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Wow a deodorant review, almost feels like we're back in 2017 right. As you all know (or may not know) I've been on a long and tiring journey into finding a natural/antiperspirant free deo that works for someone as extremely sweaty as I am. I luckily found this very product in the Lush Aromaco deodorant, and still use this every day and love it, but I wanted to try out Lush's other deo, just to see. Because I'm never happy and always want options, lmao. There's also a little wrap up summary at the bottom if you don't care for my excruciatingly detailed deodorant reviews.

This deodorant supposedly has sweat absorbing powders and odor eliminating essential oils. It smells citrusy due to juniper oil, lemongrass, and tea tree. It comes in a an oval solid with a blueish backing, as the product itself is extremely crumbly. I will say that some reviews have mentioned a burning sensation when first applying this, and the cashier did make an offhand comment about not applying it to freshly shaven pits. I initially tried this with gornw out armpit hair and experienced no burning, but did experience slight burning and continued irritation throughout the day post wax.

As with all my deo reviews, I applied this product after my nightly shower, and once again in the morning before my day. Application is, at first, a bit tricky, as I was expecting it to be a similar creamy consistency as Aromaco. It is definitely not, its a very delicate, crumbly, and powdery block that sort of...crumbles everywhere as you apply it? Not large chunks, but a fine dusting sort of gets all over the counter/floor etc. It also goes on looking very powdery and white, and feels veryyyyy dry, like when you apply something like talcum powder to skin, but not in an uncomfortable way.

Lots of reviews mentioned keeping the product in a tub and letting it crumble into a powder, then applying it with a brush, which, on my second day of owning this, I was forced to do. I attempted to store it in a container and when I opened it up, the product was completely cracked like in the photo. I actually find it easier to apply this way, and a lot less messy, as well as less drier on the skin.


Upon immediate application the citrusy lemongrass smell is strong, and it continued to linger until I went to sleep, several hours later. It is not overwhelming or unpleasant in any way, but if you don't like overly scented deos this would be good to know. I feel like the scent was stronger when I had hair, I don't notice it that much now that I'm waxed. By the time I went to bed there was no odor, other than the deo itself, and I felt very dry and fresh. I find the dry feeling is more apparent when I had hair. I also feel like the product itself becomes less pungent the longer you have it, the scent was super strong when I first purchased it!

In the morning the scent lingered ever so slightly if I really stuck my nose in my pit, but of course became more apparent again when I reapplied it. When I had hair I woke up with no bad smell, after my wax I would wake up smelling a little teeny tiny bit off if I had sweated a lot. It can leave marks on your dark shirts when you pull them on if you're not careful when applying the solid product directly to the skin, but applying the powder with a brush does not seem to leave any marks.

During a school day I'm walking to and from my car and on campus, usually in direct sun, in summer. So its safe to say I did sweat, so of course this product will not keep you completely dry. I did notice I might have been a little less damp than I usually am, but nothing crazy. When I first started using this, by the end of a school/errand/chill day I could still smell the citrusy lemongrass scent and no bad armpit smell with hair. Post wax I find that I don't smell the scent as much and can occasionally smell a  bit, but only if I'm really sticking my nose up in there. I find that it smells slightly different than when you first apply, but not BO-y at all, just (as I've said before about other deos) kind of like the deo mixed with sweat, NOT mixed with BO.

During a regular work day (anywhere from 6-10 hours) I'm in the drive thru which has air conditioners that break like every other day. Its common for it to be 80 degrees and higher, what with the lack of air flow, panini presses, bagel toaster, constantly opening window, as well as 3+ employees in a tight space, not to mention the running around I do. I think this was a pretty good way to test if this really holds up. It did great pre wax, but post wax its only okay. The lemongrass scent was present throughout the day if I stuck my nose in my pits, and absolutely no bad BO smell with hair. By the end of the night my armpits again smelled like sweat mixed with the deo, but not a bad smell at all. Post wax I found the smell wearing off quicker, and while I wouldn't smell during the shift, when I got home and put my nose in my pits sometimes I would smell only a little bit, other times a decent amount (not noticeable unless sticking my nose there, though!)

