Is your deodorant safe?

Antiperspirant deodorant safety, should you sweat it.

Yesterday I saw a Danish tv show about the risk of using Antiperspirant deodorants that contains aluminum, and after watching that show I searched the internet for articles about this scary subject. Here is some of the things I found on this subject…..

Most people do several things in the morning without ever thinking twice. They wash their face, brush their teeth and roll on their antiperspirant. Hardly anyone bothers to look at the ingredients on the label, but chances are very good that with every application of antiperspirant you are getting a dose of aluminum (Al).

Since aluminium (Al) pervades our environment, the scientific community has for many years raised concerns regarding its safety in humans. Al is present in numerous cosmetics such as antiperspirants, lipsticks and sunscreens. Al chlorohydrate is the active antiperspirant agent in underarm cosmetics and may constitute for Al a key exposure route to the human body and a potential source of damage. An in vitro study has demonstrated that Al from antiperspirant can be absorbed through viable human stripped skin. The potential toxicity of Al has been clearly shown and recent works convincingly argue that Al could be involved in cancerogenic processes. Nowadays, for example, Al is suspected of being involved in breast cancer. Recent work in cells in culture has lent credence to the hypothesis that this metal could accumulate in the mammary gland and selectively interfere with the biological properties of breast epithelial cells, thereby promoting a cascade of alterations reminiscent of the early phases of malignant transformation. In addition, several studies suggest that the presence of Al in human breast could influence metastatic process. As a consequence, given that the toxicity of Al has been widely recognized and that it is not a physiological component in human tissues, reducing the concentration of this metal in antiperspirants is a matter of urgency.

As it says above one of the leading cause of breast cancer can be to find in the use of antiperspirant. Yes, ANTIPERSPIRANT. Most of the products out there are an anti-perspirant/deodorant combination so go home and check your deodorant labels.”

I ran to the bathroom and checked the labels on my deodorant as soon as the tv show was finished, and guess what I found, (Al), my Nivea is now thrown out together with the trash. Most people assume that when they apply something to their underarms it just stays on the top of the skin. They never think twice about actual absorption.

In the tv show they mentioned that they are especially worried about aluminum absorption if a woman showers, shaves her armpits and then applies on antiperspirant, they said to wait some time after shaving with applying your antiperspirant deodorant, because shaved skin is more open to absorption.

The tv show explained how antiperspirant prevents the body from “purging toxins,” which, when trapped, find their way into the lymph nodes, where they concentrate and contribute to the cellular changes that can in worst case lead to cancer. Meanwhile, on the Web, several sites featured stories about a supposed link between antiperspirants and Alzheimer’s disease, but the show didn´t say anything of that connection.

The Norwegian authority “Mattilsynet” warned before Christmas the Norwegian consumers against using antiperspirant deodorants.

They said – There is a huge risk of damage to health, and there may also be chronic health effects by using antiperspirant deodorants that contains a lot of aluminium. They said; It is not clearly established, but we believe that all uncertainty should benefit consumers.

In Demark they are still waiting for the final result from the EU before they can say anything about this case, if it has a health risk or not. They hope to have a result within the next four weeks.

I, like many other people, have wondered: Is the product I’ve been applying to my body every day for years really putting my health at risk? I see no reason to live a dangerous life risking my health, and I believe, like they said in Norway, that all uncertainty should benefit consumers.

Therefore I immediately threw out my old “alu – dedorant” , and in my bathroom is now a new deodorant with out aluminium from Deliplus Dermo..

Sources:
*http://www.dr.dk/Nyheder/Indland/2014/03/03/03185944.htm

*http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-481134/The-deodorant-safety-guide-How-picking-right-brand-save-life.html

*http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24418462