Is aluminium in antiperspirant deodorants harmful? | Lab Muffin Beauty Science
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- Опубликовано: 28 дек 2020
- Natural deodorants advertising the benefits of going aluminium-free are everywhere now (I know, because they keep offering to sponsor me). But do you really need to avoid aluminium? Here's the science.
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* Why is aluminium in deodorants?
* What's the evidence for aluminium and breast cancer?
* Why is this link so persistent?
* What's actually linked to breast cancer?
* Are there legitimate reasons to avoid aluminium in deodorants?
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The only thing I need to “flush out of my system” is my pent-up frustration towards people who toss around the word ‘toxin’ like a frisbee 🤦♀️
And "detox"
Dude, I have healthy, functional liver and two whole kidneys to do that for me, and if I didn't, your OrGaNiC, aLL nAtUrAl woo woo balm will not help me lmao
THANK YOU!!
I see so many people fall for dumb detox cleanses and teas. Not to mention these companies charge a premium for their snake oil. 🙄
That's fine, hope you enjoy your teflon, fluoride, fire retardants in everything, forever chemicals, just carry on.
Yeh ever heard of Nicotine patches, the skin is highly ABSORBENT, that's how Nicotine gets ABSORBED. What so you think that the body has some sort of mechanism to not absorb the chemicals in deodorants!🤣🤪
@@mikethebloodthirsty water is a forever chemical..... youre body is constantly filled with water ..... everyone who has ever died drank water .... 🤯
I feel something that the majority of people don't realise is that a result observed in a single paper needs to be replicated across the globe and obtain similar results for it to be an established fact. This is what is happening in case of vaccines too. One study in an obscure journal linking something to a disease and people start avoiding it like a plague!!
Ugh, I wish people were taught better critical thinking skills in school, I think it would make the world a nicer, more rational place :(
@@LabMuffinBeautyScience I agree!!! Also thank you for the heart!!!
@@LabMuffinBeautyScience The science on rationality is younger than most school books, better not expect that to start sticking for another two decades.
"Study." Andrew Wakefield's paper had SO much wrong with it, calling it a "study" is an affront to science.
I agree with you but, its something as simple as deodorant then I'm going to avoid it like the plague.
I would love to see you talk about fluoride in toothpaste! There is so much fear mongering with that!
I ruined my gums to the point of no repair because i used a toothpaste without fluoride for like half a year :( now i have paradontitis and almost had to get a teeth removed at age 20
I've read some studies and some of the concern is justified but it still doesn't take away the fact that it is the best ingredient to protect the teeth. There have also been some studies with different fluoride alternatives and some of them seem promising but they need more research before they start being used in toothpaste.
I did this research a long time ago so I can't remember much tbh. I think too much fluoride ingestion is bad.
@@raygin6581 ohhh noooo :(
THIS. Fluoride in just about anything really. There's claims that it "calcifies your pineal gland" and "lowers IQ". Hard to believe and not sure where they come from, but they are there. Would love to see a video on fluoride.
Yes!!! I’m a dental hygienist and always recommend fluoridated toothpaste for my patients. It’s not the evil toxic chemical everyone thinks it is and it actually takes a lot at once for it to be anywhere near harmful (like most things). Those fear mongering studies focus on extremely high amounts of fluoride in drinking water in places where it wasn’t even regulated. The amount we use for toothpaste doesn’t even come close unless you decide to make it a part of your diet and eat a whole tube.
Gurl, gurl....this video is long overdue, our science angel! That Native deodorant has been taking over the youtubes
Awww, but i like that deodorant.
Haven’t watched whole video yet. Don’t know what the native d.o. is either. But my step mom wouldn’t wear anything bc she didn’t want to get Alzheimer’s. She now has one of the worst cases seen. 😔
It may not be better that aluminum deodorant but like it's smells so good 😳 it's good if you have weird sensitive skin and just want a solid perfume.
And I got an ad for Lumé 😂
yes! I started using "natural deodorant" during a phase and it was fucking awful lol it irritates my skin so bad unlike regular deodorant
The irony of a Lume deoderant ad popping up in this video 😆
Ugh, their founder says the scientific consensus is that there's no link but she has a "hunch". She's an MD.
