If you’ve ever dabbled in the world of all-natural deodorants, you know that they’re not created equal. Rather than play a guessing game with your underarms, you can get odor protection that lasts from morning ‘til night with Athena Club’s All Day Deo. The beauty award-winning deodorant has amassed hundreds of five-star reviews thanks to its aluminum-free formula that still delivers when it comes to preventing body odor and minimizing sweat.
In case you needed a refresher on how natural deodorants work, allow us to explain. To begin with, we tend to use the terms deodorant and antiperspirant interchangeably, but there is a notable difference. Deodorant simply helps to prevent body odor, while antiperspirant is made to limit how much you sweat in the first place. In recent years, deodorant marketing itself as “natural” began to take off as claims that the aluminum found in antiperspirants was linked to breast cancer risk. (Aluminum isn’t typically found in deodorant formulas, FYI, because that’s the active ingredient that helps to prevent sweating.) Medical experts have assured that there is no proof that the aluminum found in antiperspirants can cause breast cancer, however; aluminum could be cause for concern for those with weakened kidney function, as the kidneys are responsible for filtering out excess aluminum. Nonetheless, many people have jumped on the natural deodorant bandwagon, citing health concerns or just a simple preference.
