

Inspired by Taos, New Mexico, the brand has enticing scents like Palo Santo Blood Orange and Ginger Grapefruit in their core collection.

The cool thing about the Energize Deodorant ($19) is that it’s co-branded with Taos Aer, a direct-to-consumer natural deodorant brand that loves using fun botanical scents within their formulas. It’s like a fancy face mist but it has great hydrating and calming qualities. The brand best describes its products as “grounded in nature, supported through science, and inspired by life.” Their CO-12 Toner is personally one of my favorites because it’s refreshing and easy to use. Indie Lee is one of the pioneers of what we consider to be “clean beauty” today. And finally-after a year of searching-I’ve found another option that just might lure me away. Since finding “the one,” I actually think deodorant can be a fun beauty/wellness product to get excited about.Īlthough I thought I found my holy grail natural deodorant in the Primally Pure Charcoal Deodorant, I’ve still been on the lookout for other options. I found my hero deodorant (the Primally Pure Charcoal Deodorant) and it changed everything for me. Research actually shows that in high amounts, aluminum can affect our endocrine systems by changing how the body makes and responds to estrogen, the female hormone. Your armpits serve as a huge connector to many parts of your body there are huge lymph nodes in there! And any ingredients you’re sticking into those pores have the ability to trickle down into your breast tissues. I was determined to detox these stinky pits and make the switch for good due to health reasons. While some of those experiences were allergic reactions, the excessive sweat and smelliness was my body desperately trying to adjust after being so used to aluminum deodorants. Some had too much baking soda while others had too much artificial fragrance.Įventually, I learned I actually had to detox my pits from the aluminum that was clogged in my pores. I wasn’t really doing my research and just haphazardly trying the ones on the shelves in drugstores. Turns out, I was just trying the wrong ones. SEE ALSO: The future of natural deodorant according to these 5 brand foundersīesides suffering from stinky and overly sweaty pits, I’ve also had a ton of allergic reactions to natural deodorants. After every new natural deodorant I tried, I still smelled awful and the sweating was nearly unbearable. I’ve become a bit of a natural deodorant snob, which is something I never thought I would ever be able to say.įor years, I tried and inevitably failed to make the switch to natural, aluminum-free deodorant.