Honestly though....I love their deoderant. Not because I’m scared of aluminum, it just seems to work well for me and it’s not sticky like a lot of others. Don’t like that they are spreading that point to scare people into buying though, I wasn’t aware of that. 😔
I got the same ad!
Same! hehe
@@LabMuffinBeautyScience Yeah, that's why I hate when people say "just ask a doctor" for scientific or medical advice. Doctors believe in BS all the time, and they also disagree on many things. 🙃
You mean to tell me, I’ve switched to “natural” deodorant and been stinky for two years for no reason? 🤯
😅😅same here
Bahaahaha
Lol I felt the same way!! Now we know🤷♀️
Same 😂
Your body is supposed to sweat tho.. also if you’re worried about cancer. Dairy consumption (lots of pregnant female hormones) increases risk of breast cancer by 34 percent but do your own research and thinking. If anything give up liquid dairy butter, there’s plant based versions of both ice cream. Cheese is a lot harder because it’s more concentrated and the casein turns into casomorphein cheese is a literal drug addiction. The casein is supposed to give a mild addiction to the calf making them stay near their mother.
I wish more people did the research or at least watched your channel. I’m so tired of people telling me what I can and can’t use and “basing” it on pseudoscience
Thank you! Me too - that's partly why I started my blog, my mum used to send me every email forward about SLS shampoos being toxic or whatever...
@@LabMuffinBeautyScience your mom most get the same emails as mine 😀
@@LabMuffinBeautyScience Isn't your mom a nurse? I understand the concern back in 90's/early 2000's - but that was 20 years ago!! The science did not bear it out. I would even say such information lacks the dismay/terror of the antivaxxers, who "see" vaccination and autism onset around the same life periods and assume a (false) causal link. (They have my sympathy because being a parent to this small defenseless person is scary and hard, and a parent's life changes dramatically after a birth. But a seemingly logical correlation is not necessarily correct.) However, treasure Mom anyway!! I miss mine every day....
I'm really glad that you bust those myths. I'm a cosmetologist, and i was taught a lot of bullshit at school, so when i graduated i started to reevaluate what i learnt. Your chanel is very helpfull. Thank you for your work.
I suppose they’re not big on scientific research at cosmetology schools. 😅
@@Poemi10304 Not at all. One of my teachers said that drugstore shampoo has "wax" in it and it builds up on people's hair - her source, of course, was anecdotal evidence with working with her clients. This is nonsense though. The only ingredient in shampoos that could "build up" are silicones, which actually are great for protecting the hair. The solution is simply to wash with a clarifying shampoo before cutting, coloring, or styling. Also - lots of higher end shampoos use the same ingredients that "drugstore" ones do - High end companies don't have a monopoly on cosmetic ingredients.
@@reihino7857 I also don’t use silicones on my hair, but in my case it’s not because I don’t like them as ingredients, it’s just that to remove them from the hair you need to use shampoo with sulfates and I despise shampoo with sulfates. They make my hair drier and make my color dye fade quicker.
But I don’t think silicons are bad for the hair. Your hair is made of dead cells, there’s no way you can “nourish” them, they’re dead. Everything you put on your hair is for “immediate results” in some way. Because of that, preventing damage is a better way than fixing it.
I'm so glad my cosmetology school didn't promote myths like this. Even the nutrition portion: After, I went on to college and took nutrition courses there, and all my base knowledge from cosmetology school was accurate and made the classes a lot easier! One of my teachers at cosmetology school also made a point of debunking diet myths beyond what those classes touched.
It didn't occur to me to be grateful that my instructors were scientifically literate until now. I thought that was going to be a basic expectation.
Me too,, was taught a lot of rubbish,, her videos has helped me a lot
As a radiologic technologist who does mammograms (as are I think all of not a good percentage of us performing exams, are also women) let me make this clear.
Aluminum salts are metal.
