No true Gothwomon would be a swerf-and-terf!
Not sure why you are SYH.
Both anti-perspirants and deodorants prevent odor. Neither abates existing odor, as you were suggesting - that’s what showers are for.
Armpit stink occurs when sweat aids the growth of bacteria that excrete stinky chemicals.
Anti-perspirants reduce sweat, helping prevent the growth of the stink-causing bacteria.
"Deodor"ants do not actually deodorize, rather they are antibacterials that kill off odor causing bacteria before they can make a stink.
The FDA has recently banned antibacterials from household products such as hand and dish soap. Don’t be mislead by the lazy classification of deodorant antimicrobials as “cosmetic”. It doesn’t necessarily mean the ingredients are safer for you or less toxic.
Fragrance is included in many anti-perspirants and deodorants and has nothing to do with the effectiveness of either. Fragrance is for marketing (“I’m going to buy this product because it smells nice.”) and psychology (“This product must be working because I can smell it.”) And some fragrance is to cover up the odor of the chemicals in the product (“masking fragrance”).
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So, attending a Tech Conference and my rough estimate is 20-to-1 ratio of men to women and finally seeing lines at the men’s room
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While we’re talking deodorant, I use the silver one, Nivea brand, I believe. Works for me.
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Seriously. Why is it still going?
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Bad deodorant, it needs a shower.
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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.
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 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.
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Obligs, before it finally does close:
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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/
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And one of the best covers ever…a final scene that brought me to tears:
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Good scene. I knew about the show, but I never watched it.
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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.
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Yes, I remember all the much ado about nothing very well; right along with his not being able to spell potato.
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