The following picture is the product after about a month of use, minus a pretty decent sized chunk I took out to carry around with me.


I was initially completely impressed with this product for hairy pits. After such great luck with Aromaco, I did try the Greeench deo powder from Lush with shit results, so I wasn't holding out much hope for this, but it really impressed me and I might even like this more than Aromaco, WHEN I HAVE HAIR. After my wax and as my hair kept growing in though, I found that this did irritate a bump I had and I had to stop using it for a time because it burned so bad. I found it didn't work as well as Aromaco, and irritated my skin when I was hairless, but when I have hair it works better. I find it super easy to just carry around a little chunk to reapply if I need to when I have my hair removed, but when its growing back I don't feel the need to reapply. Overall it works pretty well, and I will repurchase.

BOTTOM LINE BECAUSE THIS IS SUPER WORDY:

• People who let  armpit hair grow out: THIS WORKS GREAT at keeping smell away and keeping you slightly drier than usually- even after 6-10 hour shifts. 
• People who remove armpit hair: THIS WORKS OKAY, but you may feel most comfortable carrying around a small chunk of the product to reapply if you get really sweaty.

I can't believe I'm only just now trying Lush deodorants...that's like the first natural deo everyone tries. But whatever better late than never right?

The Lush Aramaco deodorant retails for $6.95 for 3.5 oz. It comes in a little cube type thing kinda like soap. It is supposed to keep you smelling good and all that good stuff a deodorant should do. It smells nice and earthy, but not overly patchoulli-y (as I've seen some people say). Since it doesn't come with packaging, its best to keep in like airtight tupperware to keep it from getting too hard.

Like always I showered at night, applied this deo, went to sleep and reapplied in the morning. Initial application is slightly tricky because the product is so hard (especially because I keep my apartment at 73 degrees...whoops). You just rub the lil chunk against your pits, holding it there for a minute beforehand can soften it a bit. It applies easily and has a really nice like, level of smell- its not too faint but not too strong.

Before I went to sleep (about 4 hours after application) I could still smell the product.When I woke up I could also still smell the product, although the scent had faded- there was no B.O smell. After reapplying in the morning I continued my day and was amazed that in pretty much every scenario (long work day, anxiety provoking school day, chill day) I still smelled great by the end of the day. There have only been a handful of rare scenarios like when it was super hot out and I sweated wayyyyy more than usual, and also had an anxiety provoking activity where I found it to not work as well and I had a little B.O coming through.

I literally only wear this deodorant anymore. For the first time since I started looking for deos without antiperspirants, I apply this once in the morning and don't even think about my deodorant the rest of the day. I always know that there won't be a problem with me smelling, that I'm covered. Best part is it doesn't dry out my armpits or cause any sort of rash at all.

Overall this gets a 10/10 from me. Like I said this is my new deo that I wear everyday, and I haven't even wanted to try any new ones because this one is perfect. I can't sing its praises enough!

If you've read my other posts or followed this blog at all you've seen my struggle with finding an anti-antiperspirant free deodorant. Most of the deodorants I have tried have given me a rash or just flat out not worked (you can see all my deo reviews by going into my "deodorant reviews" tag, who would've thought). Then I found the brand Schmidts. Buckle up because this is a long one with no pictures to break it up, sorry in advance!

Initially trying Schmidt's products I was overjoyed, I had found a deodorant that worked as well as my antiperspirants at keeping the smell away, and didn't give me any sort of reaction! Well that's how I felt for about the first week of using the first product of theirs I tried (the lime + bergamot stick deo). With continued use, I found the products (not only stick versions, jared ones as well) would give me a reaction of little, sometimes extremely painful, sometimes itchy, bumps all over my pits. This happened within the day of wearing other scented stick version such as the ylang ylang + calendula and cedar + juniper. Then I tried the charcoal + magnesium and, as well as with the Lavender + sage jar and lime + bergamot stick, the bumps would form after a couple days of continued use, without washing my pits in the morning then reapplying.