Metal shows up in x-ray. So we have you remove it so we (the radiologist, and this the RT) can see your lymph nodes near your breast tissue. So a baby wipe fixes this during the exam but an antiperspirant or deodorant is obscuring the image by creating smears or dots on the area of interest. So imaging of this area needs clean skin to prevent false alarms. It's a lower dose radiation in comparison to a CT so it isn't as good at telling apart metal from cyst from cancer. So this is why in order to keep low radiation doses we need a clean "area of interest" aka wipe those pits clean.
Thank you for helping clear this misinformation as many times this isn't explained clearly in the 5-10 mins I have to do an imaging exam due to the American healthcare system just not giving us enough time or even energy to have an average RT explain this to every PT for every exam for every day 5 days a week. I see roughly 20-40 people in a day. You want me to compress that tissue quickly, explain how to reduce the pain of the procedure and take great images in 5 mins (or in the case of my speedy coworker 3 mins and 36 sec. She has yet to beat that time. However when you got 30lbs of pressure on one boob- you want speed to make that exam the least amount of time you need that discomfort. We are running to make sure you have less pain. We promise, this is the most loving thing you want us to focus on when you are in discomfort, speed and accuracy. Don't mistake that for disinterested or uncompassionate.)
So I could see how not explaining where we see it in imaging and the fear mongering of short form TikTok videos can be a huge factor.
I'm sharing this with my coworkers so we don't continue to spread misinformation in an attempt to be part of a bigger system of healthcare that does care about women's health.
So get your Mammo yearly and don't wear deodorant for that exam. Enjoy science making you sweat free the other 364 days a year if that helps you go to the gym, focus on your health, socialize with your family because to suffer when science has a solution that this brilliant lady of STEM has taken an extreme amount of research to deliver in a shorter format. ❤
I appreciate your work. Even if I saw it three years later than you made it your efforts were not lost and one day I hope that I am as good at delivering education as you are.
I honestly admire that you didn't let trolls and bullies on the Internet knock away your quest in providing quality information because it's one of the reasons I don't create videos, fear of public judgement not based upon what I'm saying but by what I look like. So seeing you makes me feel a little braver and possibly trying even though I'm an older, overweight woman with multi colored hair. You are beautiful inside and out. This was informative and I think a long rant letting you know is also worth so very little vs. the clear amount of hours you put into this video. I hope you see this and remain the wonderful educator you are. #womenofSTEM
Thank you! I am an admin for a FB group for tretinoin and retinoid users and you have no idea how often I link your videos as resources for the issues that come up in the group. The damage that these fearmongering groups do is epic and so hard to convince people that the myths are just that ...myths. Thanks for all you do.
I really appreciate this post. Mostly so that I can share it with all the people that think I am crazy for using antiperspirants w/aluminum. I was recently diagnosed with breast cancer. When I started to let people know, I was surprised by the amount of people who said it was from my deodorant. Like I brought this on myself! How ridiculously stupid and insensitive. Even when I explain to them that there is no link between cancer and aluminum and that my surgeon and oncologist say that as well... people are just determined to believe the myth. You just can't fix stupid...
The very best Ron White quote 🙂
Any doctor that is telling you there is no connection is lying. Most doctors aren't well-versed and are reading off a script. They don't know how to even look at the studies properly. Aluminium blocks your pores which stops sweating and the release of toxins. These toxins then sit in your lympth nodes. These same doctors that will tell you there is no proof will say just because there are aluminium/parabens in your breast tissue doesn't mean it was caused by your deodorant. They don't want to put 1 and 1 together.
How ridiculously stupid and insensitive.
Thank you!! Just like parabens, people are starting to demonize aluminium without proper searching. I myself avoid deodorants with alcohol because it gives cysts in my armpits, but I see that in most people it's completely fine, so I don't go saying everybody should avoid it.
Love this video! Go science! BUT I’m trying to make more sustainable purchases and I have yet to find a zero-plastic deodorant with aluminum. It’s so frustrating that being environmentally conscious is intertwined with “all natural” pseudoscience. Especially since things like GMOs are actually helpful in cutting down the harm of farming to the environment
I agree! Plastic-free isn't always the best option though, I wish it was that straightforward! 😩
Yes! All the zero waste products are usually zero effective ingredient and I hate it!
