Goin' Rogue

I hate Google! It's counterproductive, you end up googling jumping from one topic to another. What's more annoying is the sheer info your brain is exposed to, most of it I deem junk but others you can't just toss to the rubbish bin. That is how one fine day I came to know of the dangers of Aluminum and parabens, both of which are present in my antiperspirant.

I have been a loyal user of Old Spice antiperspirant, I've been in awe of how effective it was at preventing my underarms from sweating, almost as if my sweat glands have been blocked. However effective it was I always had that nagging feeling that suppressing my sweat from coming out was somehow against the laws of nature. I used to play volleyball every Tuesday nights, even after those record high temp nights my underarms managed to stay as dry as Sub Saharan Africa.

And so after that fateful googling session I came to my now anti carcinogen lifestyle, a hippie of sorts I eschewed my usual antiperspirant in exchange for naturally sourced deo sticks from Healthy Options.

The first deo I tried was Alba Botanica, reasonably priced at 250 php. It's the one I picked since it was the only one of the lot (and I mean a LOT!) that had an antiperspirant claim. For someone who hasn't felt his sweaty underarms for more than a decade, this was my foremost concern. They can claim all they want but it came nowhere near my definition of an anti antiperspirant  The smell was nice, it's a real draw. As for the deodorant claim it was true to its promise . 

Alba Botanica Clear Enzyme Deo Stick (smells real nice!)

One of my office mates retails Human Nature products, she orders them online and the stuff gets delivered to our office. Their newest offering is a deo roll on targeted for men, this one's dirt cheap at just 60-80 pesos. I can't remember the actual price but it's somewhere within that range. It smells masculine with notes of bergamot. It's quite lightweight though as you might need to reapply middle of the day which might be a bother. 

Human Nature Pure Strength Roll-on

There are a lot of naturally sourced deodorants on the shelves of Healthy Options, more popular of them being Tom's of Maine which I haven't tried yet but read not so good reviews online. I'm such a settler with these things, i remain loyal to my products as they say if it ain't broke don't fix it.

For more info on the products click click on these links:

http://www.albabotanica.com/

http://www.humanheartnature.com/