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Originally Posted by amcal 
That being said, I use alcohol in a spray bottle. Have for years. The alcohol kills the bacteria that causes odor. It's simple and very effective.
I put a few drops of essential oils (lavender, tea tree, patchouli, lemongrass) in a spray bottle, fill with alcohol and I spritz after my shower in the morning. Keeps me stink free all day. And, I live in Phoenix - it's HOT and I'm a sweaty, stinky gal and this works great. I generally only have to spritz once in the morning but, if it's a particularly hot, active day, I may need to spritz again. I do carry a small travel size with me in case I need to freshen up but, I rarely use it.
Also, I've found that with time, my pits have stopped sweating nearly as much. I was at a soccer game for an hour yesterday - it was over 100 degrees and by the end of the game, I was super sweaty everywhere but, my pits weren't so bad. I had a wet mark on my back but, although my pits were a bit damp, I didn't get wet pit marks. In fact, I never get wet pit marks anymore.
I can't say enough about the ease and effectiveness of alcohol. I do use soap (I make my own) so I wash my pits with soap and after I'm dried off, I give them a spritz and I'm good to go. Plus, it smells good! Oh and someone mentioned the sting factor with alcohol on fresh shaved pits. I have to say, it's not something I even notice anymore. It really doesn't sting that bad - maybe a tiny bit but, it's not really even anything I think about but, if it stings you, just zap it with your hair dryer for a second or two. Once it's dry, the sting is gone.
I tried all the other stuff - coconut oil, scrubbing with baking soda, making a paste, using just baking soda etc.... and for me, by far the easiest and most effective is to just spritz with alcohol - no fuss, no muss.
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Oh, great to read your experience with this.
I'm trying to get off of antiperspirants all together, and have rarely been using any for a couple of months. But! I have been trying everything I can and it's all been full of FAIL.
Baking soda, coconut oil, shaving (which was WAY WAY worse for me than keeping them unshaved, which has been what I have done for over 10 years now, primarily), Tea Tree Oil, blah blah blah.
And not only was I sweaty, I don't mind that, I was SMELLY. And I don't mean just a little bit of body smell. No. It was the smell of a tech support call center bad (if you've ever worked in one like me... *shudder*)
The only thing I have found that works is my alcohol based body spray. Even right after I tried shaving again, it stung a little, but heck, I get my eyebrows waxed so that was nothing.
I was trying to figure out how to use alcohol, if I should just use it alone or what.
I will definitely get a large and travel sized spritz bottle and some EOs. Maybe add a drop of tea tree in, and do bergamot and lavender and smell like Earl Grey... Oh, that would be nice
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: I'd like to limit my exposure to it. I've tried Trader Joes, and peeee-ewwww. Short of buying one of each deoderant the next time I'm at Whole Foods, what should I try?
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