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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsTwelve dollars for men's deodorant?
I think I'll just stay away from everybody.
Or maybe vice versa.
enid602
(9,650 posts)I think those 72 hour deodorants are worth it. I use them on long air flights.
Permanut
(8,335 posts)Mrs. Permanut would like to travel to Paris when this insanity is over. She'd probably appreciate if I splurged.
True Dough
(26,470 posts)I hope you smell like a crisp new $100 bill!
Permanut
(8,335 posts)I'll have to see if the bank will loan me one just for a minute.
SeattleVet
(5,891 posts)If they do loan it to you, they'll most likely expect to get at least $120 back!
Sounds like a losing proposition to me.
mahatmakanejeeves
(69,419 posts)Last edited Mon Mar 16, 2026, 03:59 AM - Edit history (1)
especially at Harris Teeter, which usually doesn't require to buy two.
The price at Dollar Tree
Dollar-twenty-five Tree
Dollar-fifty Tree has ratcheted up to where it's not a bargsin anymore.
Permanut
(8,335 posts)Luciferous
(6,586 posts)expensive so I switched to Suave.
Permanut
(8,335 posts)SheltieLover
(79,821 posts)Last edited Mon Mar 16, 2026, 01:57 AM - Edit history (1)
Permanut
(8,335 posts)Even at a buck and a quarter they have some good values - paint brushes, masking tape and such.
SheltieLover
(79,821 posts)Niagara
(11,735 posts)Last year, I purchased ladies Dove 0% aluminum and paraben free. It's Shae Butter scent (it smells really nice) and it's 72 hour deodorant.
About 3 or 4 weeks later, I had this incredible pain stabbing me in my right armpit. It was almost as wild as the time that I got stung by a yellowjacket in the same armpit. I actually took my shirt off to make sure that I wasn't being stung.
I went searching through Reddit and it's a closed discussion from 3 years ago. The title is:Under my armpits have been hurting and aching, and I'm getting paranoid it's cancer 😭 someone help. Has theirs happened to anyone else?
There were quite a few comments and responses that said this armpit pain became a problem for them in the same armpit with the same Dove deodorant that I purchased.
I stopped using the deodorant and the pain went away after a few days.
This deodorant was almost $8.
I've only been wearing it on Tuesdays and the rest of the time I wear my regular deodorant. Once the dispenser is used up, I'll never buy this stuff again. And so far wearing it only once a week hasn't been an issue. But everyday use there's some sort of reaction to it.
Be careful out there when purchasing expensive and new to you deodorants!
Permanut
(8,335 posts)I'm still reacting to the yellowjacket sting - OW!
johnp3907
(4,289 posts)No complaints from anyone.
vapor2
(4,394 posts)Permanut
(8,335 posts)johnp3907
(4,289 posts)I noticed less and less underarm perspiration, and with that the absence of odor. I would just put one quick swipe under each arm. Seemed like I was just doing it out of habit.
CousinIT
(12,499 posts)Spray, solid rock (run it under water before applying), or roll-on.. Works and no chemicals, weird smells, nothing. It kills the germs that cause odor.
It works for me but probably not for everyone. Its usually pretty cheap.
The scented 72-hour stuff or whole body stuff costs $$$
Permanut
(8,335 posts)I'll look for it.
CousinIT
(12,499 posts)The stick version lasts freaking forever. It's solid mineral salt. These are great for travel, too.
https://www.amazon.com/Thai-Deodorant-Stone-Unscented-Aluminum/dp/B089DMYDH7/ref=sr_1_8
Marthe48
(23,072 posts)I'll swab my armpits with alcohol. I'm alone a lot, so as long as I can stand myself
My daughter just paid $12 for deodorant, which I thought was crazy. But when I was shopping for deodorant recently, the prices on all products were sharply up.
CousinIT
(12,499 posts)Thai crystal deodorant. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000B969B4?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_5&th=1