Deodorants often make the papers due to the risks associated with the aluminium salts they can contain.
Alum stone deodorant how to use.
How to use it.
Here i described my experience using potassium alum as a deodorant and what i found.
What is an alum stone.
There isn t a ton of scientific research on how this alum behaves differently from the other dreaded.
Potassium alum occurs naturally as a.
They were originally used by the ancient egyptians as far back as 1500 bc.
An article in the journal of the national cancer institute oct 16 2002 concluded that there was no connection between use of antiperspirants and the risk of breast cancer.
Crystal deodorant is available as a stone roll on or spray.
An alum stone is a natural deodorant stone.
Crystal deodorant is a natural alternative to aluminum based deodorants.
So here are the facts.
It s also used in traditional chinese medicine.
The deodorant stone offers safe natural odor protection using only mineral salts and can be used as a gentle alternative to products with aluminum chlorohydrate aluminum zirconium phthalates and parabens.
My deodorant stone of choice is a crystal of potassium alum a salt drawn from bauxite ore.
On the other hand the alum stone has properties that help with various skin problems.
They mainly used it to reduce the cloudiness in their water.
First one of the most important characteristics is that the alum stone has antiperspirant properties.
If you are interested at how i made my powder here are the steps.
The stone i have is a potassium alum crystal.
Aluminum and the breast.
Here a dermatologist explains how they work if they re safer than antiperspirants and how to use one.
What s more it leaves no traces on your clothes.
Alum stone a natural mineral can be the perfect substitute for your favourite deodorant.
Apply the alum stone directly to the skin taking care to moisten the area a little.
If you use a stone it may come on its own or attached to a plastic base.