I'm using a benzoyl peroxide soap under the arms because it kills the bacteria largely responsible for stink, and I don't mind the sweat.
@@pippetandpossum Glass isn't as environmentally friendly as it's made out to be unfortunately!
I have the same issue. “All-natural” has never worked for me-in haircare, skincare, deodorant, or body wash.
Unfortunately a lot of companies try to appeal to as many overlapping niches as possible to increase their target audience size, so very often zero waste and all-natural are put together.
I have found a single deodorant (Nivea Dry Comfort roll-on) that is packaged in glass and is an antiperspirant.
I have used an after shave stick ('alum' is that the English word?) as a deodorant for a long time. It was 100 % aluminum and worked really well against smell and was wrapped in paper without any plastic. Maybe that's an idea?
It's scary how much facts and insightful interpretation of these facts are condensed in this video. This is the first time I ever turned on notification bell for anyone on RUclips btw.
Thank you so much! 😊
Aluminum having a health effect? That’s not why I avoid aluminum deodorant at all. I stopped using it because aluminum deodorants stain clothing. “Natural” alternatives don’t. Idc about the marketing appeal to nature either, I just got tired of gym shirts getting stained.
I have this problem. I stay away from aluminum deodorant all winter to slow down staining, but I HAVE to use it in hot weather.
Same!!!
Totally valid reason! I'm actually considering switching back for the same/opposite reason: the natural deodorants that work best for me stain my clothing even more than anti-perspirant does!
In my case anti persperant deodorant makes my armpit dark :
Thinking about it, I don’t think I’ve had many staining issues with natural deos if any! I switched because natural deos are much better smelling IMO but now I need to go examine all the armpits of my shirts 😂
Loved the video! I'm a laboratory technician that works in biochemistry and man let me tell you, Aluminium is SO hard to assay reliably because it's so difficult to avoid contamination. If the sample's so much as been NEAR any machinery it'll have picked up a few micrograms. We had huge issues preparing our standards and calibrators a while back, turns out the issue was our air conditioning, being made of metal, was blasting traces of aluminium everywhere. Can't have the windows open during firework season because of the traces of aluminium in the firework smog that hangs around. I honestly wouldn't be surprised if some of these studies finding aluminium in resected tissues were picking up bits of aluminium from the surgical tools.
I can't believe this is the first time in my adult life (literally, I've been hearing the aluminium causes breast cancer story since I started using deodorant at 13) that someone has debunked this, or that I've heard scientific literature which debunks it. I've always considered myself a critical thinking person, so it's really eye-opening to me that I got sucked into this one for such a long time.. after being on the "natural health" and "clean beauty" and "toxin-free lifestyle" trends for a number of years, it does really start to make you feel betrayed by the people who sell you the expensive stuff that is supposedly "healthier" for you
The benefits may vary for people but the science is not on the side of cheap deodorants with harmful ingredients.
Excellent video on a very persistent myth. The part about aluminum in our diets being 200 times higher was particularly convincing. Also a good point that not drinking is probably a much more important lifestyle choice to make if you’re concerned about breast cancer (and other health issues).
This is a topic that bothers me a lot because most people don't understand the difference between antiperspirant and deodorant. If you don't want to use aluminum but still want to smell fresh then just buy regular deodorant and wipe your armpits between showers. You don' need to pay three times the price for "natural" gimmicks. Thank you for the video! The aluminum thing just drives me crazy anytime someone tries to tell me I'm going to get cancer for not wanting to be sweaty.
Can you believe I'd been putting baking soda on my armpit for 5 years before my armpit started to flake, itch, and darken because I believed anti perspirant deodorants were bad 😭😂
😂😂😂
Bless your heart! I couldn’t get past 3 days with baking soda. Gave me a horribly painful rash.
Yeh keep on putting the wholesome crap from deodorants in one of the most absorbent areas of your body then.
