No, seriously.  Why?

I’ve been using PiperWai Natural Deodorant for three weeks and it is amazing.  While I don’t have sensitive skin anywhere else, it seems my underarms are very much so.  Most natural deodorants cause me to break out in a red, itchy, burning rash – not cute or comfortable.  But PiperWai contains skin-conditioning plant-based butters and oils as well as ingredients like magnesium, activated charcoal and essential oils that balance pH and neutralize odor.  The scent is very pleasantly unisex and it won’t stain your clothes, promise.  Cost: $11.99 for 2 oz.

Ingredients: Cassava (Tapioca) Starch, Cocos Nucifera (Coconut Oil), Magnesium Hydroxide, Butryospermum parkii (Shea) Butter, Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Butter, Rosewater, Witch Hazel, Tocopherol Acetate (Vitamin E), Sodium Bicarbonate, Activated Carbon (Charcoal), Proprietary Blend of 11 Essential Oils

Wondering why, exactly, you should switch from antiperspirant to a good natural deodorant?  I can give you lots of reasons:

• Aluminum compounds in antiperspirant plug the sweat glands, but sweating is a natural and essential bodily function.  It helps the body detoxify and keep itself cool.
• Aluminum compounds are a heavy metal.  They add to the body’s toxic burden.  They are also a neurotoxin and there are several studies that link them to breast cancer (as in, they can be found in cancerous breast tissue).
• Conventional deodorants with antiperspirant contain phthalates, parabens and triclosan, which are all known endocrine disruptors.

I know I talk about deodorant a lot, but it is one of the most important switches you can make.  When I find a good one, I just have to let everyone know about it.  This is an easy switch for girls and guys – it’s natural, inexpensive and it WORKS.

Do you have a favorite natural deodorant?  Wondering if yours is Clean?  Let’s talk!

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