On a quest for a healthy deodorant

Hi there!

For some time I've been searching for a healthier version of deodorant fromthe ones we can usually found in our drugstores. 

You've probably all heard how aluminium chlorohydrate can be related with breast cancer. The truth is that there are no specific studies that can proof this, but there are some studies that are showing how aluminium can mimic estrogen in human body, and elevated estrogen levels are tied to a risk of breast cancer. 

So, maybe we can at least try to found something safer. Here's what I've found. But, I must tell you that I'm not an expert on this field, I can just tell you what I've observed and what worked for me. 

Već neko vrijeme tražim si zdraviju verziju dezodoransa od onih kakvih obično možemo kupiti u našim drogerijama.

Vjerojatno ste čule da aluminijev klorohidrat može biti povezan s rakom dojke. Istina je da baš i nema studija koje to mogu dokazati, ali postoje studije koje nam pokazuju da aluminij može oponašati estrogen u ljudskom tijelu, a povećana razina estrogena je povezana s rizikom pojave raka dojke.

Možda bi i mogle barem pogledati može li se naći nešto sigurnije. Evo što sam ja pronašla. Ali, moram Vam reći da na ovom polju nisam stručnjak, tek govorim ono što sam sama zapazila i što je meni odgovaralo.

Some year ago, I found a recipe for DIY deodorant (#1 on photo). I was super excited and happy when I made it - with coconut oil, baking soda and cornstarch. I was even happier when I realized that this baby works !  It smelled gorgeous, I'm nuts for coconut scent. But not for long - my armpits had a bad reaction on baking soda .

There was no other choice for me but to found something similar, maybe just a bit more gentle. I reached out for a deodorant by Miyu natural cosmetics (#2). Hers deo cream has more kinda plant scent, in a pleasant way. Unfortunately, after three days of using this, I had a bad reaction, so I stopped using it. But, I must tell you, my boys are loving it, and if can works on males, it surely can works on girls. 

Then I decided to try some deodorant from iHerb.com. It was this one. OMG! This thing stinks! When you put it on your armpits, you'll stink too! Let me tell you, I usually don't sweat too much, and really rarely can feel my own smell, those are extreme situations. But with this 'deodorant' I stink like never in my life, so after give it a try of whole 5 days, it ended up in garbage. It was such a bad, stinky and disappointing experience . 

Afterwards, I found Bionsen stick (#3) in local drugstore. It assures you in a long-lasting freshness without aluminium. Here is the list of ingredients:

Pred nešto više od godine dana, naišla san na recept za DIY dezodorant (#1 na gornjoj fotki). Bila sam baš uzbuđena kad sam ga napravila - od kokosovog ulja, sode bikarbone i škroba. Bila sam još sretnija kad sam shvatila da to čudo stvarno djeluje ! Mirisao je predobro, no ja sam totalno luda za mirisom kokosa, pa možda ovo nije objektivno mišljenje. Ali zadovoljstvo nije dugo trajalo - moji pazusi su burno reagirali na sodu .

Nije bilo drugog izbora do da ppotražim nešto slično, možda ipak malo nježnije. Odlučila sam probati dezić od Miyu prirodne kozmetike (#2). Njena deo kremica ima nekako biljni miris, ali ugodan. Na žalost, nakon tri dana korištenja iste, moji pazusi su se opet pobunili, pa sam je prestala koristiti. No, moram Vam reći i da je moji momci vole, ako djeluje na jačem spolu, sigurno će pomoći i curama. 

Onda sam odlučila probati i neki dezić s iHerb.com-a. Izbor je pao na ovog. OMG! Ovo čudo nevjerojatno smrdi! Kad ga stavite pod pazuhe, smrdite i Vi zajedno s njim! Moram reći da se obično ne znojim pretjerano, i zbilja rijetko osjetim vlastiti miris, to su tek ekstremne situacije. Ali s ovim 'dezićem' smrdila sam kao nikad ranije, i nakon mučenja od 5 dana, završio je u smeću. Bilo je ovo gadno, smrdljivo i razočaravajuće iskustvo .