I then decided to try out the fragrance free stick version, thinking maybe the aggravation was coming from the added scents. For the first couple weeks of using the fragrance free stick, I didn't have any reaction. But after that I started getting as very mild form of the reaction if I didn't wash my armpits in the morning between applications as well as at night. The reaction from this version was occasionally painful, but not itchy itchy, just had less than half the amount of red bumps. The bumps also did not look as bad if that makes any sense, they were super small and not as angry looking, lol.

At this point I am still using the fragrance free stick and follow the following routine; shower at night using an exfoliater on armpits, apply deodorant, reapply in morning, repeat. This seems to keep the reaction down to very minimum to non existent. I am completely confused as to why I am getting this reaction, but at this point with this routine its not enough of a concern for me to stop using a product that works so well.

Now onto the actual review of the product. It goes on slightly less stiff than the other stick versions. Its a normal creamy white deodorant stick, so it can and will get on your shirts. It goes on and smells almost like nothing, just a slight kind of....powdery smell? But even that does not really describe it accurately. Regardless its super subtle and fades right away.

In the morning occasionally I do smell a little, if I had a serious night of sweating. But usually I wake up smelling like nothing, and reapply. I find that if I am sweating a decent amount during the day (which I am most days now that I'm going to school again), I will not stink. If I have sweated a shit ton, there is a slight smell to my pits, but it is nothing like B.O. I honestly don't know how to describe it, its not necessarily unpleasant, just like...sweat without the stink.

If I had a day of heavy sweating usually by the time I'm ready to shower my pits smell a little off, but still not really like B.O, just that smell when you've sweated and its mixed with your deo. Very rarely I smell a little like B.O. but only by the end of a serious sweating day, and even then its nothing anyone around me would notice, only if you stuck your nose in my pits.

Overall I have a love/hate relationship with this deodorant. I was pleasantly surprised that I can keep the reaction at bay by using the fragrance free version and that it still gives the same great results as the scented versions, but I do have to pay more attention to my deodorant application than I would like to ideally. That said I am not currently looking for any more deodorants, I'm very content continuing to use this one. So I'd say I give this about an 8/10. If I wasn't noticing any reaction at all it'd for sure get a 10/10.

(Also I'd like to mention that the other scents I have reviews of that I previously rated 10/10 obviously are not accurately rated in those reviews as they were made before the reactions started).

After the success I had with the stick version of this deodorant in lime and bergamot (review here), when I saw the jar version in Marshalls I had to try it! I had been thinking about purchasing the jar off their site anyways, so I was overjoyed to find it discounted.

It retails for $8.99. Just as the stick version, its said to "neutralize odors, reduce wetness without the use of aluminum, and absorb easily" among a few other things. It is naturally scented, cruelty free, gluten free, and vegan.

As always, when testing this product I applied it after my nightly shower, and then again in the morning and/or washed my pits if need be in the morning then reapplied.

If you are not used to deodorant in a jar, the initial application can be a bit tricky. They provide a little spatula to scoop out product, but I actually prefer to just use clean fingers. It is very stiff just like the stick, so I like to scoop up some product, hold it against my armpit for a few seconds, then spread it out. If you rub it in too much you may start to notice a gritty texture due to the baking soda.

The smell is the normal lavender and you can actually smell the herby sage. I usually find that products like lavender + an herb you can only smell the lavender, but that's not the case with this one. Its not overpowering at all in the way the lime + bergamot stick is.

Five hours after application, as well as in the morning (after a night of heavy sweating) I still smelled good. At night I could still smell the product, but in the morning I could only faintly smell it. This products lasts me throughout a chill day, a school day, or a work day. If I did intense sweating at work, I may smell a tiny itty bit off at the end of the shift, but nothing anyone would notice. Again I am blown away by this product, props to Schmidt's!

