I’ve talked about Tom’s Of Maine earlier.
Overall, they are a company that is trying to do something right. I’m getting
used to their mouthwash but I’m still no peppermint fan. On to one of their
other products.
When we think of green living we generally don’t give much
thought to under our arms. Sure there is some plastic in the deodorant sticks
but we need them not to stink right? Wrong. The problem with most deodorants is
that they are also antiperspirants. So what? you think, I don’t want to sweat. Sweating
is gross and it ruins your clothes. Yes and no.
How do antiperspirants work?
All antiperspirants have some form of aluminum that seals
your pores shut and doesn’t allow you to sweat. That doesn’t sound good does
it? It gets worse. Aluminum is horrible for the environment to make. But that
is not the bad part. It is also a known neurotoxin (did anyone just put their
drink down and look at the can). It can be absorbed through the skin and there
some evidence—though very light—that aluminum may not be helping with breast
cancer.
Don’t throw everything aluminum out the window just yet. It
does take a regular exposure over a prolonged period of time to do any damage.
So why are we rubbing it under our arms? Also when your sweat glands overcome
the antiperspirant the aluminum is what you see damaging your clothes.
In comes Tom’s Deodorant. It smells a little off. It doesn’t
have that overly sweet, spicy smell that comes with most deodorants. It rolls
on easy and as far as I can tell it is not staining my shirts. I do sweat more
than I used to but I don’t stink. It makes a 24-hour claim but if you are trying
to impress the opposite sex, I’d advise a reapply after 12 hours or so.
I’ll keep using it as I try to avoid rubbing poisons on
myself as much as possible.
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