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Missihippi



Joined: 22 Oct 2007
Location: Gwangmyeong

PostPosted: Mon Jun 13, 2011 3:52 pm    Post subject: homeade deodorant Reply with quote

Anyone tried making their own, with ingredients easy to find in korea? I've glanced at a few tutorials online about how to make it, but a lot of them require essential oils and other things not easily found here. Anyway, i had this idea of making a green tea based deodorant -- any suggestions?
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Zackback



Joined: 05 Nov 2010
Location: Kyungbuk

PostPosted: Mon Jun 13, 2011 7:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Please send me some when you finished making it...nothing works for me Sad
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Kaypea



Joined: 09 Oct 2008

PostPosted: Tue Jun 14, 2011 4:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I also have bad luck with deodorants/antipersperants. I sweat a lot, but I almost prefer au natural to the deodorant smell. I guess I could try a non-disgusting natural deodorant and wear gauzy shirts which don't show the sweat.
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Missihippi



Joined: 22 Oct 2007
Location: Gwangmyeong

PostPosted: Wed Jun 15, 2011 6:09 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

well, it's not that i wasn't having luck with normal deodorants... just that i'm trying to avoid aluminum containing anti perspirants (which have been linked to alzheimers, cancer, etc) and i thought it'd be interesting to try to make my own. FWIW, I think i sweat a normal amount.
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melek-taus



Joined: 03 Jan 2008
Location: Kalamazoo

PostPosted: Wed Jun 15, 2011 9:50 pm    Post subject: baking soda Reply with quote

Try powdering under your arms with baking soda after a shower. Works great. Can even mix it with corn starch and some fragrance if you'd like. Cancels out the odor.
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Triban



Joined: 14 Jul 2009
Location: Suwon Station

PostPosted: Wed Jun 15, 2011 10:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

What about straight up baby powder?
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Squire



Joined: 26 Sep 2010
Location: Jeollanam-do

PostPosted: Thu Jun 16, 2011 2:06 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Call me uncivilised, but would rubbing a bar of soap into your pits work? I've still got a decent supply of deodourant so haven't tried it yet
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Ninjaniki



Joined: 05 Jul 2008

PostPosted: Thu Jun 16, 2011 2:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Missihippi wrote:
well, it's not that i wasn't having luck with normal deodorants... just that i'm trying to avoid aluminum containing anti perspirants (which have been linked to alzheimers, cancer, etc) and i thought it'd be interesting to try to make my own. FWIW, I think i sweat a normal amount.


Have you heard of Thai deodorant stone? It's great, and lasts for years. http://www.amazon.com/Thai-Deodorant-Stone-Natural-Crystal/dp/B000S83JR0/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1308263630&sr=8-2
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Missihippi



Joined: 22 Oct 2007
Location: Gwangmyeong

PostPosted: Thu Jun 16, 2011 3:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ninjaniki wrote:


Have you heard of Thai deodorant stone? It's great, and lasts for years. http://www.amazon.com/Thai-Deodorant-Stone-Natural-Crystal/dp/B000S83JR0/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1308263630&sr=8-2


Nope, never heard of it.. according to that link, the country of origin is USA Shocked
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Ninjaniki



Joined: 05 Jul 2008

PostPosted: Thu Jun 16, 2011 3:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Missihippi wrote:
Ninjaniki wrote:


Have you heard of Thai deodorant stone? It's great, and lasts for years. http://www.amazon.com/Thai-Deodorant-Stone-Natural-Crystal/dp/B000S83JR0/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1308263630&sr=8-2


Nope, never heard of it.. according to that link, the country of origin is USA Shocked


So. Do your research on it. If you like it, you like it, if you don't, you don't. It's just mineral salt, so I thought it would be right up your alley.
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movybuf



Joined: 01 Jan 2007
Location: Mokdong

PostPosted: Fri Jun 17, 2011 4:57 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Missihippi wrote:
just that i'm trying to avoid aluminum containing anti perspirants (which have been linked to alzheimers, cancer, etc) and i thought it'd be interesting to try to make my own.


I have no problem with you trying to make your own deodorant, but this is just plain stupid. Please dont spread this kind of ill-informed misinformation around.
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NYC_Gal 2.0



Joined: 10 Dec 2010

PostPosted: Fri Jun 17, 2011 5:12 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I like an organic, aluminum free deodorant that has only recently been added to the list of products at iherb.com. It's by Herban Cowboy. I use the scent called Dusk, which is fairly unisex, though it's marketed towards men.

Here's a link:

http://www.iherb.com/Herban-Cowboy-Natural-Grooming-Deodorant-Dusk-2-8-oz-80-g/28529?at=0

There are a few other scents, but this was the original and I like it. We did a write up on their products in my old magazine, and I fell in love with the stuff. They seem to be doing pretty well, because they used to be hard to find and now even Vitamin Shoppe carries them.
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Missihippi



Joined: 22 Oct 2007
Location: Gwangmyeong

PostPosted: Fri Jun 17, 2011 6:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

movybuf wrote:


I have no problem with you trying to make your own deodorant, but this is just plain stupid. Please dont spread this kind of ill-informed misinformation around.


http://deodorantwithoutaluminum.com/

i'm not sure how my statement made me ill-informed.. Aluminum in deodorant hasn't been conclusively proven to do any of the things i said, i just said it's been linked.
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Cedar



Joined: 11 Mar 2003
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 17, 2011 6:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I started using the "Now Solutions" long-lasting deodorant cream I got on iherb,it's amazing. my pits don't smell, not once since I started using it, even if it's been awhile between showers. It's not the best smell at first when it goes on, but after 20 minutes it goes away. It has no aluminum.
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movybuf



Joined: 01 Jan 2007
Location: Mokdong

PostPosted: Fri Jun 17, 2011 8:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Missihippi wrote:
movybuf wrote:


I have no problem with you trying to make your own deodorant, but this is just plain stupid. Please dont spread this kind of ill-informed misinformation around.


http://deodorantwithoutaluminum.com/

i'm not sure how my statement made me ill-informed.. Aluminum in deodorant hasn't been conclusively proven to do any of the things i said, i just said it's been linked.


First of all, aluminum isn't in deodorant, it's in antiperspirant. So right there you can see that even the people running that website don't actualy care about facts, they are just pushing a product.

Secondly, you can "link" any two things together as you please. However, without evidence to back it up, it's useless. Even the American Cancer Society has said that there is no risk to using aluminum-containing antiperspirants.

So, have at t with home-made deodorants. Sounds like a fun experiment. Just don't perpetuate some scare tactic used to push ther product.
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