Great video! It’s really annoying that these myths have been persisting for so long.... Unfortunately, I am someone with an aluminum sensitivity, so I’m forced to use these “chemicals are bad for you” companies. After trying numerous products, I would recommend Native and Arm & Hammer deodorants, if anyone is looking. They do work and keep a fresh smell but they have a high pH that can be irritating so just be mindful of that.
One thing that might be worth trying is an acid exfoliant - a lot of people who've tried both have told me the acid exfoliants are less irritating for them, but there's probably some variation there! labmuffin.com/chemical-exfoliants-as-deodorant-the-science-of-smelly-armpits/
@@LabMuffinBeautyScience I’ve tried both AHA and BHA with no luck yet! Lime juice did actually work in the winter, but I know that’s a bad idea 😶 I’ll keep looking haha
Edit: Kosas has an AHA deodorant! I’ll try that next.
@@LabMuffinBeautyScience yes! i can use a chem exfoliant if i’m at home or if i go somewhere quick. scared to go a whole day without deo
i like the smell and and it’s so cheap but it irritates my underarms due to it having baking soda 😔
@@edomax26 the ordinary mandelic acid has worked so well for me. I started using it initially for razor bumps, but it is now my deodorant as well.
Fellow nerd/scientist (nanochemist): I love your videos, the way you communicate science, and on topics that are accessible. I share your videos in hopes you get more followers. Keep it up!
“Natural’ deodorants gave me the worst underarm rashes that were so itchy and painful. Back to my old faithful Dove 😍👏🏼
Most use baking soda, which is probably what’s causing the rash!
Me too my entire armpit turned red burned , swelled up and itched I was in agony so I switched to dove dry spray.
Same thing with me except I didn’t get the rashes but it was so itchy and it burned
I have hated that research group ever since the paraben thing. They keep pumping out badly done studies that are constantly refuted.
This is how I found you! Got sucked into this and then started looking for scientific skincare coverage and info on misinformation in skincare. Thanks for your amazing work!
I use the Dr. Dray method, aka benzoyl peroxide wash/soap for the pits. This is mostly because I'm super prone to ingrown hairs and a bar of benzoyl peroxide soap has a lot less plastic packaging than deodorant.
Edit: I should clarify that BP is good for ingrown hairs and not that aluminum is a known risk factor for the things.
Have you found Dr Drays method to be effective?
Does the BP work to prevent b.o.?
@@Sabrina-sc1db yes it kills the bacteria that create the bad smell
@@shelby6 but wouldn't that be very temporary ? how long does it last?
If I ever get worried about claims like this I immediately check if you have a video on it and you calm me down! Thank you for being a trustworthy (and entertaining) resource 🥰🥰🥰
The description is so perfectly petty, I love it
The fact that I’ve got an ad for an organic deodorant that suggest detoxifying my armpits first 😫😫 I don’t comment often because I don’t know what to say but I love your videos and I am really appreciative of your work 🖤
Omg, this video is so necessary and EVERYONE needs to see it!! Thanks again for the amazing education you give us
I didn’t knew about this myth, interesting to hear it, I switched from regular base aluminum deodorant to a natural one since I couldn’t figure out the reaction that happened between my sweat and the compounds in the product that made my t-shirt to have ugly yellow stains really hard to get out.
Try using panoxyl benzoyl peroxide wash & leave sitting under your arms while you shower
i was just thinking about this last week and wondering what your take on it was omg!! thank you for the upload and all the work you do
After almost 15 years, finally someone explains it in a way that I actually understand. Thank you ❤️🙏🏾
Biologist here,👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻❤️great job debunking this old wives tale.
A normal deodorant: 5-10 Reais.
A Vegan Aluminium free: 72-75 Reais.
Well, what better than fear and miss information to make people spend far more on it?
Some of us care about cruelty towards animals. There are affordable vegan deodorants out there. With or without aluminum.
I would switch the word “vegan” for “natural” in you original comment.
It’s possible for a normal brand to be vegan without a price rise and not affecting the formula very much.
The big problem are those so called “natural” brands with “natural, non toxic ingredients”. Gosh, I hate those.
