The time it takes to be a woman

[XantheStone]

While we’re talking deodorant, I use the silver one, Nivea brand, I believe. Works for me.

[anon17141263]

Seriously. Why is it still going?

[anon26470017]

Bad deodorant, it needs a shower.

[L_Mariachi]

@Snowlark

killing off the bacteria in the underarm will keep you fresh for most of the day. I did this for several months by misting 91% isopropyl alcohol

Once I got this bacterial infection in my pits, manifesting as waxy buildup on the hairs. (Turned out my hygiene-challenged roommate had been sharing my deodorant.) After shaving once and then wiping down with rubbing alcohol for a couple of weeks, my pits never ever smell anywhere near as strongly as they tended to before, no matter how sweaty I get, even twenty years later.

[L_Mariachi]

Honest question: What’s antibacterial in this?

Propylene glycol, water, sodium stearate, fragrance, sodium chloride, stearyl alcohol, FD&C blue no. 1, FD&C yellow no. 5

[Skeptic]

@L_Mariachi

Honest question: What’s antibacterial in this?

Propylene glycol, water, sodium stearate, fragrance, sodium chloride, stearyl alcohol, FD&C blue no. 1, FD&C yellow no. 5

I’m not a chemist and I don’t know. SpeedStick’s active ingredient is not listed as such, perhaps since as a “cosmetic” and not a “drug” it shouldn’t have an “active” ingredient.

SpeedStick, like lots of deodorants, contains polypropylene glycol, which in this case is gelled with sodium stearate to create the “stick” composition of the deodorant, which other products use as the base for fragrance and antibacterials. However, polypropylene glycol itself is anti-microbial, so perhaps that is the active ingredient? Dunno. Sodium chloride also has some anti-microbial properties, but I don’t know if that has anything to do with why it’s in this product.

SpeedStick claims multiple factors for the function if deodorants, including masking bad odors and breaking down fatty acids, contrary to the maiin citation I relied upon before posting ( compoundchem.com/2015/09/21/deodorants-antiperspirants/ ). Apologies to @anon67050589 for the multiple errors on my part and in my faulty research:

The primary focus of deodorant is to mask the smell of excessive bacteria that may arise during times of moderate to heavy exertion. The purpose of deodorant isn’t to stop the problem of excess sweating, but to mask the result, which is an increase in underarm bacteria and the body odor that follows. Combining propylene glycol and fragrances, deodorants provide long-lasting odor protection by masking odor with fragrance ingredients, creating an environment where bacteria can’t grow and reducing odor by neutralizing some of the smelly components in sweat like fatty acids.

Deodorant vs. Antiperspirant | Speed Stick®

The majority of what I’ve read still cites antibacterial action as the primary mechanism, but I do not know to what degree masking fragrance and fatty acid breakdown work effectively, nor whether the speed stick ingredients asked about do all of those or not.

[Melizmatic]

Obligs, before it finally does close:

[ChickieD]

This is a product I’ll be carrying in my webstore soon. I spoke with the owner of this company extensively the other day. This seems like it’s worth a shot in the underarm area.

https://lavenderoil.com/product-category/immuni-mist/

[anon67050589]

And one of the best covers ever…a final scene that brought me to tears:

[Melizmatic]

Good scene. I knew about the show, but I never watched it.

[anon67050589]

It was required viewing for 2nd wave feminists! Remember Dan Quayle fear-mongering about the irresponsibility and selfishness of single moms? This final show wiped the floor with all his claims.

[Melizmatic]

Yes, I remember all the much ado about nothing very well; right along with his not being able to spell potato.