
I don't want to smell. And I do sweat, not a huge amount but the normal. Walking to work, commuting on the train, getting nervous before a client meeting, I don't want to lack confidence and be sneaking a secret pit sniff to see if I smell. The first natural deodorant I used was Neal's Yard Lemon & Coriander (£8.50) after being given it as a Christmas gift. First spray, I couldn't help but think of a G&T, not a bad thing. Using essential oils of lemon, lime and grapefruit give a fresh smell, and it dries quickly on the skin. Grapefruit seems to pop up in a lot of natural deodorants, as another, PitRok (£4.99) contains this, along with Aloe Vera. The PitRok crystal in the spray stops the bacteria that cause underarm odour from growing, and whilst it takes a little longer to dry, has kept me feeling fresh - even when tackling some bookcase shifting at the weekend.
When it comes to exercise, I don't think these natural deodorants would stand up to sweat - but many don't, and that's what the showers at the gym are there for after all. For daily use they are fine to tackle body sweat. It's a different scent from your usual sprays, and most don't mask your smell, which after using the perfumed, powdered sprays for years, took a while to get used too. A word of warning, it takes a couple of weeks for your body to adjust and sweat glands to level out, but it does happen. I still use perfume, and Impulse body spray (which is a quick spray all over rather than a concentrated area) however, I think I'm going to carry on using natural deodorant in place of usual sprays.

Have you tried out natural deodorant? Would love to know your thoughts...



I used to use natural deodorant and then got lazy and found it easier to grab a normal chemically one instead. I do want to go back to natural deodorants, the Neal's Yard one sounds great. x
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