Last time I wrote about my itchy pits, Cyn admitted that she didn’t use anything. And until that point, it had not occurred to me that I could go without deodorant.
Well that’s precisely what I did. I have gone deo free and thus my pits are now itch-free too. I have Oyin’s Funk Butter still available if I need it, but its not something I use without thinking, nor something I use every day. I didn’t feel like showering on Saturday, so I just rubbed a bit before going out.
I also don’t shower every day - I shower maybe once every two to three days when I feel gross. Since I am in an air conditioned office all day, and our bedroom is also quite pleasant (with A.C), I am not sweating like a pig. I still eat plenty of stinky food and I’ve hugged people and no one passed out from my stench or complained…so I’ll assume that I am not stinky.
I also use a solid perfume so I smell a bit nice. So finally…the route to itchy free pits is to leave my pits alone.






You go girl! I’ve never used deo in my life. Before you cover your nose, I have tested my odor limit. Right around two weeks of sweating like a pig and no showering, people start to reject my hugs. My excuse was that I was out in the woods, WTF would care. Anyway with that “experiment” I found the perfect justification for not showering very often and not using deo
Most of my friends still think that I am a dirty piglet though. I just force my hugs on them…
Comment by CindyW — August 4, 2008 @ 11:46 pm
Yes, when you first mentioned that you went deo free all the time(forgot about it when writing the post), I just thought you were some sort of anomaly. Something about you was unique or something. But now that I’ve spent many minutes sniffing my pits every few hours panicking that I might drive away everyone from me (which is not necessarily a bad thing)…I’m realizing that I actually don’t smell all that bad. I’ve gone a week without showering and besides my hair being a sticky mess, its been fine. I wonder if I could deal with me going 2 weeks without showering. Besides washing up my privates i.e.
Comment by Beany — August 5, 2008 @ 8:20 am
Awesome! I think the main smell difference between no deodorant and most non-nasty-chemical deodorants ends up being “slight body oder” vs “slight body oder and weird floral scent” anyway.
Comment by Cyn — August 5, 2008 @ 7:28 pm