If you tuned in on this blog last Saturday, then you know why I think you should consider using a natural deodorant. In this post I will tell you all about the natural deodorant I decided to go for. Continue to read this We Love The Planet natural deodorant review.
If you have missed my last blog post, which goes into detail about what the difference between deodorant and antiperspirants is and why antiperspirants are bad for you, head over to that blog post here!
Why did I go for this natural deodorant
After I had done my research and knew that I wanted to go for a natural deodorant, it was time to pick a product. Something that is easier said than done. Similar to the shampoo and conditioner bars that I use, the options were pretty overwhelming.
Once I established that I wanted to avoid plastic packaging, the options were narrowed down. In the last post, I labeled aluminum free deodorants, natural deodorants, but I want to add an extra requirement to deodorant to be natural. For me, it has to be fragrance-free to be fully called natural, since man-made scents can be extremely toxic.
On Amazon I found the brand We Love The Planet and I noticed that their deodorants either have cardboard or tin packaging. I decided to research them a bit more and found out that they are actually from the Netherlands!
They offer six different smells: Sweet Serenity, Mighty Mint, So Sensitive, Forever Fresh, Original Orange and Lovely Lavender.
The Mighty Mint smell spoke to me, but before I ordered it I wanted to double check their ingredients. For this I used the ‘Clean Beauty’ app on my phone. The Clean Beauty app allows you to identify controversial ingredients, allergens and ingredients banned in Europe in all your beauty and hygiene products. Al you need to do is take a picture of the ingredient list and it will identify the ingredients for you.
Products of which I thought were quite natural, turned out to have a lot of bad ingredients in them. I have found this app very useful in my journey of using more natural self-care products.
My Mighty mint natural deodorant review
I decided to try the deodorant stick first. It arrived very fast and once I opened the package I was so delighted with the smell. It smells so fresh and minty! Using a stick rather than a spray was a big change for me.
This is not going to sound very flattering, but I am going to be honest: my armpits were quite sweaty, sore and red in the beginning. This confused me and made me panic a little bit. Was I making a mistake? Was I doing my body more harm than good?
But then I found this article by Jenna Kutcher and I felt like I could relax a bit. She experienced it too! Her article also made me realize that I was using too much deodorant.
This article explains why your body reacts the way it does when you use natural deodorants. As I said in my previous blog post, antiperspirants block your armpits from sweating. This causes a lot of build up of toxics, bacteria and whatnot underneath your skin.
So what logically happens when you don’t use antiperspirants anymore is that your skin ‘unclogs’. Your skin finally breathes and is getting rid of any trapped garbage! So even though this sounds and feels a bit nasty, it is doing your body a lot of good. It stops after a couple of days or weeks depending on your body. After a while, you should start sweating less than you did before using natural deodorant.
So what about the sore and red skin then? This again is caused by that unclogging. When your armpits can finally push that garbage out, your lymph nodes, which are responsible for doing all that filtering, can become inflamed as they get overloaded with years worth of inflammatory waste. This too should go away after a couple of weeks.
If it does, however, stay sore it might be possible that you are sensitive to baking soda. Luckily there are natural deodorants out there that don’t contain baking soda, for example, the ‘So Sensitive‘ deodorant by We Love The Planet!
After a couple of weeks, my detox symptoms stopped and I very much started to enjoy using the deodorant. I was noticing progress! My skin has gotten more soft, less itchy and I barely need to apply deodorant now.
The stick lasted me a good four months, something which I was really pleased about. It made me realize that even though this natural deodorant is a bit more expensive than a mainstream spray deodorant, it actually balances out quite well because of how long the natural deodorant lasts.
With the stick format I did, however, notice that some of the deodorant went to waste with me. Snippets of the deodorant get stuck in between the tube and the cover and eventually fall off.
That is why I ordered the cream after finishing the stick. I have been using the cream for two weeks now and it works very well. Since it is a cream that you have to apply manually, I feel like you have more control over the amount that you use and where you apply it. I don’t see how this format could cause any waste of the deodorant either. The tin is small, so it is very easy to take in a handbag.
I don’t know how long this cream will last me, but I imagine it will last for at least three months as well. I will update this blog post when I have finished it. (UPDATE: It lasted for nearly four months!)
