The TRUTH about Deodorant

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These days if you go walking around without an effective deodorant, you'll probably get the side-eye from strangers and friends alike. But deodorant is actually a pretty recent invention that humans went without for most of our history, so how did it become so normal?

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Script: Holly Maley
Editor: Reid Valaitis
Lead Editor: Kirsten Stanley
Project Manager: Lurana McClure Rodríguez
Host: Levi Hildebrand

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[kndshein]

I appreciate content creators that are surfacing a lot of the issues with both trends and long-standing practices. But, I'm always hesitant to 100% trust Future Proof videos because the writers seem to color all natural ingredients as "good" and others bad. This is not a healthy push. In addition to questioning unnatural ingredients, I wish you delved into the science of "natural" products too. On the other hand, I appreciate the realistic conclusion of "everything's doo doo right now, and we don't really have any recommendations at the moment, " it's these kinds of moments that keep bringing me back to your vids.

[DistantLoner]

I feel like you came up with the title and thumbnail of this video before researching the subject.

[SamuraiSquash]

One warning about Native (and likely any natural deodorant that uses coconut oil): I personally found it worked well at keeping me stink-free, HOWEVER it left huge oil stains on my shirts that were difficult (and in one case, impossible) to remove.

[mariamkapadia]

As a skincare junkie, I came across a dermatologist that recommended using the ordinary’ glycolic acid 2-3 times a week and honestly it works and I don’t feel the need for any deodorant.

[spencercool]

I clicked on the video to just post the joke about deodorants being unnecessary: "If you don't think deodorant is necessary, go to a gaming convention and get back to me after" lol

[justanotherrandomdisneyfan]

As a person in high school. Trust me when I say many people need this.

[eruditocollective]

As someone that has been to conventions, and on trains in Europe in summer. Eh... I'm still pro-deodorant. Even if it's not natural.

[russoft]

In summary: "People don't actually mind the smell of body odor and deodorants have stuff in them which may be harmful even though there's no hard data showing it's harmful but I'm going to strongly suggest it's harmful."

I'll keep wearing my deodorant, thanks. I also brush my teeth, take regular showers, and avoid colognes. I hate strong odors from others and wish to return the kindness by not smelling foul. Only reason I don't also use an antiperspirant is that it flakes off all over my clothing and stains my shirts over time. Nasty stuff.

[gjenglund]

So just to confirm. There are no studies that say antiperspirant or deodorant are dangerous for our health but we should still pay $12 a stick to the same company for a "natural" alternative?

[nameunknown]

I stopped using antiperspirant deodorants back in middle school. When switched to just deodorants, I too experienced the 6-month deodorant fail. However, I found the best deodorant that has not failed me for the past 10 years… Plain old baking soda. Works amazing and it’s cheap!

[josefagomezschmeisser]

I think that going not deodorant is a privilege, because there’s a lot of factors that affect your body odor, the weather where you live, the work that you do, the diet that you have and even genetics. I’ve moved from my almost all year cold town where you can re use your clothes a lot of days because you almost don’t sweat, had to move to a city where you can guess what someone ate by their smell in the metro, and have to ventilate my bras after use cuz they are so wet with sweat 😫 it’s the worst, my point is, i you are able to go deodorant free, without smelling and affecting the ones around you, I’m truly glad, but a lot of people need it, me included. But at least try to buy a more likely reciclable package, the aluminum spray bottles nope cuz they a lot of places don’t aceppt them, bar in plastic is so hard to separate te partes and cleaning it to recicle it so nop either, the least bad that I could find is the roll on, since you can take the ball of with a knife and easily clean the inside so you can recycle most of it, I know that plastic free package would be ideal but that haven’t spread to latinoamérica and most lower income countries.

[timmannchicken]

Not sure if others have mentioned it, but regardless if it name brand or natural, those of us with sensitive skin, finding any product that doesn't irritate the skin is a win. For me it is the Dove Men +Care Clean Comfort 48hr Deodorant that works.

[joebop]

I’m beginning to wonder if there’s been a push to “do things the way our ancestors did” or to go back to “the way it used to be”. For example, not adopting deodorants/antiperspirants, discontinue wearing shoes that feel like they crumple your toes, or even practicing mewing instead of getting braces or wearing retainers. It’s a clash between what is accepted in the modern age and what _might_ be what was considered normal back then. Hard to say since everything seems to have some kind of twist or gimmick that you either believe or don’t.

[oldcowbb]

Deodorant without aluminium doesnt do shit, it's just trying to use strong perfume to cover the BO, making the result even worse

[eduardohernandezlopez]

When I hit puberty as a teen, the BO hit so suddenly that it was sooo embarrassing to go to school that day and stink up 3rd period. Then there's my wife who only wears deodorant when she has an intense sweaty day. Most days she doesn't ever need it. And if she's a little musty, she just bathes and it's gone (doesn't help with mine)

[rehyanrivera]

I started using a deodorant called Nuud about three years ago. It’s all natural, and packaged in a bioplastic (sugarcane) tube. Once your body is used to it you only have to apply it every few days. I’ve gone up to a week and a half with no smell whatsoever, and I sweat a lot. I highly recommend it, though as you’ve said, everybody is different.

[themerrillmiller]

My friend recommended a salt stick deodorant to me a while back and it was amazing. Super cheap too, about $6, if I recall correctly. And it lasts for ages. It was weird to get used to sweating, as I can be almost obsessive about my hygiene, but it worked well. Until I dropped it and shattered it.

[austinfreyrikrw]

This may sound weird, but I just spray my underarms with a couple sprits of 70% alcohol disinfectant you can get at a dollar store every morning before I get dressed. It works for me so far and I’ve been doing it for years. It kills bacteria without leaving any artificial scent.

[tommypequinot]

Crystal deodorant is worth checking out. It’s basically a stick of pure potassium alum. It’s debated whether or not it could have similar negative effects to aluminum in anti-perspirants though

[tegaethan]

i don't know why but my brain just went "Imagine if this video was brought to you by Old Spice"