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Thu Dec 14, 2006 2:53 am  |
| I like The original Dove!!! |
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Thu Dec 14, 2006 1:25 pm |
Was it just me or did this topic stop working for like a day yesterday? (I couldnt reach it). Anyways, I don't like the original dove much. I mean, the new one (silk something) smelled nice but I currently have the original 'fresh' scent one, and it just gets on my nerves. The scent never goes away. But maybe thats just me. I'm still confused about this crystal deodorant. What is it? Is it actually a 'crystal'???  |
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Thu Dec 14, 2006 6:13 pm |
I think it stopped working for me too. Sometimes topics do that, and I always wonder if its me or if there's something wrong with the thread.
The crystal deodorant is more like something that has crystalized than it is like what we acutally think of as a crystal. It is very hard, but it's not that hard. You just have to wet the end of it with a little water and rub it on your skin. You won't really feel a lot of product going on. I love wearing it with sleeveless clothes because there's not anything filmy under your arms.
It also comes in a roll-on. I tried that. It worked great, but it was too irritating to my skin for daily wear.
I still have some of the roll-on left, and the ingredients are: purified water, natural mineral salts, xanthan gum, phytosphingosine (no idea what that is!), and chamomile extract.
I'm assuming that the solid crystal would be the same without the water. |
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Thu Dec 14, 2006 7:11 pm |
| Dove seems to be really gentle and nice. |
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20's: rare pimples and oily T-zone..annoying little blackhead buggers on nose |
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Thu Dec 14, 2006 10:49 pm |
Tosca, I always wonder the same thing. But I always just think its my computer/ connection  . Thanks for the explanation. I'll have to look into trying it out. It sounds very intriguing(sp?)
My underarms would probably be able to handle the roll- on. It seems so gentle compared to drugstore brand deodorant/ anti-persperant. And having used all others with no issue, I would be surprised if my skin began to react to the crystal. But, we will see! |
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Sun Dec 17, 2006 4:25 pm |
I was watching a health program and they did a test with different types of deodorants/antiperspirants and the result was interesting although there was no science involved. They had 8 men, 4 of whom did not use anything under their arms. Of the other 4, one used the crystal, one use a home made recipe, one used an antiperspirant and one used a deodorant. All 4 applied their product and then a lady smelt their underarms including the other 4 without anything. The rating was from zero to 10 with 10 being really smelly. The 4 using a product started with a zero or 1 and the 4 without anything started with 1 or 2. After the 8 men played sport for an hour, the smell test was done again. The 4 men not using any product were very smelly, up in the 7s and 8s. For the others who had used a product, the result was quite interesting. The best was the crystal, started with a rating of 1 and finished with a rating of 1 so it obviously worked. The next best was the home made recipe followed by the antiperspirant and last was the deodorant which was almost as bad as the men who had not used anything. The home made recipe contained bicarb soda, cornflower and essential oil (they said you could use any essential oil but for the test they used lavender).
