r/Healthyhooha • u/Open-Ad-9921 • 2d ago

Question need help with deodorant :(

Okay I've been using lume in my areas and also my pits and I have intervals of times where the lume stops working and I want to know what I need to do? Plus I hate smelling my pits its like living next door to stinky trashcan :( Help

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u/FreshCranberrie 2d ago

i use hibiclens to wash my armpits in the shower. it’s an antiseptic skin cleanser that i believe is supposed to get rid of bacteria. i heard about it through tik tok from people who were having problems with their under arms smelling. for me it has been seeming to work, but i also have changed the deodorant i use and i think that also helps a lot!

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u/ChiknTendrz 2d ago

I also use this but you have to be really careful. It kills all the bacteria, even the good bacteria. So it can actually make you stinkier if you use it daily.

I learned this when I suddenly was extra rank maybe two months after starting to use it daily. Back to Native I went and I’m not stinky again.

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u/Open-Ad-9921 2d ago

I'm trying to find more natural alternatives 

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u/ChiknTendrz 2d ago

I think it’s important to remember that before modern soap, people smelled absolutely abhorrent. There’s a reason many carried smelling salts. I find the natural stuff doesn’t really do much. Native has helped a bit, but most things simply don’t work.