Deodorant

Hi all

Can anyone recommend a good safe deodorant I can buy, I know we have to be careful about what we use but I don’t know what to use, it has to be a fairly strong one, any suggestions would be gratefully received

Love to all :cathappy:

Hello,

I am not entirely sure of your circumstances, and there are no hard and fast rules, but maybe this will help…

 

Some people try to avoid any products that contain parabens (so things like ‘methyl paraben’) as some researchers have found traces of these chemicals in breast tumours.

 

Other people try to avoid certain aluminium compounds as these have also sometimes been suggested to have links with cancer.

 

I don’t think there is any definitive proof of links, but for many people it is something that can be avoided.

 

Three brands that are paraben free (and in at least one aluminium free) are

 

Biosen

 

Pitroc

 

Sanex (their 0% range of toiletries are all paraben free)

 

Hope that helps.

ive used  sanex  since dx

Hi All, thanks for the info xx

Deodorant wise I use Bionsen, but my favourite body spray is still Impulse and I use that often, but don’t spray it under my arms or on my chest since I was diagnosed.

According to a report on Cancer Research UK parabens and aluminium don’t cause BC. Here is the link for it -

scienceblog.cancerresearchuk.org/2007/08/31/breast-cancer-deodorants-or-the-no-links-effect/

 

Hi I use Garnier deodorant says free from parabens but need to check about aluminum…

 

Andie x

Rock salt, stick, not cheap but very good. Natural product. X

Hi

 

I had discovered a crystal deo in Holland & Barratt called Ice Guard.  Unlike other deodorants it contains only 1 ingredient - ammonium alum and the RT team said that this would be fine to use during my treatment.

 

I was skeptical, as I usually need a strong anti-perspirant (Mitchum 48hr) about whether the rock would work.  However, it has been brilliant.  It was easy to apply (just roll onto wet skin straight after a bath or shower) and kept me not only comfortably dry all day but re-assuringly odour free.  I’m still using it while my skin  heals post treatment and have recommended it to my Mum who, although not undergoing any treatment, wanted an effective unperfumed deodarant.

Hope this helps

Wileda do paraben free products.They also have a resident Dr who you chat too for advise on their Natural products.
You can order wileda products for post as not many shops them.A very old company who have their own gardens to grow their ingredients…open usually one day a year to the public.I have visited when doing a college course.Many different homeopathic remedies.