I think I might check out the crystal after seeing this. |
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Skin: Over 60, ex combination now sensitive, Cellcosmet |
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Fri Feb 09, 2007 6:45 am |
| sormuimui wrote: |
| I really like Kiss My Face liquid rock. However similar to the experiences of some MUAers I found the new non-paraben formula doens't work as well as the old formula which contains parabens. Not sure why. But I'm still using the new formula and it still works for me, but I never had strong BO to begin with. |
i absolutely love this deodorant in the lavender scent. granted, it does absolutely nothing for sweating since it's not an anti-perspirant, but even with sweating it still makes you smell good. now, if only i could find something similar with anti-perspirant properties too for those occasions where that's really necessary (although i hate all of the crap those necessitate putting on your skin  )_ . . . |
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Fri Feb 09, 2007 7:10 am |
| A friend of mine who cleans houses recommends the Speedstick 24/7 in cool fusion, comes in solid or gel. It works as well for me as anything I have tried and she certainly puts it to the test. |
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Joined the 50 club several years back, blonde w/ fair/sensitive skin, Texas humidity and prone to rosacea, light breakouts and sunburns, combo skin type, starting to see sundamage and fine lines |
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Fri Feb 09, 2007 7:17 am |
| I have used the natural crystal deodorant but after a few months I broke out in a rash, so now its' back to Mitchum. |
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Fri Feb 09, 2007 7:30 am |
Mitchum worked well for me for years but as my hormones changed after my hysterectomy, it no longer works as well. Matter of fact, none of them work that well since then.  |
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Joined the 50 club several years back, blonde w/ fair/sensitive skin, Texas humidity and prone to rosacea, light breakouts and sunburns, combo skin type, starting to see sundamage and fine lines |
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Fri Feb 09, 2007 8:47 pm |
I used to use deodorants but then i realised that it's more effective if i used an anti-bacterial bath foam. With daily usage (day and night showers), I find that any BO is really eliminated so I can just use normal body sprays and perfumes  You can try Dettol skincare or Welsh 200 i think for an anti-bacterial bath foam that is moisturizing for the skin at the same time  |
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A girl of 25, living in Singapore & still searching for that one line of skincare products that i can continue using for long term for my combi-dry-prone to bumps/spots skin... |
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Sat Feb 10, 2007 1:25 am |
Thank you for this topic!! I've tried a couple of natural eodorants since a couple years ago I decided to switch from the typical drugstore antiperspirants.
I've tried Kiss My Face Liquid Rock, Lafe's Hemp Oil deodorant (Lavender), some of those crystal deodorants, and also Henri Bernard Natural crystal deodorant spray (I'm guessing is the crystal deodorant dissolved in water)
The worst so far is the Henri Bernard, I feel like it's doing NOTHING and I feel conscious of having BO with it, though I still have the giant bottle to finish.
My favourite so far is Kiss My Face, though it is far from being a HG product for me.
The actual solid crystal deodorants have been pretty good, but I always found them cumbersome to use.
Lafe's was okay, but the roll on applicator ALWAYS leaked like crazy on me and wasted so much product, that although I liked the deodorant, I was just so frustrated with it. |
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Sat Feb 10, 2007 4:21 am |
Crystal from L'occtaine worked great for me. I heard it's been discontinued though.
Fresh sugar deorderant is my next staple. Love the scent and doesn't stain clothes. It tends to dry slowly though. |
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Sat Feb 10, 2007 6:14 am |
| Has anyone tried deodorant from Dr. Hauschka or The Organic Pharmacy? I've been using Dove for years though it irritates my skin and makes it itch so bad! But it's the one that irritates my skin the least out of all the ones I've tried |
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26 with dehydrated combo skin, prone to blackheads and congestions, NC20-25 |
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Sat Feb 10, 2007 3:20 pm |
| I've been tempted by the Dr. Hauschka deodorant but haven't yet tried it. I'm pretty hooked on the Weleda spray deodorants at present. LOVE the scents and they're less expensive. But I am curious about Dr. H's roll-ons. |
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Sat Feb 10, 2007 3:41 pm |
Lavilin cream. Lasts for days! (seriously)  Love the stuff but hard to find. Got it recently at http://store.thecatalog.com/8012.html
A unique herbal deodorant free of aluminum and other harsh chemicals, yet so effective, just one application can eliminate perspiration odor for days--without the need to re-apply even after showering. Ingredients: zinc oxide, petroleum jelly, talc, potato starch, calendula oil, arnica oil, vitamin E, ascorbyl palmitate, citric acid, natural fragrance. Warnings: Do not use immediately after shaving. Do not apply if skin is broken. Discontinue use if rash develops. Keep out of reach of children.
Now, it's strange as the white container Lavilin doesn't seem to last as long as the one I used to buy in the black container. Or maybe I'm just more stinky lately
Anyway, the cool thing is you usually can get a sample size for between $1-2 dollars (don't see it listed on the site right now but previously I bought I bunch for friends & family - and one for me for travel).
