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Throw This Out Of Your Bathroom Cabinet Immediately

When I made the switch to organic living years ago, my (mostly toxic) personal care products were the last thing to go. Once I figured out what toxic industrial chemicals in food were doing to my body – I knew I had to get rid of them from every part of my life. I think this progression is how most people figure out how to detox their life too. First I cleaned out my fridge and pantry, then it was figuring out a natural way to clean my house, and then I went on to look at what I was putting on my body. The very first personal care product I switched out was what I rubbed under my underarms every day – right where some of my lymph nodes are, glands that plays a huge roll in the immune system.

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The reason I started there was because as soon as I flipped my “Secret” anti-perspirant over to read the ingredients I noticed it had contained “Aluminum zirconium.” Right then, a memory I had when I was a child smacked me in the face. There was this neighbor of mine growing up who always had sweaty armpits. I mean her pits were so wet, that you could see it through her clothes ALL THE TIME. I didn’t quite understand why she had such sweaty armpits and others I knew did not. Because I was young and crazy inquisitive, while playing in the yard one day, I just straight up asked her- why do you sweat so much? She told me that she didn’t like using aluminum under her armpits. This information at the time totally didn’t make sense to me. I didn’t know what aluminum was or why I should care but I realized right then, she wasn’t wearing the anti-perspirants my brother or my parents were wearing for an obviously good reason. A good enough reason that she wasn’t concerned about the public embarrassment of sweaty pits.

Well, after my memory flashback, I researched the ingredient Aluminum, and found out it is linked to all sorts of diseases, including 2 that I sadly personally have witnessed in close friends and family members – Breast Cancer and Alzheimer’s Disease. The link of aluminum to these diseases is hotly debated, some studies find a low risk factor (probably those funded by the chemical companies) and some find horrible results, like those studies that find aluminum accumulating in breast tissue or breaking the blood brain barrier leading to Alzheimer’s.

The reason chemical companies put aluminum in anti-perspirants is to “dry out sweat by injecting aluminum ions in the cells that line the sweat ducts. When the aluminum ions are drawn into the cells, water flows in; the cells begin to swell, squeezing the ducts closed so sweat cannot get out,” according to the Julie Gabriel, The Green Beauty Guide. I don’t know about you but this reaction is really unnatural. Preventing sweat from exiting my body doesn’t seem like a good idea, considering humans sweat for a reason. Sweating actually has a lot of benefits – clearer skin, lowers body temperature and fights off sickness – so why would I want to prevent my body doing what it needs to do to stay healthy?

Just to give you a sense of how much aluminum is used in typical products – the FDA requires that all anti-perspirants decrease the average person’s sweat by 20 percent – so manufacturers usually use anywhere between a 10-25 percent concentration of aluminum in products. That is just crazy, isn’t it? Especially for an ingredient that is a potent neurotoxin.

So this is the ingredient that caused me to make the switch and should hopefully get you too (if you already haven’t) to run out and buy deodorant without Aluminum. (FYI – Some of the most toxic brands according to the Environmental Working Group include English Leather, Mitchum, Suave, Secret, Gillette, Right Guard, Soft & Dry, Tussy)

Let’s be honest though, knowing which personal care products to choose without toxins is tough and getting access can be even tougher. You can’t exactly just pop into an everyday drug store and always find a safe brand without aluminum and other harmful chemicals.

When you look at some of the most popular deodorants, you’ll notice they rarely have the USDA Organic Seal. This makes zero sense.

Think about it. If you’re going to make a deodorant with great ingredients like arrowroot powder (which can help keep you dry) and coconut oil and shea butter and MCT oil… the ingredients should be USDA certified organic. Plus, the skin under your arms is sensitive and can be vulnerable to irritation.

But I struggled to find deodorants that had this seal of approval. So, I created one myself.

The best part? It actually works.

Truvani Organic Deodorant: No aluminum. No other weird ingredients. Just deodorant that works. And it’s USDA certified.

Hope this post was help for you – please share with your friends and family, so they can know the truth!

Xo,

Vani 

P.S. Here are some posts for more information about which chemicals to avoid in beauty products, how to find safe ones and some swap out products that I use…

 

 

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2,875 responses to “Throw This Out Of Your Bathroom Cabinet Immediately

  1. I am a fan on facebook, too! I gave up my Secret years ago for the aluminum/paraben reason, and I’d love to try this one out. I am looking for one I can stick with, because generally halfway through a stick it stops working on me. Not sure why, but right now I have a Tom’s and a Jason’s I switch between.