Overall this gets a 10/10 from me! I think I prefer this product to the lime + bergmot stick actually. I am interested in maybe trying to lime + bergamot jar. I did try a few other scents in the stick (cedarwood + juniper and ylang ylang + calendula), but I was not a fan of those scents and I did not think they performed as well. I would be willing to try their sensitive stick varieties, as well as the rose + vanilla scent, though, in any form. This is the deodorant I use every single day.

There is one slight downside to the Schmidt deodorants that I have noticed. It seems like if I do not make sure to wash out my pits every night, I get little red bumps that can be painful alllll over my pits. I'm sure this is related to these products, as it never happened before, but I am not sure if the not washing thing is the culprit. I usually stop using the product for a day or so and they go away. It has only happened a handful of times so I'm not sure what exactly about the deodorant is causing it.

I picked this product up on a recent Marshalls run, as they seem to always have some random natural deodorant. Every single deodorant I've got from there either didn't work or gave me a rash, so I didn't really have high hopes going into this, but I tried it nonetheless.

The Schmidt's Natural Deodorant in Bergamot + Lime retails for $8.99, but I got it for about half off since I purchased it at Marshalls. I am not sure if you can buy this in-store anywhere else, but you can purchase it off the Schmidt's website or Amazon. Its said to "neutralize odors, reduce wetness without the use of aluminum, and absorb easily" among a few other things. It is naturally scented, cruelty free, gluten free, and vegan.

As usual I showered at night, applied this product, then reapplied in the morning or washed my armpits then applied it in the morning if needed for the duration of the testing process.

The smell is really strong, kind of lemony (duh its lime scented). Its strong in the tube and still very strong when applied, and it doesn't fade significantly; but it does fade enough to not be too strong, if that makes sense.

Its very stiff when you apply it, but that's how its supposed to be (the package recommends holding it to your skin for a minute to warm it up). Its a solid white stick, so it will leave white marks on your clothes. Once you warm it up it glides on and feels very creamy, not sticky or wet at all.

5 hours after initial application I still smelled very strongly of the deodorant felt nice and dry. In the morning, brace yourselves, I still smelled like the deodorant and no BO at all! This is especially note worthy because lately I have had really intense night sweats (I wake up soaked), so this is extremely impressive to me. This is the way I woke up every single day I wore this product to bed, still smelling fresh!

For this review I actually don't have to break down my days between do nothing days and work days because, get this, this shit works no matter what. I've worn it on days I do nothing, days I go to class, days I see my boyfriend, EVEN TO WORK, and I still smell great. Honestly I do notice less dampness as well. In order to give a representation of just how well this stuff works, I applied it one night, didn't reapply in the morning, and still smelled good for the entire day (and that's after a night of intense night sweats!). I'm blown away by this honestly.

Overall this gets a  10/10!!!!!!!!! I think I can stop my deodorant search because I'm pretty sure I've found it. I plan to buy this product in the other scents available, and I'm also interested in trying their cream deodorant in a jar. I really, really hope this continues to work for me!

My search for antiperspirant free deodorant led me to this product, the Every Man Jack Deodorant. For some reason it seems that there are a shit ton more deodorant only deodorants on the market for men, which is really weird in my opinion, but I like "manly" scents so whatever.

It retails for around $4 at Target (its listed as more online but I swear it was like $4 when I bought it in store), but on the Every Man Jack website its listed as $6, regardless its not pricey or anything. Its supposed to give you "long lasting protection" and is made with cotton extract, witch hazel, lichen extract, and sandalwood essential oils.

As usual for the testing of this product I showered at night, applied the product, then either reapplied in the morning, or washed my armpits then applied for the day.

The product goes on like a gel, it doesn't tug or pull on the skin which I find can happen with my Secret Clinical Strength. It feels a bit damp for a minute but dries quickly. The sandalwood scent isn't overpowering and is really pleasant, and not overly "manly". After applying the smell is there, but again not overpowering.

