperspirant or deodorant, then perhaps the best advice is not to use it at all.
Q. Deodorant while pregnant?
A. While again there are no definitive answers to this question – or medically backed up ones that we can find, the call seems to be that it is safe to do so. But, perhaps a chat with your doctor or a friendly word with the midwife who may recommend a safer option.
Q. When deodorant burns or itches?
A. Simply stated, if you get a burning or itching sensation the problem will be that your antiperspirant is packed full of chemicals that can potentially irritate, and especially so if you have sensitive skin. Every one of us on this Earth have different skin, and so there are lots of us who will react and others who won’t. Safest way is to change to a clean, organic deodorant such as SkinLikes and then the problem will diminish, if not completely disappear altogether.
Mrs W. –
My daughter brought me a bottle of SkinLikes deodorant after I had my mastectomy. That was four years ago. I have been using this absolutely wonderful product ever since.
Miss A. –
There are so many stories about the link between breast cancer and deodorants that I find confusing. And I wonder sometimes just who pays for the research that goes into what is published? But I was pleased when my sister told me about Skinlikes Deo and I tried some. It amazes me that although the ingredients are so simple, yet they work so well.
Miss T –
I have been using Skinlikes deodorant for around 8 years now. It was sent to me for one of my clients to try at the time as I worked in PR and my client gave it to me to try – I have been using it ever since. During a normal working day I would always notice an unpleasant smell on me from using normal deodorant and I must say that since using Skinlikes I don’t suffer from the ‘metallicy’ odour anymore. I am very happy and I hope that you never stop making it as it’s brilliant!! I have tried other natural deodorants, when I have run out, but nothing seems to work as well as yours!
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