Natural deodorant that works!!

One of the steps in my quest to switch to more natural products has been to find a natural deodorant that actually works. I'm not a fan of most deodorant products, and, although an antiperspirant usually works, I don't think that's the way to go either. BUT...I really don't like a stinky self either! :)

Bare Organics, a company we've featured before, has just come out with a collection of deodorants to add to their personal care line. I was glad to be one of the "guinea pigs" to try it out!

The company's mission is:

to do our part to reduce humankind's ecological footprint by empowering and encouraging consumers to:

•Reduce the over-consumption of unnecessary personal care products;
•Make informed purchasing decisions, and;
•To choose all-natural, organic skin care and baby care products.

Their product offering includes cleansers and soaps, creams and scrubs, baby creams and a wonderful baby balm which works great as a diaper ointment. We've used their all-purpose cleanser a lot - as a foaming hand soap, and really liked how it worked, and how it wasn't so drying as other soaps we've used.

Bare Organics' Canadian Shield Deodorant is available in a variety of scents and formats. You can choose from Unscented, Sweet (citrus & lavendar), Woodsy (cedar, patch & lemongrass) and Fresh (mint, tea tree and rosemary). Customers can purchase a sample jar (15g - enough for about 2 weeks, to give it a fair try), a 50g jar (which I received), or a clear twist tube (75g). You just have to take a little bit on your finger - it has the consistency of a thick cream or ointment, and rub it in. The deodorant is so natural it's edible, although apparently it doesn't have a very good taste! :) I really like that it's made from ingredients I recognize and can pronounce.

To be totally honest, after the first day of using the deodorant, I thought it wasn't going to work for me. But I kept trying, because Karen from Bare Organics had warned me that there's always a transition period of up to about 2 weeks when switching to her natural deodorant from an antiperspirant or other deodorant product. After about 5 days, I started noticing a big difference, or maybe I should say I started noticing less and less! :) I've been very pleased with my experience in the last couple of weeks and would definitely recommend this deodorant to anyone looking for a natural product. It lasts all day (although if you were very sporty or having a really active day, you might need to wash and reapply). I've also noticed that in 3 weeks, I've used about 1/4 of the jar, so I'm pleased with the price for the quantity and how much use you get out of it.

Bare Organics products are available directly from their website as well as from retailers  and online shops across the country.

Discount!!

Glimpse readers can use the coupon code GLIMPSE11 to receive a 15% discount of all purchases from the Bare Organics website. Offer expires December 31, 2011.

**Disclosure: The products mentioned above have been given free of charge from Bare Organics in exchange for being featured on Glimpse. The opinions expressed in this post are those of Glimpse and have not been influenced in any other way. Please see the full Terms of use.