  2. I’ve wanted to find a safer, less toxic deodorant. I wonder if Whole Foods carried Pit Paste?

  3. I would love to try this! I have yet to find a good aluminum free deodorant that works well for me.

  4. yes, please! we need to just throw out our toxic bathroom stuff and find replacements and we will be living a very nutrient dense lifestyle.

  5. I have seen this product circling Pinterest and have been very interested for my husband. I currently use Thai spray crystal suggested to me by a Whole Foods employee and love it. After at least 5 different tries of varying natural deodorants I have finally found a keeper. Would love to get my hubby away from aluminum. Thanks for the opportunity.

  6. I would love to try this stuff! I use Toms of Maine right now and it is really tough to get used to but I have to say I just spent the last year phasing out all non organic food and switching to only organic thanks to one of your blogs that pushed me over the edge. I do not spend more on food as most people use as an excuse, in fact my bill is just the same because i cut out the processed junk too some time back. Shopping is actually easier now. My girls dont beg me for the junk food packaged in kid targeted boxes because they know if its not real food, we just dont eat it. Your blog on your daily skin care routine was what I used to address the bathroom products issue. thank you for all the hard work you do for others. it can be daunting sometimes to change your lifestyle but is certainly made easier with people like you. 🙂

  7. I’m already a FB fan and have signed up for your newsletter, so this is an extra entry. 🙂

  8. Excellent post, I’m an athlete and wear alot of deodorant, I’d really love to be able to try this out and throw the nasty stuff away!

  9. I am thrilled to have found your site. Lots of good info for all of us wanting to live a “cleaner” life! I have been wanting to try Primal Pit Paste for a while now. Excited about this give away!

  10. Alum (ammonium and potassium) deodorants are considered safe to use because the aluminum molecule in them cannot pass through skin. Requiring something to be “aluminum-free” is a bit over kill as some aluminum compounds are safe. Hydrogen is a component of water, gasoline, sugar and hydrochloric acid–yet despite it’s toxicity in certain compounds, we don’t avoid it. Please present all of the facts and less scare tactics.

    http://matthewgustke.com/2013/04/14/simplifying-deodorant/

  11. My main need is for the antiperspirant. Is there anything natural out there that helps with that (even though I know sweating is “natural”, it’s not culturally accepted–especially in business situations)? I’ve already ordered some pit paste and will plan to use it on most days and only go back to the conventional when I really need the antiperspirant. Thanks for all of the info you provide!

  12. Wow, I just got my first jar of Primal Pit Paste and have been using it for about a month and it’s wonderful. Now the rest of the family wants to get on board! Thankyou for offering this wonderful giveway!!

  13. I have been thinking about ordering from them. I’d love to win and try it first.

  14. I have only used anti-perspirant once in my life (My father would not allow it to be used due to the aluminum). I was 30, and about a month after using it, I had my regular gyn appointment and my dr. found a Lump. I stopped using the ant-perspirant immediately and a few weeks later had the mammogram and they could not find anything. it went away. not proof or anything, but did not use it before then, and not since and no lump. would love to try primal paste.

  15. So excited to have found your page. Found through 100 Days of Real Food and have begun the total life detox! Looking forward to your updates and appreciate the Healthy Habits tip sheet 🙂 Already follow your FB, Twitter and Newsletter – can’t wait to follow up with Primal Paste. Thanks!

  16. The side effects of putting aluminum in our bodies definitely out-weigh the discomfort!

  17. I would love to try this! I’m looking for a natural deodorant that works for me! Thanks for the opportunity!

  18. Thank you so much for all the helpful information you give everyone! My family and I are slowly changing our lives for the better!

  19. Have always wondered about anti-perspirants and what it was doing to our bodies …especially women after they shave in the shower and apply. I would love for my 13 year old daughter to try the Primal Paste. There are so many beauty products that are marketed to teen/tween girls that are terrible for them. I am slowly getting her to swap out the “popular” beauty products for the natural ones but it’s been tougher to do than getting her to make healthier food choices when she is not home and with her friends. We made a great hand scrub the other day that she loved and she tasted some of it while we were making it. I told her that she couldn’t do that with any of the “popular” line of products full of chemicals. 🙂

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