Natural Deodorant?

[Lithril]

Was thinking on the drive into work today (ok its a long drive and I was bored) that you're meant to use unscented deodorants to avoid detection from animals and also to avoid attracting unwanted insects. This lead on to wondering if there are any natural/traditional deodorants??

 

[Venger]

I tend to use 'PitRok' - a natural crystal deodorant.
It's an ammonium alum -it kill's the bacteria that makes the smell
It's odourless, alcohol free, not sticky or greasy.

You just wet it and put it on - after a shower or bath.

Since its a solid lump of crystal (like rock salt) it lasts for ages, the deodorant lasts well during the day.

You should find it in health food shops

Venger

 

[raskusdrotti]

How about this?

Has no smell, and stops you smelling - bit pricey though at £9 and looks kinda heavy.
Although i think it will last a while!

Could always use fox poo! lol

Neil

 

[FeralSheryl]

There sure is. There are a number of Natural Mineral Salt Deotorants on the market that work surprisingly well. They are not anti persperants so that won't stop you sweating but they inhibit the growth of the smelly barceria that create the body odour.

What you get is a lump of Mineral Salt that looks like a crystal. Some come on their own, others in a container. You just wet them and the bits you want to deodourise and rum them on like a roll on. The effect can last up to 24 hours. Completely fragrance free and most brands are not tested on animals either.

Any Health sore will have them and good Chemists too. Pit Rok and Crystal Spring are two of the main brands. They usually cost just under a fiver and last quite a while.

 

[FeralSheryl]

Arf. You guys just beat me to it. I should take up speed typing!

Try Ecover for naturally clean smell free clothes.

 

[Venger]

Type faster Sheryl,
pitrok comes in at £5.95 in its container, roughly 100g+

Venger

 

[grahoom]

wow cool - gonna have to get some of these natural deodorants, as i hate the smell of a lot of deodorants....

 

[NickBristol]

Another fan of Pitrok ere - not used anything else for ages. Only problem has been that after some particularly good curries, the smell of the curry transfers from pit to Pitrok and lingers for a while after...

I find it does have to be quite wet when applying it for it to give enough protection when working hard...

 

[FeralSheryl]

Type faster Sheryl,

Venger

LOL!

...i hate the smell of a lot of deodorants....

Agreed. Never did understand the desire for all those add on smells. It not only tells everyone at 100 paces you're approaching, defeating all your Ninja training, but you can't smell anything through it yourself. It's like a blindfold for your nose.

I love picking up the scent of a Fox or the smell of the earth after it rains. Good smells

 

[Venger]

Nick, I tend to find it helps if you give the pitrok a quick wash of it's own, after you use it,( a quick wash, rub over with thumb and mine is fine.)

 

[Lithril]

Cheers peeps I'll go and get one tomorrow and see how it goes.

 

[morch]

Green People also do an organic crystal deodorant called Deokrystal, and a similar spray one, both of which i can recommend. All of their products can be found here if anyones interested www.greenpeople.co.uk

 

[tomtom]

crystal deodorant called Deokrystal

how cryptic..

i love the names they come up with for this stuff!

 

[Ogri the trog]

Oops, just caught up with this thread,
I work within the toiletries industry for a major manufacturer. My job includes filling the aerosol cans and I have to admit that, for me, the perfumes used are so strong that it is very hard to tell any difference between them - it makes my job hard when trying to change between flavours.

As to what do I use - Pitrok all the way.

Ogri the trog

 

[swamp donkey]

Havnt used such things for over 30 years and only use simple soap and do not own any after shave and I still have a wife and at least one friend.

Swamp Donkey

 

[bushman762]

Yes, I'll have to agree with those that reccomend the crystal deoderant, I'm afraid I sweat like a horse and nothing ever worked. Then I found 'crystal' sure kills those bact. and nothing to be embarrassed about anymore.

 

[odin13]

if u have a neals yard shop near you, they sell deodorant crystals which are really great!

 

[Lithril]

Had a look on the Pitrok website and apparently the Waitrose near us sell it, although knowing their prices I'll probably have to take a another loan to buy it.

 

[raskusdrotti]

I bought one of the push-ups at Asda a week or so ago for £5.99.

I've been testing it for a week now, and I have to say I'm really impressed!!
Works at least as good, if not better than all the others I've used.

It should be labelled as "anti-odourant" - because it does not stop you sweating, and it doesn't make you smell good, it just stops you smelling

I can see that it's gonna last ages too!!

Neil

 

[match]

I tend to avoid most chemicals wherever possible, so I tend to just make my own deoderant as follows:

5 tbsp witch hazel extract (Boots/other chemists)
5 tbsp warm water
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda (any supermarket)
30-40 drops essential oil (I tend to use 20 mint, 15 tea tree, 5 rosemary).

Dissolve the bicarb in the water, then add the witch hazel, and essential oils. Put in a small spray bottle. Note - from experience, you can buy spray bottles in boots and in superdrug, but the witch hazel seems to destroy the boots ones! (and superdrug's are cheaper )

The ingredients work in the following ways:

witch-hazel - kills bacteria, is astringent and closes pores.
bicarb - natural deoderant and again kills bacteria.
essential oils - smell nice, can help kill bacteria.

Its not an antiperspirant, and if you're doing a lot of exercise/sweating a lot, you will start to smell again. Having said that, its very cheap to make (probably a few quid for several months supply) - you can scent it however you want (could use things like pine oils/citronella etc for a bushcraft scent), and I haven't had any complaints from my friends or colleagues since I switched to using it!

(One word of advice - don't put it on immediately after a shower - the witch-hazel/oils can sting a tad if your pores are open!)