Grooming and Hygiene
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I use Old Spice Aluminum Free and I have been happy with it. It might stain just a bit on white undershirts, but a touch of bleach in with the whites seems to take care of that.
I would like to try a more Hipster Brand though I think. Maybe treat myself to something more organico...Fortunately, I'm a low BO person, so often I don't even wear anything.
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I’m a high bo person and have done fairly extensive deodorant/antiperspirant research. The trick is to switch it up after each use. If you use one formula or fragrance continuously for too long your body becomes “immune” and it stops working as well. Obviously antiperspirants cause yellow pit from the aluminum so moving forward I’m only referring to deodorants.
The best drug store brand is Dove for Men imo. I also like some of the newer Old Spice scents. $20 hipster brands can be good but much like with Native, I get coconut oil stains not only in the pits but all over.
I can support the praise for Malik + Goetz. I also use their leather scented roll on cologne and love it.
Corpus Naturals is good too.
Last but certainly not least is the salt stone. Not Salt and Stone but the actual stone of salt that you rub on your body. All you do is get it wet then rub on stinky areas and the salt kills the odor causing bacteria eliminating the smell. One stone lasts forever too, like a year. I was beyond skeptical but I’ll be damned if it doesn’t work. There’s just no scent.
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Never saw all the deodorant stuff in this thread — I’ll throw in EO lavender spray to the mix. I started using Weleda years ago and ended up liking the EO better because it was cheaper (at least then) and I liked the scents they offered better scents (they used to have vetiver but sadly don’t anymore).
Anyway, I like it because obviously it doesn’t have all the bad shit in it and doesn’t stain — those are the big reasons. It’s also very effective on me. I don’t tend to get too stinky, but I have found that if I do (usually being stressed out or wearing a bunch of layers and sweating more than usual), a couple more spritzes takes care of it. Good stuff, can’t recommend enough.
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If anyone is interested in trying some Shear Revival pomades please hit me up. I have almost every product of theirs sitting in my bathroom vanity not getting used mow that I have long hair. I don’t want them to go to waist so I’d be happy to send them to you for only the cost of shipping. Be advised… these are used jars of pomade. Most are about half full, some more so. If you don’t think using someone else’s pomade is weird then I’ll send you whatever. Check out their website and if there’s something you’re interested in let me know.
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To say you bastards are influential would be an understatement:
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@Matt sooooo good
thank you for sharing, would’ve never given this a shot otherwise
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I noticed a couple oils listed in the ingredients of AKT. This always gives me pause, as I've tried one or two natural deodorants that used oil and it ended up staining my t-shirts with oil-like stains. Have any of you noticed this? Or clean shirts all around?
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Nope. I stay away from the oily deodorants because I’ve ruined some shirts with them. Coconut oil is the worst. This stuff is dry as a bone. You don’t even need to wipe your hands off after applying it. Also, zero shirt residue after putting your shirt on. At the end of the day, no white marks either. It’s magical shit.
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@Matt Awesome, thanks for the reassurance! You've officially inspired another purchase. Looking forward to giving it a go!