This video is perfect! You went over all the misconceptions. Thank you
Love this video, watched all the ads in the vid to support you :) I've been using TO glycolic acid toner in the morning and an aluminum gel deodorant at night and my pits have less odour and lighter in colour overall.
Ever since I saw one of your Instagram post, I've been using glycolic acid for my underarms and it's been working amazingly. Even when I do get a little musty, it's not as bad as it could be. I just have to be really careful not to be rough when I'm washing because it'll sting to put it on after. Thanks for that rec again!
I needed this myth buster. So much shaming goes on in marketing for "clean" products. Thank you!
I`m in love with your channel and your approach to these subjects!
This video was super helpful - I’m particularly high risk for breast cancer and I am so tired of people telling me that I have to do all these things to avoid getting it. It’s largely out of my control - buying more expensive deodorant isn’t going to help me
Thank you for this video! I was wondering about this claim and if it was true or not. Great video as always!!!
Thank you for this, Michelle!
Your info always saves me money. Any of the natural deodorants I’ve tried either didn’t work at all, gave me a rash and one even caused a very painful cyst in my arm pit! No, I can’t say I’ve tried them all but I’m done blowing $8 a stick experimenting on myself.
Rashes are from baking soda. There are baking soda free options. The smell is a reaction from your body being dependant on the aluminum. It takes some time until it works. I've been using naturel deo for 13 years and would never go back to aluminum.
Jacklyn Narian it was actually a year without conventional antiperspirant and I tried some without baking soda too. Turns out there’s no compelling health reasons not to use what works for me so why waste my money?
thank you for giving actual science a fighting chance with your work, it can be so intimidating as a non-expert civillian to look at the studies and try to understand why and how they come to certain conclusions, the relevant context to interpret the study being made to begin with!! its much better for my anxiety to comprehend the information than just avoiding everything ever just in case the rumor mill is right
Brilliant video!! So clear, concise and unbiased. Very hard to find atm ❤🧠
Thank you for this exhaustive video. I've heard doctors say that aluminium is safe, so I wasn't worrying about it, but it is always helpful to have such an understandable and argumentative explanation.
My chemistry teacher used to warn us against anti perspirants (that was over 10 years ago btw), claiming they'd likely give us breast cancer, so of course I trusted him and tried to avoid them but that didn't work out too well so I stopped some time ago. Thank you for your videos, they're very helpful.
Thank you for this super-informative, reference-packed video! I switched to natural deodorants about a decade ago, partly because of the breast cancer myth and partly because I have sensitive skin and was getting armpit rashes. I wound up with a sensitivity to bicarb-based deodorants too, so I'm now on Native's fragrance-free stick, which works fine, but leaves terrible white residue on my predominantly black clothing. Considering going full-circle and switching back to fragrance-free anti-perspirants.
Great video yet again 👌🏼 have heard this myth so many times that you almost start to wonder. Thank you for clarification on this topic and making things so easy to understand. I love all the great topics you talk about on your channel 😄
Thank you so much for this breakdown! Not only for presenting the truth, but for explaining the appeal of the lie! It’s so important for us laypeople to think critically about the hysteria surrounding certain ingredients or categories of products. Your expert opinion is invaluable!
While I know it is perfectly safe, I still don't like to use aluminium deodorants for several other reasons: 1. it is uncomfortable, irritating and drying. 2. it gives me increased problems with blocked pores and ingrown hairs. 3. it stains and is harsh on fabrics.
So for those reasons I am thankful that alternative, odour neutralising products have become more available. I also find them more efficient for me, personally, at keeping away smells for longer. I just hope these products are also being scrutinised as aluminium has been.