Nakon toga sam u lokalnoj drogeriji nabasala na Bionsen dezić u sticku (#3). On bi trebao osigurati dugotrajnu svježinu i bez aluminijevih soli. Evo i liste sastojaka:

My skin kept silent, I had no reactions, but unfortunately, this didn't worked for me. As I said, I don't sweat a lot, sometimes I think I don't sweat at all (well, except all over my head), but with this on my skin I could felt my own smell, which I didn't appreciated. It's just to week. Smells like plants, but with a strong dose of alcohol.

Then, by accident, I discovered the Olea roll-on (#4). 

Koža je bila tiha, nisam imala loših reakcija, no nažalost, ovo čudo meni ne odgovara. Kao što rekoh, ne znojim se previše, ponekad mi se čini da se ni ne znojim (osim svuda po glavi), ali s ovim sam mogla osjetiti vlastiti miris, što baš i nisam cijenila previše. Preslabo djelovanje. Miris mu je biljni, ali se i alkohol baš osjeti.

A onda sam, sasvim slučajno otkrila i Olea roll-on (#4).

No aluminium, no paraben, great! And smells great - lemon like, which I absolutely adore. The only problem is alcohol on second place on ingredient list. My princess skin really hates it! If you don't have this kind of problems with your skin, you might give it a try.

After this one I was devastated, will I ever found something that suits me!? But I won't give up.

Next on my list was Lidera deo cream (#5). I realized that my parents were using it when I was kid, it's really old brand. It's from time when people washed themselves more often and stink more rarely . 

Nema aluminija, nema parabena, ma odlično! I miriše super - limunasto, što obožavam. Jedini problem je taj alkohol na drugom mjestu sastojaka. Moja koža-princeza mrzi ga! Ukoliko ipak nemate ovakvih problema s kožom, možete ga i probati.

Nakon ovog me uhvatila tuga, hoću li uopće pronaći nešto što mi odgovara!? Ali nemam namjeru odustati.

Iduća na mojoj listi je Lidera deo krema (#5). Nju su koristili moji roditelji dok sam bila klinka (a tome ima poprilično godina), radi se o stvarno starom brandu. Još iz vremena kad su se ljudi malo češće kupali a malo rjeđe smrdili .

It has a gentle scent, which I cannot precisely describe. Then I decided to 'google' a bit about it. 

Ima nježan miris, koji ne mogu točno odrediti. Pa sam malo 'proguglala' kremicu.

Although it's free of aluminium and paraben, it doesn't look that great to me. 

Then I found 'IT' - Bourjois mineral + beauty anti-transpirant. 

Premda bez aluminija i parabena, ipak mi ne izgleda prebajno.

A onda sam konačno pronašla 'it' dezić - Bourjois mineral + beauty anti-transpirant.

What do you think about this!? Potassium alum is also one of aluminium salt, but its molecules are much larger than the ones of aluminium chlorohydrate, ant not thought to be absorbable through human skin. I found myself pretty satisfied with this deodorant, but I'm still searching for something better... lol. 

Što mislite!? Potassium alum (alaun) je također aluminijeva sol, ali njegove su molekule puno veće od onih aluminijevog klorohidrata, pa se pretpostavlja da se ne absorbiraju kroz kožu. Za sada sam baš zadovoljna ovim dezićem, ali možda ipak pronađem nešto bolje 

My advice - you have to try DIY deodorant. I'm sure you can found tons of recipes online. If you're lucky and don't have any bad reaction on soda, you'll probably be happy with its effect. 

If you'd like to take a look at ingredients of cosmetics you're using, visit this page, I bet you'll found it very useful. 

Moj savjet Vam je - obavezno probajte DIY dezić, bilo da ćete ga napraviti same ili kupiti od cura koje ga rade. Ukoliko prođete bez reakcije na sodu, garantiram da ćete biti zadovoljne djelovanjem. Jedan od recepata za ovaj dezić možete naći ovdje. 

Ako Vas zanimaju sastojci kozmetike koju trošite, posjetite ovu stranicu. Sigurna sam da će vam koristiti. 

Uf, ovo je bio maratonski post, sad sam spremna za spavanje .

Thanks for stopping by, Žana