Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I think you should try crystal stick body deodorant. Here's why. 1. I used to shave my armpits every day and also use standard chemically-questionable antiperspirant deodorants. As you can imagine, this led to a great deal of armpit skin/hair follicle aggravation. For those with similar experience, you know that it hardly "matters" (ie to society) if you've got hairless, unsmelly pits, but when you raise your arms, they're bumpy and red and not at all happy. Within a week of using salt crystal deodorant--and on pretty much my usual shaving habit--my armpits had healed tremendously. After an extended stint of not shaving my armpits at all and realizing that's not so bad, I now shave maybe a couple times a week or less. And now, my formerly irritated armpit skin looks just as healthy as the rest of my skin. It's a beautiful thing, and my armpits never itch or feel painful. Yay! 2. Crystal salt deodorant isn't gendered. I love this. The container is purple, and the logo is like, a dude and a lady applying deodorant. There's no marketing hype between the male and female products, like how guy's extra-strength crazy long-lasting you're-sweating-like-a-dirty-mule-but-you-still-smell-like-pineapple-and-musk often has JUST AS MUCH active ingredient in it as, say, Degree Little Black Dress-Approved Satin deodorant. Guess what salt deodorant smells like? NOTHING. It's amazing. I like not smelling of anything a LOT. I hate that, after a really hot day outside, my clothes and I reek of, like, melting baby powder awash over my natural body odor. The smell of the deodorant really is stronger than my natural smell, and it kind of grosses me out, and makes me assess my body and my clothes are more dirty than they actually are. Since salt crystal deodorant is not an antiperspirant--rather, it works by creating a barrier that neutralizes the bacteria that causes odor in the first place--there is a little bit of adjustment of sweating a bit more. I don't mind at all. 3.I love how kind salt deodorant is to my clothes. First of all, it doesn't rub off on clothes like white deodorant loves to, nor does it cause the yellow pit stains that result not from your sweat itself, but chemicals in most deodorants. Also, I've noticed that, even in clothes that have been freshly washed, they often will have an oily, fragranced deodorant residue around the pits. Not comfortable. No problems with this from salt deodorant. 4. The stuff lasts FOREVER. The original sticker price is a couple bucks more than your favorite mainstream deodorant, but in many cases, just one crystal is enough for an entire year. I love saving money, time, and packaging! 5. I've not needed to do this, but spray salt crystal deodorant can also be sprayed into shoes and such that need a bit of freshening up, as well as is safe to apply to other parts of your body as desired. Here's what's not so great about salt crystal deodorant: 1. I first just bought the stick of crystal. And, since it is, you know, dry salt, it needs to be wet or applied to wet armpits to apply at all. It works well to just hop out of the shower and apply it directly to your wet pits then, but it's not great when you otherwise remember, woops, forgot to put it on today. From reviews of the product, I have found a happy solution. There is also a bottled salt crystal spray. I spritz my pits with that first, and then apply the crystal deodorant. The two parts together seem significantly much more effective than just one or the other. 2. The deodorant really needs to be applied to clean skin. In my experience, it did not work as well if I applied it later in the day after forgetting about after my morning shower. For me, I didn't like applying regular deodorant mid-day after some sweating, too--it felt creamy, dirty, too aroma-d and not very effective, either. So alas, I think there is only so good you can get. 3.It's not the best if you are into sweating-ful activities. Once again, I am not sure what IS the best for keeping BO down in that, because I really don't like how regular deodorant reacts to intensive sweating, either. But! Yes, you won't smell like burning body-odor-laden acrid baby powder after a work-out. You just smell like you, if a little stinky around the pits. The crystal just feels cleaner, to me, too, even if I may smell a bit more. So, dear reader, in summary: I think you should go for it. The days are getting just a bit cooler now, and it's a good time to get a feel of what it is like before you NEED a good deodorant in those really hot months. For everyday use, I strongly recommend salt crystal deodorant. Give it a shot! I think you'll love it.