As a dude, I never thought I’d find myself on a beauty science channel, but this is an incredible video. I really appreciate that you looked some of the counter evidence and exception cases at the end :)
I also think there's a very underrated factor of nutrition when it comes to cancer. One has to weigh these both, reduce risk factors, eat right, and you are doing all you can. While studying medicine, I could not stop thinking about why isn't the benefits of right nutrition advertised more in order to combat cancer, because the right food can help those tiny tumor suppressor genes work to their fullest
A few people mentioned AP causing yellow stains in their T-shirts - I remember this problem in college when I had inferior exercise clothing (all cotton), used inferior detergent (not Tide), and put all the shirts in the dryer. Now I only wear merino wool or dri-release/wicking fabrics like polyester, so none of it is ever in the dryer, and everything is washed in cold with Tide. Secret Outlast doesn't cause yellowing under this routine. I also apply AP at night after showering just prior to bed. It is more effective that way, and be careful not to apply too much.
Whenever people talk about deodorant/antiperspirant it's always about the smell. I have hyperhidrosis from a medication I take/medical condition and as a symptom of anxiety, underarm scent is only a factor of why I use antiperspirant. It's mostly to actually cut down how much I sweat. And odor concerns are just as much the natural smell of sweat that is all over as well as the distinct scent of underarm sweat. And before I had hyperhidrosis, I was self conscious about underarm sweat leaving sweat stains, I never wore thin materials that could show wetness, I never saw other girls sweat stains so I felt like a freak. It's still something we weirdly see as taboo, women/feminine people sweating. And despite it being dumb, these ideas still affect us, and particularly the most vulnerable of us like those with underlying body image issues. So it's really important for those targeting underarm and other sweating/BO areas to consider actual sweating as the main concern for many and not just the scent.
I've seen this mith so much and supported by so many people that I know/follow, that I've changed my deodorants to aluminum free ones, and of course they didn't work as well as the ones with aluminium, and this has frustrated me so much!! Its been two years! I sweat a lot, so I have to keep on washing my armpits a lot of times per day to effectively get rid of the stink... But now after your video I'm stopping this madness and buying myself some good old effective antiperspirant. THANK YOU!!!
Honestly bless you for easing our minds with your ethos 💋
The reason me an my bf avoid antiperspirants is because of painful lumps in the pits we've had from them in the past. Antipersporant is something doctors will tell you to just stop using if you start developing cysts in your pits.
The deodorant we have found has actually been working better for us to get rid of the smell.
That being said, those natural baking soda and coconut oil deodorants are probably an even worse thing to put on your armpits.
I started to develop cysts in my armpits because of certain deodorants containing alcohol, not aluminium.
@@annabela.1673 I'm not sure what the cause in them is but avoiding antiperspirants has made a huge difference.
@@Turtletoots3 Interesting. When I found out, I started to use these natural deodorants but they weren't holding my sweat or smell, then I talked with my dad about it and he said "I have the same problem and my doctor told me to avoid deodorant with alcohol", I tried his advice and here we are, now I use a cheap and very effective antiperspirant cream in my country.
@@annabela.1673 The deodorant I use is not expensive either and it doesn't contain alcohol so that's probably why my pits like it.
@@annabela.1673 Which brand do you use?
This was super helpful - thank you! My Mum swapped me to aluminium-free stuff when her friend got diagnosed when I was a kid. Since then I've had a fear that choosing aluminium ones is bad for me (despite doing as it works super well for the stink). I'll happily continue to use it and not smell!
Im binge watching and it brought me hereee. I learned a LOT. Thank youuu! 💕💕
Thanks for the video Michelle! Can you please do one on parabens? I know you’ve done it in the past, but a full video in this sort of format would be awesome 😊
This was so helpful! Thank you so much!
Soooo glad you did this video! There's so much fear-mongering regarding aluminum and as someone who has a degree in the sciences it makes me just want to bang my head on a desk. Love your channel! :)
Best deodorant I've ever used was gillette but the darn stuff just tore my armpits up. Now I'm stuck with "natural" solutions that hardly work. Brilliant video as always.
Yes I've been waiting for this! I was wondering about this topic and I know I can always trust your science based opinion :)
Awesomeness 💕 Thank you for this much needed information. I never believed this because I asked my doctors. I am 58 and am enough to know to believe very little of what you hear and even less of what is on the internet.
I never knew there was all this discourse over aluminum. 🤔 I never had a problem with dove and regular deodorants until I hit puberty. Then all of a sudden they started breaking me out so I switched to natural stuff. Great video 💕
Thank you once again!