After 4-6 hours after initial application when I was ready to go to bed, I could still completely smell the product, no BO coming through at all. The thing I find odd about this product is that as you wear it and sweat, it takes on an almost sweet scent. Not in a bad way, its just...weird.

By the morning I smelled, so I reapplied and then found this product to last again 4-6 hours before fading. BUT a really weird thing happened. It only lasted around 5 hours with decent sweating the FIRST TIME I wore it (after sleeping while wearing it). Every time I used it after that, it stopped working within 3-4 hours, much less if I was sweating moderately. I honestly don;t even see a point in using it anymore, which really sucks because it was a solid product the first time I wore it.

Overall I give this a 3/10. I was so ready to fall in love with this after it lasted through a work shift, but it just hasn't performed like that again.

I have noticed that men's deodorants come in a shit ton more deodorant only varieties than women's (almost virtually all of women's are antiperspirants), so I figured I should start trying out more men's deodorants. I don't really care about my deodorant being all natural, its just that most deodorants without antiperspirant happen to be natural.

This retails for about $3, I can't remember the actual price and can only find value packs online. It claims for give you 24 protection and that's pretty much it. Its got a typical manly scent and its a gel consistency, but it dries quickly.

Like always I showered at night, applied this product, checked in before I went to sleep, and reapplied in the morning (or washed pits then applied in the morning). Right after application the smell is noticeable but not super strong or anything.

About 3-5 hours later when it was time for me to sleep, I usually still smelled pretty good, the scent was a lot fainter though. In the mornings I usually smelled like BO, or had a tiny itty bit of the deodorant smell left, with a little bit of BO as well.

On a school/stay at home day this product lasts me around 3-4 hours until I needed to reapply. As I always do with non antiperspirants, I usually take the product with me in case I need to reapply sooner or what have you.

For work this barely lasts an hour. Its an absolute no go for that situation.

Overall I use this for school or sleeping, but I'll never use it for work or high anxiety situations. I'll give it a 4/10. Its decent, but I'm going to keep looking.

Next up on my deodorant reviews is the Jason Purifying Tea Tree Deodorant. I think this is a more well known natural brand, but it had never appealed to me. That is, until I saw it discounted at Marshalls.

I got it for around $5, but it looks like it usually goes for around $9. It is supposedly "clinically tested to effectively control odor for all day protection". At this point I'm pretty skeptical of any natural deodorant touting all day protection, but I gave it a shot.

As always, I applied this after my shower at night, then reapplied and/or washed pits and applied in the morning and tested/judged how it wore over the night and throughout the day.

After applying this product, your pits feel a bit sticky; just like, you can definitely feel that you have something on your armpits. Out of all the natural deodorants I've tried, this one has a scent most like regular deodorant/antiperspirants on the market. It just smells very fresh and...deodoranty. It is also the consistency of a typical deodorant and will get marks on your clothing.

I found that by the time I was ready to go to bed (3-5 hours) after initial application, I could still smell the deodorant smell, and no B.O at all. Very promising.

But alas, by morning I was a bit stinky. No problem, I do sweat an unusual amount in my sleep, so I still had hope for the day wear test. I found that this wears longer than most of the other deodorants I have tried, but still does not cut it for all day. I would compare it to the Speedstick deodorant in Musk as far as lasting power. It seemed to last me a maximum of 5 hours if I was doing light to moderate sweating, and closer to 2 or 3 if I was doing a heavier sweating. The plus is that while yes, I smell if I stuck my nose in my armpit, someone standing near me definitely wouldn't smell me at all.

So the night after I first applied this, I went to wash my armpits and put on deodorant before bed, and noticed they were a little red in the middle. I didn't think anything of it, because my armpits sometimes naturally get a bit red in the foldy area. I also picked up another deodorant and I was planning to test that one the next day, so obviously I applied it after washing my pits.

