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The Best Non-Aluminum Deodorant http://www.guaranteedtosleep.com/blog/2010/01/the-best-non-aluminum-deodorant/ http://www.guaranteedtosleep.com/blog/2010/01/the-best-non-aluminum-deodorant/#comments Sat, 30 Jan 2010 05:43:48 +0000 admin http://guaranteedtosleep.com/blog/?p=114 While working many years in the natural health and supplement industry I have had the opportunity to sample many of the most popular products available today. For most of my adult life I used typical aluminum based deodorants like most other Americans. But a few years ago I decided to try to find a healthier alternative to these products. I tried all the usual natural brands such as Toms of Maine, the Thai Crystal, and Jason’s and never was impressed with these products. I would find myself periodically having to revert back to aluminum based products because I could sometimes smell myself.

A year or so ago I was encouraged by an associate at work to try a deodorant product by a great company called Desert Essence. The product is called Dry by Nature and it is by far the best natural aluminum free deodorant I have ever tried. Since discovering this product I have recommended it to literally hundreds of people and have always had nothing but the most positive feedback.

Let me make it clear that no aluminum free product is ever going to be quite as strong as an aluminum based deodorant, but if you are trying to get off the aluminum I would highly encourage you to try Dry by Nature by Desert Essence.

]]> http://www.guaranteedtosleep.com/blog/2010/01/the-best-non-aluminum-deodorant/feed/ 2 Get Off The Aluminum! http://www.guaranteedtosleep.com/blog/2010/01/get-off-the-aluminum/ http://www.guaranteedtosleep.com/blog/2010/01/get-off-the-aluminum/#comments Sun, 17 Jan 2010 00:15:58 +0000 admin http://guaranteedtosleep.com/blog/?p=110 The problem with deodorants and antiperspirants is not only the aluminum, but how it works to reduce sweat and smelly odors. Aluminum reduces sweat and odor by clogging the pores and glands and locking sweat and odor into the body. This clogging process is also responsible for blocking toxins from being naturally released from our bodies..

Aluminum compounds or aluminum salts, such as aluminum oxide (Al2O3), are key ingredients in almost every antiperspirant. They are powerful astringents that close pores, stopping sweat and odor from escaping the body.

Antiperspirants may leave the outside of the body smelling fresh and clean – but inside, the toxins that would have escaped the body in the sweat have nowhere to go. For this reason, antiperspirants have been linked to problems with the sweat glands and lymph glands in and around the underarms.

Despite arguments that aluminum exposure is unavoidable in air, food, and water sources, many doctors and holistic experts advise avoiding products known to contain additional aluminum – especially deodorants or antiperspirants that are applied to some of our bodies most vital glands which are in the pits of our arms.

There are some good natural aluminum free deodorants on the market that will not clog your pores and glands in this way. The natural products are effective, but they will never be quite as strong as the aluminum based products. I suggest that some people may need to apply a second application later in the day. But, applying a second application is far better than the risk associated with aluminum based deodorants

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