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It’s true, I stopped using deodorant. In an episode of Verastic Life – I don’t remember which episode now – I had mentioned that I had a boil in my armpit. Gross, I know, but bear with me. It was not the first time I had a boil there, but it was the first time that the boil was so big and painful. Usually, I’d have a pimple-sized boil once in a blue moon, and it would give me no trouble at all and would clear up by itself in a fear days. Not this time. This one was so painful, and it took its sweet time disappearing.<\/p>\n

Anyway, it was in my right armpit and was so painful that I had to stop applying deodorant. Because I couldn’t apply deodorant in my right armpit, I also stopped applying it in my left armpit because things like this bug the heck out of me. If I had continued to apply the deodorant in my left armpit without doing the same for the right, I’d feel uncomfortable all day and feel like I was maltreating the right one. So, as the fair and just armpit owner that I am, I denied both armpits the olfactory pleasure of deodorant.<\/p>\n

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That was how I stopped using deodorant. Fear not, I wasn’t walking around with stinky pits. First of all, it was easy for me to not use the deodorant because I was home most times. Secondly, my lotion smells really, really good! Thirdly, on the days that I did go out, I managed to just dab the deodorant (and yes, I dabbed it for the healthy armpit, too). And lastly, I don’t sweat a lot, and I definitely don’t grow a lot of hair on any part of my body.<\/p>\n

When I finally did take the time to look at my armpit, I realized my armpit skin had become even on its own! You know how sometimes your armpit area is a little (or a lot) darker than the rest of your skin? Well, my armpit was visibly darker than the rest of my skin. But after not using deodorant for a while, I was shocked to find that my armpit skin had become even.<\/p>\n

I have been using deodorant since I was an adolescent. In Nigeria, I used to use Sure<\/em>, but in America, I tried several brands before I settled on Secret<\/em> (clear gel). I love the Secret deodorants because they have lots of fruity scents and they last all day on me AND the clear gel doesn’t leave that yucky white\/brown paste behind. So it’s been me and Secret for years.<\/p>\n

But now that my armpit skin is even, I am a little freaked out because (1)<\/strong> What the heck do they put in these deodorants to make them so potent and affect our skin so much? And (2)<\/strong> What’s the alternative? I’ve heard about these natural deodorants, and every time I read about them, I am discouraged because I feel like they’ll leave me smelling like palm oil or fried fish or something that I really don’t want to smell like.<\/p>\n

I know that one of my favorite natural brands, Nubian Heritage makes natural deodorants<\/strong><\/a>, but I’ve never tried them. Their lotions, shower gels, and soaps are great, but I don’t know how good the deodorants are. I suppose this is a good time to try them. It’s really scary to think of what we put on and in our bodies.<\/p>\n

Anyone have recommendations for natural deodorants that work? Or maybe an app I can download to deodorize my pits without harsh chemicals?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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