After application of the other new product, my armpits felt a bit tender, but I figured I had just scrubbed them a bit too hard. But then they started BURNING. I was trying to wait it out and see if it would pass, but they just kept burning worse and worse so I had to wash my pits. I applied the Speedstick and there was no burning; but since then I have tried the other deodorant again and it did burn, so I'm pretty sure the burning was due to that one.When I tested out the Jason deodorant the other day, the rash showed up again, and my armpits burned ever so slightly during the day, so I guess both products irritate my pits, sadly.

Overall this gets a 3/10. I wish I could give it a higher score, but causing a rash lowers it quite a bit. Without the rash, I would have given it a 5. If it didn't give me a rash, I would absolutely use this with the same frequency I use the Speedstick, as I find it pretty comparable.

My hunt for deodorant led me to the Stinkbug Naturals All Natural Deodorant in the scent Lavender. I've basically accepted that in order to find a natural deodorant that works, I  just have to try as many as I can (my wallet is sad though).

I think I got it for around $4 at Marshalls, but on the brand's website is goes for $7.99. Its got all the typical claims of keeping you smelling good and all that, but this one contains coconut oil, which I hadn't seen before. Coconut oil is a natural anti fungal and anti bacterial so I figured it was worth a shot.

After applying it feels a bit strange and there's really only one way I can describe it. If you have ever applied coconut oil to anything with your hands, and then tried to rinse them off, you understand the feeling I'm trying to describe. Obviously this is due to the deodorant containing coconut oil. Its not sticky or unpleasant, just...coconut oily, I guess.

As I always do for deodorant reviews, I applied it at night, then again in the morning when testing; sometimes reapplying throughout the day when needed.

By the time I was ready to sleep (3 or 4 hours after application with little sweating since I was just laying in bed), it seemed to be lasting pretty well. I didn't smell bad at all, though the initial scent had faded a bit. In the morning I didn't smell all that great, but that's not unusual for me, so I wasn't too discouraged.

Its seems that on a typical day this will last 3 to 5 hours, 5 is pushing it. If its an extra sweaty day or a shift at work this probably isn't going to last more than an hour. Not to mention when you sweat, the sweat mixed with this scent is not really all that pleasant. Like it doesn't smell bad necessarily, but its not what I want to smell like on a day to day basis. And once that goes away you just smell plain bad.

Overall I give this a 2/10. Its lasting power is shit and the initial smell isn't even that nice. Also, due to the coconut oil its pretty hard to completely get off of your pits, which is annoying.

Todays deodorant review is on the MillCreek Deodorant stick in the scent Cool Lavender. My local Marshalls seems to always have random natural deodorants, so I picked this product up (along with another one-review soon) to try out.

I think I got it for $4, but I googled and saw it for slightly less elsewhere. You get 2.5 oz of product, Its smell is not extremely strong, but very lavender-y. It is a gel, but does not leave a sticky or wet feeling, you can put your clothes on right away without fear of staining or transfer.

On their website, this product is said to be "uniquely effective against odor causing bacteria", "Active ingredients of coriander and tea tree oil naturally fight bacteria" Sounds good to me.

As always, I showered at night, applied the product, then applied more in the morning for the entirety of the testing of this. The odd thing about this product is that when you apply it, the smell is not nearly as strong on your armpits as the stick is in the tube. You can just barely smell it under your arms, which caused me to be skeptical.

I found that after my nightly shower and application, by the time it was tie for me to go to sleep (roughly 4-6 hours), my armpits no longer at hardly any lavender smell, but also didn't stink. In the morning, some days I smelled a bit and others I didn't, but like I said there was no lavender smell left.

I find this product compares to the Speedstick one I did a review on previously; if I'm just staying at home or chilling with my boyfriend I can wear this no problem, maybe have to reapply once throughout the day and after 5 hours I usually smell okay as long as I haven't done heavy sweating. BUT as far as wearing this when I'm going out or working, absolutely not. By an hour in I smell and it only gets worse.

