Aluminum and crystal deodorant

[Guest guest]

My sister just told me that her chiro told her that the natural crystals

have more aluminum in them than the commercial antiperspirant/deodorants

do. (Actually, the reason I was using the crystal was to avoid propylene

glycol.) Anyone know if there is any truth to this statement or where I can

find more info on it?

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Canfield

~Well done is better than well said.~

" For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. " Romans

10:13

[Guest guest]

I have heard this for years on the east coast.

TT

[Guest guest]

They are made out of Ammonium Alum, which does contain aluminum. I

don't know how dangerous they are compared to the other ones, but I'm

willing to bet that the type of aluminum compound matters greatly.

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[Guest guest]

I have no idea...but I used crystal deoderant for over a year and just

discontinued about a month ago. It had slowly " burned " my armpits,

turning them dark and blotchy and raised. I was pretty

bummed...because it was the only " natural " deoderant that actually

worked for me. I have since switched to coconut oil mixed with tea

tree oil and and am SO happy. It works even better and I can go two

days without reapplying.

--- In , Canfield <thequeen@...>

wrote:

>

> My sister just told me that her chiro told her that the natural

crystals

> have more aluminum in them than the commercial

antiperspirant/deodorants

> do. (Actually, the reason I was using the crystal was to avoid

propylene

> glycol.) Anyone know if there is any truth to this statement or where

I can

> find more info on it?

>

[Guest guest]

At 05:01 AM 6/22/2006, you wrote:

>They are made out of Ammonium Alum, which does contain aluminum. I

>don't know how dangerous they are compared to the other ones, but I'm

>willing to bet that the type of aluminum compound matters greatly.

Here is what I found at http://www.beautybroker.net/naturally_fresh.htm:

The deodorant stones feature physically large potassium or ammonium alum

molecules and are not absorbed into the skin/blood. Water has a molecular

weight of 18. A potassium alum crystal molecule has a molecular weight of

474.38. A potassium or ammonium alum crystal molecule, in solution, is

hydrated 24 times and consequently has a molecular weight of 654. It is

impossible through natural means to get water to permeate the skin. Witness

the large number of moisturizers available at the cosmetic counter and

imagine how difficult it would be for a molecule that weighs 36.3 times as

much as water to permeate the skin.

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Canfield

~Well done is better than well said.~

" For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. " Romans

10:13

[Guest guest]

I did read that aluminum, no matter the form, can cause irritation of the

skin for some people.

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Canfield

~Well done is better than well said.~

" For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. " Romans

10:13

[Guest guest]

" Anti-perspirant " and " deodorant " are two different things. Aluminum

is an anti-perspirant. It causes your poors to close up and blocks

your sweat glands from sweating. I can't believe that's good for

anyone. It also wrecks your clothes.

I can't use anti-perspirant at all, it's too irritating. I can use

plain deodorant-only just fine. A deodorant is there simply to

neutralize odor, not to stop perspiration.

n.

> >

> > My sister just told me that her chiro told her that the natural

> crystals

> > have more aluminum in them than the commercial

> antiperspirant/deodorants

> > do. (Actually, the reason I was using the crystal was to avoid

> propylene

> > glycol.) Anyone know if there is any truth to this statement or where

> I can

> > find more info on it?

> >

>

[Guest guest]

On 6/22/06, <sh7joy1@...> wrote:

> I have no idea...but I used crystal deoderant for over a year and just

> discontinued about a month ago. It had slowly " burned " my armpits,

> turning them dark and blotchy and raised.

<snip>

>

>

Hi,

Someone on this list a while back claimed those alum crystals were

good antibacterials but not good antifungals. The result for some

people being fungal outbreaks and itchy, messed up pits. Who knows.

Rocks are definitely used specifically as antibacterials in a lot of

different places. In India barbers will spray your face with water

after a shave and then rub it with smoothed chunks of quartzy-looking

rock. Dunno if it's the same thing.

[Guest guest]

We started using magnesium gel and are happy with it.

Irene

At 07:06 AM 6/22/06, you wrote:

>I have no idea...but I used crystal deoderant for over a year and just

>discontinued about a month ago. It had slowly " burned " my armpits,

>turning them dark and blotchy and raised. I was pretty

>bummed...because it was the only " natural " deoderant that actually

>worked for me. I have since switched to coconut oil mixed with tea

>tree oil and and am SO happy. It works even better and I can go two

>days without reapplying.

>

>

>

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> Canfield <thequeen@...>

>wrote:

> >

> > My sister just told me that her chiro told her that the natural

>crystals

> > have more aluminum in them than the commercial

>antiperspirant/deodorants

> > do. (Actually, the reason I was using the crystal was to avoid

>propylene

> > glycol.) Anyone know if there is any truth to this statement or where

>I can

> > find more info on it?

> >

>

>

[Guest guest]

I can use

> plain deodorant-only just fine. A deodorant is there simply to

> neutralize odor, not to stop perspiration.

>

> n.

--------->Your skin absorbs many things, especially in certain areas where

there are blood vessels close to the surface (underarms, groin, etc). You

might want to check the ingredients in the deoderent and see if you'd like

to have them absorbed. Someone here said something about not putting things

on their skin they wouldn't want to eat. CT