Being green is defiantly not easy, or at least that’s what I am finding when it comes to deodorant. And being a large man, I do tend to sweat a lot, so its quite important that I do use something to stop me smelling. In the past I have generally used Lynx, partly because I particularly liked the Africa version and partly because it was an easy and lazy option. But our council do not recycle the cans, so I have decided to hunt down a better, more eco-friendly alternative.
As well as that I also want to reduce the use of aluminimum on my skin, its often used in deodorants to block pores and I figure that this can’t really be all that good for me. Over the past couple of months, I have pretty much used up my entire supply of canned deodorants, there is still a half full can of Right Guard at work, but that’s only used on a rare occasion.
So I have several options as far as I can find, spray, powders, sticks, bar, roll-on & crystals. So far I have tried out a spray and a bar. The spray I purchased was from Body Shop, and cost £4.00, its not too bad actually, the fragrance isn’t fantastic, but it’s not terrible. It has lasted quite a while, but I do find myself having to spray 3 or 4 times a day, which can be a pain, but that could be down to me being a big fella. The bottle is plastic and fully recyclable it’s made with Peruvian maca root which is supposed to energise me, while helping boost vitality, not sure about that, but on a hot day it does help cool my skin down and is quite soothing on my skin.
The other option I have tried is a deodorant bar, in particular Aromarant which is sold by Lush for £4.00 per 100g. This one uses sodium bicarbonate to absorb odours and sandalwood to make me smell nice. Well it does smell nice and it seems to do an ok job of absorbing the sweat, my only negative comment would be that its not suitable to use when wearing white and it will leave some rather nasty looking brown marks on your shirt!
None of these options so far, feels, natural. Its hard to get used to not spraying on some Lynx, but my search is really just starting. I am not sure if either of these is right for me, I think I would be happy with them, but I think I need to explore some of the other options first. The problem I have with the two above, is that neither of them are actually antiperspirants, which in the summer months will be important.
I will keep looking and I will keep you updated with how my search is going, if you have any suggestions, they would also be greatly appreciated.
God Bless,
Michael