And so I am still on the hunt for the perfect deodorant.

Aaaaaand we have another deodorant review. After realizing the one I was using every day (Arm&Hammer Essentials, review here) was giving me a weird rash, I was distraught and briefly went back to my trust Secret Clinical Strength, since although this contains aluminum; I know it works. Then I remembered that my boyfriend wears only deodorant (he is allergic to antiperspirants), so I decided to try his deodorant. And that bring us to this review okay now you're caught up!

So the Speed Stick deodorant in the scent Musk retails for about a little less than $2. Can't really argue with that price.

It smells VERY intensely "manly" as you would guess a scent named musk would, but I like it. Its very woodsy if you know what I mean. Its a gel but there's really no stickiness or wetness after application so you don't have to wait to get dressed or anything.

I've been using this pretty regularly for some weeks now; showering at night applying this product and then applying more when I wake up. As always, the wear time and freshness varies on my activities.

I find that when I wake up, after half of the time I smell a little bit and the other half I'm fine. I sweat A LOT in my sleep sometimes so I'm assuming the times I stink are when I had some serious sweating going on. On an "average" day where I go to class/run errands/leave the house for a bit I find this product keeps me smelling nice for roughly five hours. If I'm sitting at home this can be stretched to MAYBE 8 max; and if I'm at work there's a good chance any good smells will be gone in about 3 hours, sometimes less.

So roughly 3-8 hours based on activities and sweat/anxiety levels, I'd say. Not too bad but not perfect either. I definitely feel better bringing this product with me when going out, so I know if I start to smell I can always reapply. I do find that when I start stinking, its not a wafting smell if you know what I mean? You can really only smell it if you stick your face in my armpit, the smell doesn't surround the air around me.

Overall I give this a 5/10. I do use this for when I go to class or when I'm just hanging out with my boyfriend (because let's be real I don't care if I smell around him), but for work or particularly anxiety inducing outings I find myself still using my Secret Clinical Strength as that way I know I don't need to reapply and will still smell fresh by the end of the night. Alas the search continues!

So I'm still on the hunt for an aluminum free deodorant that actually lasts and keeps me smelling decent enough to be around. This quest led me to today's product review: Lafe's deodrant stick in the scent Fresh, Aloe & Cedar.

The product retails for around $7, depending on where you get it. Its supposed to give you a "shower fresh feel" and provide you with "anti-bacterial action". On the package it claims to give 24 hour protection, which I'm always skeptical of.

The smell is very "manly", like smells like an Old Spice deodorant or something. But I've always liked those scents (there was a citrus one as well, but I liked this one better). It smells super strong when you first apply it, I wouldn't recommend it if you like to also wear perfume. That being said it fades significantly within the first hour.

Not only does the scent fade, but the power of the product does too. After applying it feels fresh and like its going to keep you smelling/feeling fresh. But that couldn't be farther from the truth. I wish I was exaggerating here, but I started smelling bad within 15/20 minutes of application. I applied when I got up and went on to do my makeup, and by the time I was done, I smelled like I'd been hardcore sweating all day.

I thought maybe I just sweated an unnatural amount while doing my makeup? So I applied some more and went about my day going to class. By the time I got to class (about a 25/30 min drive), I smelled not so great again. Unfortunately I had only brought this deodorant so I just kept reapplying as I was out, and continued to have it stop working within 15-30 minutes.

This product was a huge let down. I can't even imagine what would happen if I wore this on a hot summer day when I was outside a lot. Overall I'd give this a 0/10. What good is a deodorant that stops working before you even leave the house?

Up next on my natural deodorant list is the Geo Deo deodorant with "detox complex" whatever that means. I saw this guy while I was browsing my local health food store and did a quick google. The amazon reviews were pretty decent for a natural deodorant (3-4 stars) so I just decided to give it a shot.

You already know my background on my armpits and my sweat (weirdest sentence ever lmao), and if you don't here's a link to the post where its all explained. So no background this time, just straight to the review!

