Healthy Deodorant...do I HAVE to smell like Eucalyptus???

As a child, my family was very health conscious. The woes of the worlds ways were steadily brought to my attention by my diligent mother. It is believed by some that wearing a battery operated watch is detrimental to your health...I don't remember why. Maybe I can't remember because of the aluminum poisoning brought on by ingredients in my toothpaste and anti-persperant!!

Due to my childhood training, I am afraid of anti-persperant. Every time I've worn it, I worry that my longing to smell nice will translate into memory loss in my future. (Aluminum causes Alzheimer's)

I wonder if there is a name for that fear... like persperphobia.

So, my life has consisted of a long drawn out search for deodorants...for they do not contain aluminum. For years, many of the typical hygiene companies made deodorants and they were readily available on my pharmacy shelf. Then one day, they disappeared! What was a sweaty girl to do? The idea of rubbing a scentless crystal rock under my arm, just didn't appeal to me. And scouring the health food stores left my nose wrinkled in disgust at the smell of the Chamomile or Lavender options they sold.

Then one day...at the back of my favorite gossip magazine...my little eye did spy... "THE HEALTHY DEODORANT" and to my extreme excitement the ad went on too say that it came in my very favorite scent! VANILLA!!! To Google I quickly headed, to search for a store in Edmonton that might carry it. Voila! Sephora!

I was a happy girl! The LAVANILA product was all I hoped it would be and more! I didn't even mind the $23 price tag since it really lasts a long time!

But a few weeks ago, I decided to try my local pharmacy one more time and was happy to see new options available! So I've given two new products a try and am happy with both their scent and their "service"

Their price tag makes me smile too as they were both under $5!

So... happy smelling folks!
And thanks to no aluminum...this is a life lesson I'll always remember!