Very informative ! Thank you
Thank you soooo much! Really informational!!!
This was so helpful!
This was so well explained. Thanks :)
I read that aluminium salts in antiperspirant can react with sweat and cause yellow staining in white clothes. Not sure if this is true, but that would be a good reason to avoid aluminium I suppose😂. Does anyone know more about this?
I love love these nerdy educational videos! I would love to hear your thoughts on other so called harmful things as well! I think these videos are so needed in the beauty community
Keep pushing the narrative! 🎉
👍🙌👏 Thank you so much for bringing-the-facts-and-science!!
Thank you so much for this video 👏👏👏
Very helpful info, thank you~
Awesome video, very reassuring for this sweaty person 👍🏻
Thank you so much! Have you ever considered re-naming your channel "The Voice of Reason"?
this is so informative. thank you so much!
Amazing video thank you!
Wow thanks for the video. Been wondering why my mineral salt deodorant said it doesn’t contain aluminium chlorohydrate and now I know why
You're amazing. Thank you for that
That is such good news because I was trying to use natural deodorants that were aluminum free for the longest time and I couldn't find one that eliminated the odor. I always had issues I switched brands like 6 times trying to find the right 1 that wouldn't make my armpits feel sticky and smell like a mixture of fragrance and odor until I started using Secret that has aluminum and a clear gel and this deodorant is amazing!!! It completely solved my problem. It keeps me dry and smelling fresh all day, And if I don't wash before bed I still don't smell even when I wake up in the morning, and I live in Florida where it's hot sticky most of the year. Thank you for this information 🤗
Great Myth-busting video again!
I actually stopped using aluminium-based deodorants because I don't like what they do to the clothes. They're too strong for the fabrics and they end up stiff and white or yellow very quickly. I'm trying out the AHA method or I use a deodorant with milk protein and triclosan (I think?) This works fine for a normal day, since I don't sweat much (also the AHA is great for my perpetual ingrown hairs). I do use normal ones when I exercise tho. They're the most effective.
try to get out the stains in a baking soda/vinegar wash... helped me a lot of times i t past😊✌🏻
You are just AWESOME !! ,, thank you so much
At first I thought I was misunderstanding your accent… now I have doubts that you might be doing it on purpose. Are you saying “nerdification” instead of “notification”? It’s genius!
WHEW!! Thank God for your channel 😭🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼
Really like the video!
Thank you!
This is brilliant! Can you make the music quieter in the future? Otherwise great video 😊
Aluminium salts in deodorants make my armpits itch like crazy.. I've even tried newer types of aluminium salt deos, and even that doesn't work. :'( So use aluminium deos for my sake, those who can
Do you apply it last thing at night and rinse it off in the morning? This is how they’re supposed to be used and it helps massively with itching.
@@debrucey Yup, I've tried it all. My armpits just hate me xD But I still appreciate the advise!
@@bethdahl3741 have you tried benzoyl peroxide body wash?
@@debrucey Noo... But I do know it kills the bacteria that cause bad odour. What I like about aluminum salts is that they stop you from sweating altoghether, and nothing else on the market (except botox lol) does that.. I had a candida skin infection a while back, so I'm quite hesitant to disrupt my skin flora -- which is doing fine at the moment ^_^ But it's a great tip for those struggeling with body odour :D
Thank you I was just thinking about if the "aluminum is linked to breast cancer" claim was false! 😁
This is so late but I was wondering if you could go over the recent and popular issue with the chemical Formaldehyde being in shampoos. There seems to be a connection between hair falling out and this chemical so id love to hear your take on it.
Excellent video as usual. Can’t wait for more myth debunking!!
Well researched
Thank you!!!!
Hi Michelle! Thanks for the video. I don’t know if it’s possible or if there’s info on this, but can you do a video on any long term effects of fragrance on skin? I’m a big fragrance/perfume collector/user and I never see any info on it ie. if I spray one hand more consistently then another is the skin aging going to accelerate? Just a though 🧐