First of all, my favorite deodorant/antiperspirant (all of which will be referred to as simply “deodorant” from here on out to simplify my life), Secret Platinum, is no longer manufactured. I have no idea why, but it’s gone. It was very seriously the only deodorant that worked for me. I have tried several other brands: regular Secret, whatever the new special Secret is, Dove, Degree…all have failed me. I don’t know if I’m an overly sweaty woman or if my underarms are just picky, but nothing works. I’ve heard if you stop using deodorant for awhile, your skin will adjust and you won’t smell…but I think the sweat would still be an issue. And considering I work in a semi-professional environment, sweatiness is not a good thing. So, I finally bit the bullet and spent the “big bucks” (regularly priced $7.99 on sale for $5.99) on Degree clinical strength. So far, it seems to be working. Granted, this is day only day one, so I can’t say for sure how this will go. Theoretically, you only apply it at night and it should last throughout the next day, even if you shower. I was going to try, but got scared at the last minute this morning and put more on. Hopefully this stuff works. I’m so tired of being smelly. :p
Also, and this is very bad, I am shopping for renter’s insurance today. We have lived in the same place for a year, I’ve been saying for a year I need to do it, and for whatever reason, I haven’t gotten to it. But last night I had a dream that while we were in Great Falls for a weekend (a fairly regular occurrence for us) some meth manufacturers broke in, started a lab, and blew up our house. We came home and were, obviously, very surprised to see that the entire place was completely destroyed. While I realize that the scenario I dreamed is pretty unlikely (we have the Montana Meth Project here, so Meth info is pretty much ingrained in all Montanan’s heads), I also realize that living in a 1973 trailer comes with the risk of fire. Or flooding. Or collapsing. So I finally got the motivation I needed and am waiting for the insurance agent to call me back with our new quote, since we’re just combining it with our auto policy.
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So that you don't have to keep applying antiperspirant (which contains aluminum), just dust baking soda under your arms if you notice smelliness during the day. In the summers, I use antiperspirant, but all other times, I just use plain unscented deodorant and baking soda. It really is true that you sweat and smell less once your body adjusts to not wearing antiperspirant. =)
I thought you might know something about this! ;)
I'm thinking once I go back to being a SAHM, that will be a good time to try it out. I'm also wanting to cut back on shampoo...my hair is really greasy if I go a day without washing, which I know is from the chemicals in shampoo. But if I stop washing, my hair will be greasy for weeks...not too professional! Ugh.
My hair was the same way. Now I can wash it every other day without looking like a grease-ball. Sometimes I can go longer than that, even--especially when I'm pregnant. I use either Desert Essences Lemon and Tea Tree Oil shampoo, or Anti-Body Tea Tree Oil shampoo. They're both made with all-natural ingredients. The Anti-Body one is fair trade and is made by some friends of ours! www.anti-body.com.
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