If you’re wondering weather those mineral salt deodorants work for whole-body deodorant needs or just for your armpits, I gave my favorite mineral salt deodorant a try and here is my review. Both my husband and I tried mineral salt for men’s needs and for women’s needs. Did we stink?
Mineral Salts Natural Deodorant Stops Stink
Whether true or not, the information out there about aluminum-based deodorant’s affect on brains and memory is scary. When stopping and thinking about putting a layer of aluminum-based chemicals and fragrances in our armpits, which are next to our lymph nodes and breasts, via a daily dosage of antiperspirant or deodorant, it seems a little bit crazy. Truly though, no one wants to stink.
It’s a fate worse than spinach stuck in your teeth.
So when I received free samples from Sprouts Farmers Market of a “natural deodorant,” skepticism arose… Here’s my review of Sprouts’ Mineral Salts Deodorant Native’s Natural Deodorant and of Crystal deodorant stick. Since I can’t regularly get the Sprouts version, so I order the Crystal version from Amazon, and it performs just like the Sprouts version. I tried it in my armpits and under my breasts.
Mineral Salts Eliminate Body and Foot Odor?
Sprouts gave me a complimentary set of both the Mineral Salts Deodorant spray and the stone. When I first looked at them and read the label that they “eliminate body odor and foot odor,” I really doubted it. You see, I sweat. A lot. I walk everywhere, and I work up quite a wet armpit which even on its rosiest day, smells. Like most folks out there, I am not willing to let even the possibility of the slightest whiff of unpleasantness settle in.
Scars from 5th grade bullies rhyming my name “Chris” with, ah, well, unpleasant smells still run deep.
A Spray and a Stone Deodorant
I set both products on the bathroom vanity, and to my surprise, my husband snatched the stone. He has done research on aluminum’s affect on Alzheimer’s, and unbeknownst to me, he’d been looking for a men’s alternative solution to his Right Guard. He tried the stone first, and I followed his lead with the spray.
The Sniff Test for Mineral Salts Deodorant
After our first day, we did sniff tests on each other. Nothing. Nada. Not a stench to be had. I couldn’t believe it, nor could he. Granted the day had been cool, so not much sweating had occurred. The next day in blazing Denver heat, we gave the Mineral Salts Deodorant another try.
Granted, this product is a deodorant (built to manage smell), not an antiperspirant (built to manage sweat). Even though our pits were wet from the heat, we didn’t stink. Nor did we stink after the sweat had dried into our t-shirts. Not even a glimmer of ill-smelling funk. The same for my boob sweat. He even tried it for his taint area. No stench to be had.
Buy Yourself Some Natural Deodorant
We travel a lot, and it’s often hard to get to Sprouts. So we tried two other natural deodorant sticks and found them just as delightful. I now just order the Crystal Natural Deodorant from Amazon. It performs just as well as the Sprouts one, but it’s more readily available. You can get it by clicking here.
Thus, I’m sold. You’ll find me spritzing two sprays in the winter and cooler days the rest of the year. I’m thrilled that I no longer throw an aluminum-based stench killer into my armpits. Whether or not my new habits will prevent me from getting Alzheimer’s, I have no idea.
But I do have to say that it just seems to make a lot of sense to use a natural product when available. Thus, I give Sprouts Mineral Salts Deodorant an A-. It’d get an A if it would also manage the wetness and I could get it everywhere. Thank you Sprouts for turning me onto mineral salt deodorant, and thanks Crystal for providing it online and easily available for me.
Chris Englert, the Walking Traveler, believes walking is the platform for life. Wanderlusting since the age of 5, she’s since traveled all 50 US states and 62 countries. Chris shares her love of walking while traveling via blogs, books, and presentations. A natural storyteller, she invites you along as she explores the world, one walk at a time.
Currently, Chris and her husband, Steve, travel the world, full-time as nomads, with just their two carry-ons. They’ve been traveling since May, 2021.