What Should You Look for in a Deodorant?

Deodorant

Finding the most natural antiperspirant and deodorant may feel like discovering the Holy grail at this point. And why wouldn’t it? 

After all, the market is currently inflated with great items all-around. Therefore, if you want to find the best option amongst them, you will need to make a lot of considerations.

Here are a few of them.

How to Buy the Perfect Deodorant?

When it comes to buying a deodorant, you will need to make five different considerations as a whole. The following are a few of them.

Consideration – 1: How Much Do You Sweat?

Whether it’s the winter or the summer – do you tend to sweat a lot all the time?  Well, then, it might be better to buy an antiperspirant rather than going for a deodorant. 

The product will not be much of a help regarding improving your body odor. However, it will certainly be beneficial when it comes to hiding your sweaty persona.

Consideration – 2: Your Personal Preference.

The type of deodorant you’re going to choose will largely be a personal preference. There are a few basic choices that we can use in this aspect, including stick, roll on, and spray.

However if I am talking about myself, I crudely hate the gel version of a deodorant. I’m more comfortable with the spray or stick variant. So, I tend to choose them over anything else.

Consideration – 3: The Amount of Alcohol.

Let me tell you why deodorant works.

It usually contains a small amount of alcohol, which, in turn, makes your armpits inhospitable to germs and bacteria that cause bad odor. For the most part, it doesn’t affect your skin at all.

However, using a product with too much alcohol can dry out your skin and lead to itching. In case you keep using the same, the skin in your armpits might get a little flaky as well.

So, when you are buying a deodorant, always look for the word ‘ethanol’ in its label. And, the amount should be somewhere between 95% to 100% .

Consideration – 4: Scent of the Deo.

We are again in the territory of personal preference. For instance, I love a rather milder scent that can last for a long, long time. However, if you like something strong and maybe a tiny bit manly, you may opt for a stronger option as well.

Thus, before you end up buying a product, make sure to check the elements available on it. It might take a specific amalgamation of components to make a scent smell good.

So, do your research well.

Additionally, if the product is not sealed, it might be better to do a sniff test on it too. If you’re not sure about it, don’t buy the product at all.

Consideration – 5: Is It Safe?

Did you ever hear the rumor that deodorant can give you breast cancer? Well, it’s wrong and a blatant hoax. However, some types of deo’s do contain an ingredient called triclosan. It’s quite harmful for our skin and, therefore, can lead to skin irritation and infection to some extent.

So, talk to a skin specialist and ask them about the ingredients that might affect your skin. Get a list of them and make sure that you are avoiding them while you browse deodorants.

In any case, most doctors consider deodorants to be perfectly safe for everyone. They usually don’t affect your skin and health as long as you don’t inhale them. However, it’s a must that you keep the product away from your children. 

The Bottom Line

So, that’ll be all for my suggestion regarding this aspect.

Tell me, what do you like the most? Is it the milder scent of a perfume that takes your breath away? Or do you love something stronger and more efficient? 

Also, how did you find my article to be? Did you get the answers you were looking for? Or, is there something that I have missed out on somehow?

No matter what’s going on in your head, be sure to let me know about what you think. I’ll try my best to let you know my opinion as well.

Kenneth

Kenneth is a proud native of sydney, born and raised there. However, he pursued his education abroad and studied in Australia. Kenneth has worked as a journalist for almost a decade, making valuable contributions to prominent publications such as Yahoo News and The Verge. Currently, he serves as a journalist for The Hear Up, where he focuses on covering climate and science news. You can reach Kenneth at [email protected].