Trying to find zero waste, plastic free, vegan, cruelty free & palm free deodorant took me down the biggest internet worm hole!
There is a lot of misinformation out there. Which is a shame, because there's no need for it. Most people are happy to switch to 'natural' deodorant for the ethical & eco benefits.
We don't need to be tricked into it with pseudoscience nonsense 🙈
Resources
Nivea tests on animals: ethicalelephant.com/nivea-tes...
Lynx, Simple, Dove, Impulse, L’Oreal & Sure test: crueltyfreeblog.wordpress.com...
Mitchum test: www.crueltyfreekitty.com/bran...
How sweat works: health.howstuffworks.com/well...
Aluminium is safe: www.scientificamerican.com/ar...
Aluminium doesn't cause breast cancer: www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/c...
Aluminium doesn't cause dementia: alzheimer.ca/en/Home/About-de...
Can you sweat toxins out of your body?: uamshealth.com/healthlibrary2...
The one thing you need to know before you detox: sciencebasedmedicine.org/the-...
No, You Can't Sweat Out Toxins www.nationalgeographic.com/ne...
Detoxing is a myth: www.theguardian.com/lifeandst...
Antiperspirant alters the microbial ecosystem on your skin:
www.sciencedaily.com/releases...
Antiperspirants Alter Your Armpit Bacteria and Could Actually Make You Smell Worse: www.realclearscience.com/blog...
Salt has antibacterial properties: www.sciencefocus.com/nature/w...
Bicarbonate of soda has mild antibacterial properties: study.com/academy/answer/is-b...
Coconut oil is not antibactial: theconversation.com/five-clai...
Arrowroot inhibits bacteria growth: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/f...
Calamine inhibits bacteria growth: aip.scitation.org/doi/10.1063...
Rose-scented geranium essential oil has antibacterial properties: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...
Patchouli essential oil has antibacterial properties: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...
Lavender essential oil hasn't been proven to have antibacterial properties: www.publish.csiro.au/hi/pdf/H...
Grapefruit essential oil has antimicrobial actives: www.researchgate.net/publicat...
Black Pepper essential oil has antibacterial properties: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...
Ylang ylang essential oil has antibacterial properties: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...
Sunflower seed has antibacterial properties: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...
Aloe vera has antibacterial properties: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...
Rosemary essential oil has antibacterial properties: www.sciencedirect.com/science...
Women & men different pit bacteria: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_...
Thumbnail image from Low Impact Movement's homemade natural deodorant recipe: lowimpactmovement.org/diys/20...