I applied baking soda to my underarms this morning (as deoderant) about 12 hours after i shaved them. I wet my underarms slightly before applying, but within seconds the sting was almost unbearable and several minutes i washed it off. Is this normal? Usually 12 hours is enough for my skin to heal after shaving.
I used to use a salt crystal until it stopped being affective and i wanted to try something else. How do you apply the baking soda? Do you shave your pits?
LOL> yes i shave. Im not 100% hippy. lol. but my hair grows very slowly so i only shave a few times a week. And right now im using up the last of my dove sensitive skin deoderant/anti persp. So to be honest i havent tried it yet. I also have very dry sensitive skin to begin with, so ill try it the once, but maybe stick with toms of main natural deoderant. THere are other brands of natural deoderants. And from what ive heard, normal non sensitive skin maybe fine with it. I'll look into it further. But i do know that things are different for everybody so dont feel bad if you have to look to not as natural products to keep sweat and smell free. Rubbing alcohol? where did you read that? I dont use any. all of its purposes, i use other things for. But let me know, and maybe ill have a better awnser:)
ps. maybe not wetting them. I think that would make things worse. Its supposed to be more of a dusting. after shaving do you moisturize? with a thicker lotion/cream? and THEN 12 hrs later try dusting lightly. It may take some getting used to like the NO poo thing. Im not sure.
the rubbing alcohol is something you have mentioned on top... preferring to use grain alcohol or vodka rather than rubbing. i vaguely googled for an answer but didn't find anything.
lol. that was a quote from care2.com. I also remember my father(a doctor) saying it was bad, so i looked it up. some websites say: " Isoproply alcohol is in many beverages from the sanitizing process in bottling. Exposure of the solvent to your body can allow paracites which would normally travel through your digestive track to migrate into bodily organs. Ever clear or other alcohols made for consumtion are safer. "
I used to use a salt crystal until it stopped being affective and i wanted to try something else. How do you apply the baking soda? Do you shave your pits?
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What is bad about rubbing alcohol?
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Rubbing alcohol? where did you read that? I dont use any. all of its purposes, i use other things for. But let me know, and maybe ill have a better awnser:)
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after shaving do you moisturize? with a thicker lotion/cream? and THEN 12 hrs later try dusting lightly. It may take some getting used to like the NO poo thing. Im not sure.
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the rubbing alcohol is something you have mentioned on top... preferring to use grain alcohol or vodka rather than rubbing. i vaguely googled for an answer but didn't find anything.
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" Isoproply alcohol is in many beverages from the sanitizing process in bottling. Exposure of the solvent to your body can allow paracites which would normally travel through your digestive track to migrate into bodily organs. Ever clear or other alcohols made for consumtion are safer. "
check out this link:
http://www.erowid.org/chemicals/alcohol/alcohol_info3.shtml
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