Smelly pits healthy, but only for you

[Loonman]

Not for anyone in your space, that is!

http://www.ncbuy.com/news/2003-11-26/1008338.html

[onebigbadwulf]

1. Most anti-perspirants contain very carcinogenic chemicals

You shouldn't use them in the first place.

[Superfly]

2. Such as?

NT

[Kolesar]

3. Aluminum Salts, I believe eom

[Superfly]

4. Aluminum and Alzheimer's was the rumored link....

but:

http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/979079376.html

[Kolesar]

5. Good link. Nonetheless, I use deodorant, not antiperspirant

"kills the germs that cause the odors".

[trof]

6. same here

If there are places yer sposed ta sweat I don't think you should smear something on to block it. That just can't be good for you.
I ain't stinky, but I sweat.

[Superfly]

7. Today, I am going "Au Naturel" (sp.)

I left my deo in my gym back, which is nicely locked in the gym.

Luckily, I am not a smelly person.

[theivoryqueen]

8. great, along with gravity induced deterioration

of my most favorite body parts, I can also look forward to mental incontinence.

[ProfessorGAC]

9. That's Been Debunked for Many Years Now

This is not the only source. I'm pretty sure that CD and NIH both released refutation statements back in the early 90's.

That's just so much hooey. There's no evidence at all that anything in deodorants or antipersps are noxious or unhealthful. And, on top of that, deodorants are making a "claim" so they must adhere to FDA guidelines. The FDA isn't big on making personal care products available to the public that do more harm than good.
The Professor

[trof]

10. Back when I used anti-persperants

they made a stiff brown mess out of my T shirt pits.
I'm still fer sweatin.

[arwalden]

12. Same Here... Nowadays I Use Plain Ole Old Spice Deodorant...

... glycerin-alcohol-fragrance works fine for me.

-- Allen

P.S. and my T-shirts are white again.

[theivoryqueen]

11. whew

back to worrying about my liver.

[Nikia]

13. I didn't wear anti perspirant for a while

I did it for health reasons. I developed several painful inflamed pores while in college. The nurse told me that my pores must be over sensitive to anti perspirant and I should stop using it. This is harder for women than men. The one brand for women at a large grocery store did not work very well. I always worried about smelling and had to reapply several times per day when doing normal activities. If I was actually doing heavy activity, I'd be smelling in under an hour. Men's deoderant worked much better but then I smelled like a man so that wasn't good either. After a couple years, I tried antiperspirant again. I had used Secret before so I tried Lady Speedstick instead and have not had problems with it. I am sure that someone makes good women's deoderant but I don't know where they sell it.