Like always I showered at night, applied this deodorant, then applied some more in the morning without reapplying throughout the day.

The scent I bought is "Island" which is a nice, fruity scent. It smells like a typical fruity deodorant. Its a solid gel- you have to wait a minute for it to dry down.

I would say that anywhere from 3-5 hours after morning application is when I could notice some stink. So this one doesn't fare as well as the Arm & Hammer did, as far as the time test. Now I was only able to test this out on two separate days, and on one of those days I was having a normal school/work day, and the other if I remember correctly I was just doing homework at home. Nonetheless I noticed the stink around the same time for both days, just a stronger smell on the work day.

The reason I could only test this product twice is due to the fact that it caused my armpits to peel. Immediately after application all was normal, and I wasn't exactly looking at my armpits throughout the day so I can't say when the reaction happened, only that it did both days. It looked like when a sunburn starts to peel, and didn't hurt or itch or anything. I have never been sensitive to any ingredients used in any body lotions, perfumes, deodorants, etc, so this was pretty confusing. I have yet to compare ingredients to other deodorants I've used in an attempt to pinpoint what ingredient aggravated my skin, but if I can figure it out I will update this post.

So this review is kind of a bust, I can't really say how well it works, but I can say that after the two days I used it, I wouldn't recommend it at all. Even when I was hardly sweating I started to notice my smell. Overall this product gets a 1/10, maybe a 2/10 if it hadn't caused my pits to peel. Even if I didn't have a reaction, I would not continue to use this product.

EDIT: upon using this product a little longer I find that it only sometimes causes my armpits to peel? Its very confusing. But I can still say this product works pretty terribly. Does not keep me from stinking at all, like I said earlier in the review. I find if I pair it with the Arm & Hammer I stay fresh smelling longer than with just the Arm & Hammer by itself, though.

My next natural deodorant review is on the Nubian Heritage Indian Hemp & Haitian Vetiver with Neem oil. I found it at my local The Vitamin Shoppe (along with some other brands I hadn't seen elsewhere, that I plan to purchase in the future). It seemed to get decent ratings as far as natural deodorants go so I decided to give it a shot. Its also a black owned business which am I always definitely about!

It retails for around $8.99, which is pretty standard for these kind of, less mainstream natural deodorants. I wasn't too worried about the price since I was already paying like 8 bucks for my clinical strength deodorant anyways.

The smell is nice. Its like...very hard to pinpoint? Smells similar to other hemp products I have smelled but also different. Its a fresh scent but not like the Arm & Hammer one at all.

As always I showered at night, applied this product, then applied more in the morning for entirety of the trial.

From my trial period I can say this deodorant is...not the best. It fades within 3-4 hours WITHOUT any heavy sweating. And if there was heavy sweating involved (I wore this on a day i went to school to work on a group project- aka I had some decent anxiety going on), forget it, wet pits and not a pleasent smell within the hour honestly. Not only does it not last, but it leaves your pits feeling so weird. Almost damp and sticky after you apply it and for the entire day- not pleasant. It also gave me a slight rash, for lack of a better word. It didn't itch or anything but my armpits were clearly slightly red/dark when I used this. Forget about doing any outdoor activities because this isn't going to last through even a second of that.

Even wearing this on a relaxed day with my boyfriend or just sitting at home, it faded in a few hours and left me stinky. Stinky and sticky. No thank you. I found that when applying it after my shower, by the time I was ready to sleep (about 4 hours or so) I already smelled. And all I would in between applying and sleeping was lay in bed on my computer, so that says a lot.

The only way I've been able to wear this is layered with another deodorant (usually the Arm & Hammer which I previously reviewed). Alone? This product gets a 1/10 from me, honestly. I give it one point because I do enjoy the scent.

So today I'm reviewing the Arm & Hammer Essentials Deodorant with Natural Deodorizers. In the next coming weeks/months I will be putting out a few reviews on different natural deodorants.