I also bought the NOW one that seems like their generic of Lavilin (definitely cheaper) - just haven't tried it yet:
http://store.thecatalog.com/8066.html
Ingredients: Zinc Oxide, Talc, Rice Starch, Calendula Extract, Arnica Extract, Vitamin E d-alpha, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Citric Acid, Grapefruit Extract in a base of Safflower Oil, Beeswax, Lanolin, and Natural Fragrances. |
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42yo, natural strawberry blonde so fair skin, blue-eyed, and dry skin |
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Sun Feb 11, 2007 12:51 pm |
| I tend to use Dry Idea |
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Sun Feb 11, 2007 2:39 pm |
Can't recoment enough
***PitRok***
I use the fragranced spray which is the same as the hard crystal just in spray formula, you can also get the unfragranced.
It's good for sensitive skin and lasts all day, my SO likes it too. A bottle of this lasts months.
Here's the link:
http://www.pitrok.co.uk/ |
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oily/acne prone - acne scars on chin area/Large Pores in winter. Oily in Summer. Fair, nuetral/cool complexion, burn easily. Early 20s |
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Sun Feb 11, 2007 7:18 pm |
| I've been using CertainDri for years. I take meds that increase perspiration and it's the only thing that controls pit sweat! The OP noted having a weird odor ... I think that the product controls sweating, but doesn't do anything to prevent the growth of bacteria that causes odor. I wash my pits with antibacterial soap and that seems to keep down the odor factor. |
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Sun Feb 11, 2007 7:30 pm |
| KissMyFace Liquid Rock! |
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Sun Feb 11, 2007 8:16 pm |
| My doctor has me using Everclear (grain alcohol) for deodorant & it's amazing how well it works-I was using the crystal stuff but he says it actually contains aluminum & it didn't work anyway. With the everclear you just put it on a wash cloth or organic cotton pad & swipe it under each armpit 15-20 times. It works as an anti bacterial & I use it on my hands when there's no soap & water at hand. |
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Sun Feb 11, 2007 8:58 pm |
Rosebud- that Pitrok is intriguing...
I am a sweat hog and have to use prescription Drysol (I've tried every strong OTC out there) if I don't want to be totally embarassed. It's not the greatest in terms of its ingredients (yes, it contains alumminum ). And the way it feels after application is not so good (itchy, stinging... sometimes creates irritation the next day). But it definitely WORKS. I use it twice weekly at night.
I still need a deodorant to prevent smelliness. I used to use Dove. Now I rotate between Clarins Dynamisante deodorant spray (LOVE the scent and it works well to prevent odor plus no white stain worries here), Jason's Tea Tree deodorant roll-on and Jason's Tea Tree body powder (both of these Jason products have amazing odor protection but I have to watch out for white stains so am careful with what top I am wearing). I also recently started using Orbis deodorant gel (which I got from tiger_tim) and it's quite good- lasts, no white mess, dries quickly upon application). Unfortunately, it's not as strong as my prescription as I would have hoped. I stopped using my Rx AP and went to using this every day. The longer I went w/out my Rx the more I noticed myself sweating during the day (and smelling). I bet I will love this when it becomes hot out this summer when I'll need double protection (i.e. use my Rx as usual and this every day). (This reminds me, I need to submit a review for this). |
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early-mid 30s || oily-combination, sensitive & acne-prone skin || mild breakouts (Aczone helps a lot) || occasional eczema rashes || fine lines around eyes || very dark under eye cirlces- concealer a must || very fair neutral-warm complexion, blue eyes, blonde hair |
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Mon Feb 12, 2007 9:55 am |
| I was wondering, does deoderant eventually go bad? I used to love Degree, but after awhile, it smelled strange after like, 8 months. Now I use Dove Ultimate Clear deoderant and I now prefer clear over white |
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Mon Feb 12, 2007 11:58 am |
| My mom loves Almay roll-on. I never have to use a deodorant since I don't have a b.o. But she really loves this brand, and always asks me to buy a bunch for her when I am going to visit her in Thailand, or when she comes over, she stocks them up. |
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Tue Feb 13, 2007 2:41 am |
| Any comments on Dr. Hauschka deoderant? |
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