Let's Talk Arm Pits...

Who doesn't love a good arm pit discussion?

OK so I have always been reluctant to switch to a "natural deodorant" because in my experience rubbing dirt in my pits would have probably been more effective.

I sweat. I'm not one of those girls who has to be on the tread mill for 20 minutes before the sweating starts. I sweat if it's a little warm and I have clothes on.

So needless to say when I get nervous, drink to much coffee, exercise, or any combination of  the above, I sweat and I just have to live with that. For me the idea of a natural deodorant working was just laughable. For most of my adult life I was looking for some kind of miracle prescription stuff to keep me from sweating through my clothes all the time. Sexy, I know.

However, my crunchy heart wouldn't let me go that far. I hated thinking about all the chemicals I was shoving under my arms on a daily basis just asking my lymph nodes to get poisoned.

I am aware that the evidence for a link between deodorant and cancer is shaky, but I'm not going to wait around for these researchers to get it together. Doctors used to be in smoking commercials, let's not forget. It took an embarrassingly long time for published studies to definitively link smoking to tons of awful health problems. Regardless of whether traditional deodorants cause cancer, I know they always stop working. I end up with yellow stains from the chemicals and I smell like sweaty flowers.

I've asked my crunchy friends to recommend a natural deodorant because I've struck out again and again. Turns out most of them are dealing with the same issue. So I decided it was officially my mission to find a safe deodorant that actually worked.

I'm happy to report I have found my miracle arm pit saver. Drum roooollllll.....

I mean, the name of this stuff is Perfect Pits. Found it on etsy at Hippie Chick Herbals. I ordered lavender, and I gotta say that after a few intense clinical rotations in critical care units and state mental hospitals, some big exams and presentations, and even working out.... my arm pits smell like a spa.

I still sweat, but I always did no matter what I used. This time I don't have weird stains or funky deodorant balls... does anyone else get those? I can't be the only one. Anyway sweating is toxin elimination, so I am fine with it. I'm also very excited to smell good when I do it.