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Wednesday, November 16, 2011

What is the Best Natural Deodorant?

As I explained in my article In the Pits: The Great Deodorant Debate, traditional deodorants often contain dangerous chemical compounds that are known estrogen mimics. Because of the possibility that these deodorants could lead to cancer, I switched to natural deodorant about a year ago. I have now tried two different brands that are much safer than traditional deodorants: Crystal Roll-on and Tom's of Maine. Here are my observations about each:



Crystal                                                            Tom's
Pros: Works well as an antiperspirant,             Pros: Scented varieties smell great,
Long lasting, Rated 0 on Ewg Skin                  Cheaper than Crystal,Doesn't dry out skin,
Deep Database.                                              Has responsible packaging and
                                                                      company commitments to
                                                                      community service.

Cons: About $1 more expensive than              Cons: Doesn't work as well as Crystal
Tom's, Takes a minute to dry after                  as an antiperspirant, Doesn't last as long,
application, Can be drying to skin.                   Rated higher (2) on the
                                                                      Ewg Skin Deep Database.


Conclusion: While Tom's of Maine is a wonderful company that is making a true positive difference for the environment, Crystal Roll On works better and contains safer ingredients. I highly recommend Crystal.

3 comments:

  1. It's so hard to find a safe deodorant. I've tried many too. Thanks for sharing that so many deodorants have toxic chemicals. I wrote about it too.
    http://groovygreenlivin.com/2011/06/deodorant-dos-and-donts-for-smelling-fresh/

    Careful with the crystal deodorants-they could contain aluminum-the very ingredient that we are trying to avoid.

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  2. Hi ..

    Really a wonderful sharing..
    less expensive and much safer as compared to other to deodorant..


    james smith…
    natural deodorant

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  3. I've tried both of these deodorants, to no avail unfortunately. Been using Lavilin for the past 6 months, and so far it is doing the job.

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