Found: An Aluminum Free Deodorant Stick That Works Great!

I wrote in an earlier entry about the large number of personal care products that contain toxic metals and other toxic ingredients. I specifically focused on aluminum because it is in antiperspirants and it has been associated with the development of Alzheimer’s Disease.

As a breast cancer survivor, I felt as if I was committing an act of suicidal mania every time I had to put on an antiperspirant. I had heard rumblings about the use of antiperspirants and their association with breast cancer. I don’t know if it is actually true but the location of where I had breast cancer to my underarm area was just too close for comfort.

I looked and looked for a natural antiperspirant without aluminum and the ones that I tried just did not work. Until now!

Tom’s of Maine, Inc. has produced “long lasting care” Aluminum-Free Deodorant Stick. It contains “hops” which inhibits the growth of odor-causing bacteria and zinc riconoleate for long lasting odor prevention.

Now, notice that it is not an “antiperspirant” and yet for me it seems to have reduced perspiration.  It is  important to perspire for good health, so it is not a good idea to prevent it completely even under the arm. The problem is body odor which is caused by odor-producing bacteria on the skin.

In the US culture, body odor is offensive to many people so we have to stop it or cover it up and stopping it is not a great idea. Other cultures understand the process or at least accept it as most people know who have travelled outside of the United States. However, that does not help the U.S. citizen who is looking for a job. If you must go on a job interview, you will fare much better if you are not filling the room with the scent of body odor.

This product from Tom’s of Maine works great! I perspire alot which is good for my body but not so great for anyone else if I cannot change the aroma.  So,  I am thrilled to have found Tom’s of Maine long-lasting care. By the way, I tried other natural antiperspirants such as salt sticks and so forth and they did not work for me. Finally, I found a great product that works for me! My brain feels better already because it knows it is being protected from aluminum!

Most health food stores should carry products from Tom’s of Maine, Inc; however,  I found it at Sam’s Club and it was very reasonable price for a package of 3 deodorant sticks.

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How Much Aluminum Exposure Have You Had Today?

In the world we live in today, we assume that everything that we ingest or put on our bodies is safe because we have regulatory groups that make sure that unsafe products are not being produced and marketed to the public. In addition, we believe that most companies who make products that are either ingested or placed on the skin are safe for use. The fact is that information revealing any negative effects on the human body of any commercial substance may take years or decades to discover.

I was shocked when I read that some researchers believe that in just 15 years, there will be more people suffering with brain diseases than with cancer and heart disease combined! This is a frightening and yet very real possibility because of all of the heavy metals and environmental toxins that our bodies must fight every single day.

Everyone is familiar with the neurodegenerative disease, Alzheimer’s Disease. I remember hearing in the news about aluminum being found in the brain lesions of Alzheimer’s Disease patients. I believe this information has been known for at least 15 years and yet we continue to be bombarded with products that contain aluminum. You do not have to chew on aluminum foil to get aluminum in your body, You just have to put on an an antiperspirant. Also, you can use shampoo or slather body creams and lotions on your skin and get aluminum on your body. The skin is our largest organ and we absorb most substances that are put on the skin to at least some degree. If you think about the hours, days and even years that you have used any of the he following items on your body, then you will begin to get the idea of how much exposure you have had to aluminum.

Antiperspirants:  Almost 100% of antiperspirants are made with a form of aluminum.

Shampoos, Skin Care Products, Personal Care Products: A large number of these items have aluminum based ingredients. Spend a few minutes reading the ingredients on the bottles of personal care items at the drugstore and you will be astounded by the number of products that contain aluminum based ingredients. In fact, it should be especially disturbing that so many “personal care” items contain aluminum since the news about aluminum and Alzheimer’s Disease has been known for years. Do these companies just not care? I wonder if their executives use their aluminum laden products?

Antacids: There are several different salts that are used in antacids. A very common one is aluminum hydroxide. There are alternatives such as magnesium and calcium carbonate found in other products.

The best strategy to deal with this problem is to be proactive and read the ingredients on the bottles of every product that you use on your body or ingest into your body. We need to make sure that we have a diet full of antioxidants because they will help clean up the free radicals that are formed when heavy metals and other toxins are circulating in our bodies. Take a supplement with anti-oxidants. Since our fresh fruits and vegetables are not as nutritious as they used to be due to picking them before they are ripe, you cannot rely on diet alone to get enough antioxidants. If you make sure that you take anti-oxidants and eat the best diet you can with organic vegetables, this is your best offense to keep from being a one of the statistics with a neurodegenerative disease in 15 years.

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