| Natural Crystal Deodorants help stop odour | | | | on the skin. Unlike commercial deodorants, this has |
| causing bacteria from multiplying. The deodorant | | | | no fragrance and leaves no stains or powdery |
| stick leaves you smelling naturally clean and fresh | | | | traces on your clothing. The mineral salts actually |
| without the use of chemicals, giving safer | | | | help prevent the growth of bacteria - which cause |
| protection for you and the environment. | | | | odours. At the same time, the amonium salts still |
| Natural crystal deodorants have been around for | | | | allow the skin to perspire naturally, removing |
| some time now. The first one I ever saw online | | | | toxins from your body. |
| was like a bar of soap, but made from what | | | | This detoxification may not happen the first time |
| looked like a type of crystal or stone. I was | | | | you use a crystal deodorant and it could take a |
| sceptical - actually quite disbelieving that rubbing a | | | | few days, or weeks to clear an existing build up |
| stone under your arm could work as well as | | | | of toxins. It is best to start while the weather is |
| leading deodorants. | | | | still a little cooler and allow your body to adapt |
| For years I carried on seeing these crystals pop | | | | and detoxify, but keep at it. Providing you haven't |
| up in longer stick form so you could hold it easier, | | | | dosed other areas of your body in contradictory |
| rough rock form straight from mother earth, | | | | toxins and you eat a fairly healthy diet, it does |
| ones in little gift bags, ones with little bits of string | | | | work. If you still have B.O. afte a couple of |
| tied through a hole so you can hang them up and | | | | weeks, look at what other toxins your body may |
| finally, they started arriving in little pop-up tubes | | | | be being exposed to. |
| just like an ordinary push-up deodorant. | | | | The big advantage: Commercial deodorants |
| When I started my own eco friendly company in | | | | contain aluminium, which blocks the pores under |
| 2008, I was researching products for our site, | | | | arm, preventing the arm pit from perspiring |
| when I came across these little crystal sticks | | | | naturally. This causes the body's sweat (your |
| once again. I figured they had been on the | | | | natural method of detoxifying) to remain under |
| market long enough to warrant a few moments | | | | the skin. This has to find another route out of the |
| of my attention so started to research. | | | | body and travels back through the body, often |
| The Research: Still unsure this would work, at an | | | | across breast tissue, before it can escape. |
| exhibition I put just three rocks in a little basket | | | | Sometimes, this action carries traces of the |
| and waited. It was only a short time before the | | | | alluminium with it, and has been linked as one |
| first one sold to a lady whose husband already | | | | possible cause of breast cancer. All ladies who |
| swore by the crystals. She wanted one of her | | | | have suffered breast cancer are advised to 'Stop' |
| own. Other poeple soon came by and said they | | | | using 'antiperspirant' deodorants. |
| already used them and theirs lasted over a year - | | | | I have purposely tried to find deodorants in the |
| but they had just bought a new one last month. | | | | chemists and supermarkets, that don't contain |
| And so the day went on... | | | | aluminium - and failed. I know there are options |
| By the end of the day, I found that Some people | | | | out there, but not everywhere. This is where a |
| prefer the truly natural 'Mother Earth' type | | | | little shopping on the internet can find not only |
| products and liked the raw crystal straight from | | | | natural crystal deodorant, but a whole host of |
| the ground. Others said they looked a little rough | | | | body products that are safe for you, and help the |
| under the arm and preferred the idea of the | | | | environment. |
| smoother stones. Another said they are quite | | | | With regards to the environment, Natural Crystal |
| slippery when wet so are best in a holder of | | | | Deodorant does last a very long time, saving you |
| some kind. After several people saying they were | | | | money. It uses NO chemicals, provides the most |
| slippery, theirs shattered in the sink when they | | | | natural protection for your body and drastically |
| dropped it etc. we decided to go for the option in | | | | reduce the amount of deodorant roll-on's and |
| the holder. | | | | spray cans that would otherwise go into landfill. |
| The Facts: Now for the 'How'. The crystal is | | | | Why try and improve on all the scientifically |
| actually a type of mineral salt called Amonium | | | | proven and tested chemical based products, when |
| Allum. This is not to be associated with aluminium. | | | | Mother Nature has had the perfect answer all |
| When you wet the crystal or the skin and rub the | | | | along. |
| crystal under the arm, it leaves and invisible layer | | | | |