The only thing that I had to get used to is the fact that you apply it manually. Especially when you apply some of the deodorant during or near the end of the day, you will want to wash your hands after applying the deodorant.
All in all I would definitely recommend this deodorant! Both formats have more pros (way more!) than cons and they last a very long time. I haven’t tried any of the other smells yet, but I am very keen to do so in the future. I especially want to try the So Sensitive deodorant to see if that works even better for me and my sensitive skin.
Are you using a natural deodorant yet? And if so what are your experiences with it?!
Much love,
Jenna
Love my new tin of ‘Sweet Serenity ‘deodorant! It has a beautiful fragrance of a mixture of roses, honey and herbs. I use a tissue to put it on as it spreads a lot better this way.A little expensive but well worth the money as the fragrance lasts all day!
I am so happy you like it! And I am so happy it lasts well! š
need a adddress so i can order the natural deodorant
Hey Bob! I ordered mine on Holland and Barrett. The following link shows you the different options available > https://www.hollandandbarrett.com/search/?isSearch=true&query=we+love+the+planet&t=category%3Adeodorant š
Another option is to order it via Amazon. If you click on the different smells that I mention in the post it will take you to that product on Amazon š
I use the lavender one an IT IS AMAZING. I’m very awed by the fact that I only have to use it once a day (usually in the morning) and I can even do a workout or cycle to work not needing to use it again. (And, to be fair, I used to need a top up when getting to work before!)
It is totally worth the money!
Same here, I only occasionally need to top it up! It’s sooo worth the money š Especially when you manage to bag it in one of the ‘2nd half price’ sales in Holland and Barrett.
I use Mighty Mint too, but the stick version. I’ve been using an antiperspirant one for a long time, and like you, my skin and lymphs are irritated right now. Reading your article about the skin being able to breathe again makes much sense.
Thanks.
I’m so glad this article was of any help! I hope the irritation will clear up soon š
A few months ago, I had a really bad allergic reaction to a heavily advertised, mass market chemical spray deodorant, which caused redness and soreness for weeks, and was incidentally useless as a deodorant and as an anti-perspirant, too.
I had to wait weeks for my skin to heal.
I bought a So Sensitive stick and carefully applied dabs of it to the skin which had healed. I haven’t had a bad reaction.
On the positive side – The deodorant smells nice and it makes me smell nice, too. It’s plastic free, which is good for the environment.
On the negative side – it’s expensive. The stick crumbles when I push it up the tube, so I can’t stroke it straight on to my skin. I have to scrape off a little with a cotton bud (I buy the ones on bamboo sticks) and apply it that way, which is doable, but fiddly. It’s not an anti-perspirant, so my skin does get a bit clammy, which is okay in winter time, but might be a problem in summer.
Do I recommend So Sensitive? Well, I’ll keep using it for the time being, but I might check out other environmentally-friendly products too.
Hey Margaret! I am so sorry to hear that you had that bad reaction to the chemical spray deodorant. I have been using the So Sensitive stick since the beginning of 2020 and it still works so well for me. It’s true that it is more expensive, that’s why I usually buy a little stash when Holland and Barrett have their ‘second one half price’ sale on. Every little bit helps!
I personally have started to use the stick again after using the cream for a little while. The crumbling doesn’t happen much now (I only have to wipe some residue off the tube now and then). I think pushing the deodorant only slightly out of the tube and rotating the stick as I apply the deodorant helps. Maybe that will help for you too?
And in the summer I do indeed have to apply the deodorant more regularly. This brand happens to work really well for me but if a different brand/product works better for you then I’d love to hear about it š
Have you ever tried the Carr Greens deodorant? I would like to know how all the different natural deodorants compare!
Hey Olivia, I haven’t and I’d never heard of them until you mentioned them! I had a look on their website and I see that they only have tins of deodorant. I tried the tin format of We Love the Planet deodorant and realised I preferred a stick format. Just so I wouldn’t have to clean my hands after using the deodorant to top up on a warmer day for example. The different scents from Carr Greens look great though. Even though I am a big fan of We Love the Planet, I have been tempted to try the Wild deodorant lately. Have you tried that brand and would you recommend it?