Cameron is still promoting The Other Woman, which means she’s still talking about cheating. I’m starting to wonder if she accepted this role simply for the press tour. It might feel good to make us all wonder who cheated on her in the past: Justin Timberlake, Matt Dillon, Jared Leto, or A-Rod? Maybe a combination thereof.
Cam’s having fun with the cheating topic, and I can applaud that spirit. Cameron told E! Online, “You know what? I feel like I’ve missed my opportunity [for revenge]. I really wish I had the stomach for it, and I’m not planning on going out with anyone who cheats on me again.” I think this tour is Cameron’s revenge. Also on the agenda? Convincing people to stop using antiperspirant:
Cameron Diaz says the world would smell better if people stopped using antiperspirant.
“I don’t believe in antiperspirant,” the actress told me at last night’s premiere of her new comedy, The Other Woman (in theaters on Friday). “It’s really bad for you. I haven’t used it for almost 20 years.”
Really?
“You’re stinky, because you use antiperspirant,” Diaz said. “It keeps all the stink in.”
Even men should go without? Yup!
“Let it go and just trim your armpit hair so it doesn’t hold onto the scent,” Diaz said.
[From E! Online]
Are people really “stinky” as a result of antiperspirant? I never thought of it that way. I won’t assume that Cameron is a stinker because she might use a deodorant that isn’t coupled with antiperspirant. She’s probably not going full Shailene Woodley. There’s also something to this mini-rant from Cameron. Many people consider antiperspirants toxic because they contain aluminum and could pose a breast cancer risk. The American Cancer Society says these claims are untrue, but you never know. I still use antiperspirant because I don’t want to offend my fellow gym-goers! They probably don’t even notice. So much for polite manners.
Cameron also appeared on Jimmy Fallon last night. Cam was actually Jimmy’s first guest when he took over Late Night from Conan O’Brien in 2009. Here’s a video of Cameron talking about Drew Barrymore’s new daughter. She also admitted pranking Jimmy’s first baby.
Cam also played roller golf with Fallon. This portion of his show is always ridic.
Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet & WENN
Can’t wait for her to be done with promo for this movie. I’m sorry but I can only really appreciate her allure in small doses.
Amen. I’m starting to dislike her and her incessant advice.
I think it’s safe to say her advice STINKS….. 😆
@Z
Lol! I agree!
Thank you! I can only take so much of her insight.
i know, i am also totally done with this promo tour and her, and her TMI on her various body part and habits.
Just read this. Puts her in perspective.
http://dlisted.com/2014/04/23/cameron-diaz-would-like-you-to-know-that-she-hasnt-used-antiperspirant-in-20-years/
“I love that Cameron Diaz stopped using antiperspirant 20 years ago because it’s “really bad for you”, but still smokes because “one cigarette every once in a while isn’t going to kill you”. That’s flawless logic. I wonder when she’s scheduled to guest lecture in a 4th year medical science class.”
lol
Being stinky is worse for you-and everyone around you!
My mom died of breast cancer, and i can assure you it wasnt caused by anti perspirant. I use it every day, and have no fears it will cause me to get cancer.
This is a common excuse by lazy people.
I had breast cancer and my oncologist is from one of the leading cancer treatment centers in the world, and she told me that using antiperspirant is safe. I’m glad.
The whole thing that you smell because you use antiperspirant is ridiculous. Does mouthwash give you bad breath?
Oh wow, Goodnames, glad you’re still here with is, and fresh as a daisy too. ☺️❤️
Lol, thank you!
GoodNames so glad you’re now healthy and bitchy! I love your comments 🙂
Thank you, paola, ditto!
I’m coming in late, but glad you’re great GoodNames (and yes I realize I’m a nerd that rhymed, I’m okay with it)
Mouthwash causes good breath in the short term, but it can dry the mouth out and when the mouth is dry, breath smells worse.
Thanks, blue marie! I liked your rhyme.
LiPreng – no, really? Lol, I was just joking, but it figures it would be true.
I’m glad you’re here too, GoodNamesAllTaken.
Oh, thanks, Kiddo!
I am glad you are doing ok! Its such a scary cancer, and is so involved to treat!
Anti-p isnt going to give you cancer, and its been around for so many years that if it were” they would have figured it out by now.
I am happy to not stink.
How is someone lazy if they choose not to wear antiperspirant? It’s not like it takes much to put some on.
I wear antiperspirant and have had no problems with it.
There is such a thing as unsented you know…
Lazy? Um, no. I don’t use deodorant because the smell gives me a migraine. It has nothing to do with laziness.
Some people do not believe every “study” out there and don’t want to take the risk of getting ill. Personally, I just use deodorant without anti antiperspirant in it. I really like Arm and Hammer, it’s cheep, it works, and it smells nice.
I could go on for days about studies and how easily they are manipulated to favor the best interests of the party paying for the study. And that includes studies done at famous schools and institutions. I need tons of studies done by tons of different groups before I will make a decision.
Honestly, this is the first thing she has said that didn’t make me want to shake her silly.
Hear, hear!
So true to summarize Thomas Kuhn personality and politics now play a larger role in science than objective data, all you have to do is send the right lobbyist to a scientist……:/
It’s the aluminiums in them that is bad for your health causing cancers and suspected Alzheimer’s(I first heart about aluminium and Alzheimer’s in the early 90s when I was a child). This is why you see some deodorant/antipirsperant labeled non-aluminum. While some people are lazy and stinky, many people are just informed and choose a different way than you do.
The Alzheimer’s/aluminum myth was debunked by research (a LOT of research) decades ago.
As M said – the aluminum myth was debunked a LONG LONG time ago.. do a little research yourself.
Research can be manipulated many ways. Not just the way that serves ones purpose at the moment.
It was 8 years in January, thank you to the people who have been nice to me about it. I can assure you-if there was any chance that i would get it due to anti perspirant, i wouldnt use it.
Her cancer was estrogen receptive- meaning the hormone replacement her crackpot Dr gave her just fed the tumours.
The cancer doctors were horrified about the whole mess.
It was awful.
Research the company behind those results and paid for the released study.
I’m sure your mother didn’t die from breast cancer caused by deodorant/anti-perspirant, but it’s ignorant and irresponsible to say that because your mother didn’t die from it, that it’s impossible that it has anything to do with cancer. The chemicals found in deodorant are still chemicals and unless you are slathering yourself with non-toxic natural ingredients, you can’t be sure what’s carcinogenic and what’s not. It’s actually really lazy of you to accuse others of being lazy when you are generalizing so much.
Umm, her mom died. Your response is really harsh.
This is the best comment this entire thread. It is ignorance to believe we know everything. It is true we are innjndated with harmful products. Where I live every second person has cancer, allergies, asthma, and I live in “clean” new Zealand. Something has gone seriously wrong and why wouldn’t it be from our haremfuk food/beauty choices?
It is ignorant and irresponsible of you to assume that in the years my mother was dying, that i didnt do a ton of research, and talk to a ton of different doctors about it.
But surely you know much more than i do.
Thank you Pandy. I appreciate the support.
It was a hideous time, and my poor Dad has never recovered from the loss.
Now if we could just figure out what chemicals cause people to be a-holes…
First of all, I want to say that I’m very sorry for your loss, Kellie. To lose a family member is horrible and no discussion in this world is going to help.
But if we really do have a general discussion on the risk of cancer, there some things that need to be said. We have no idea what really causes cancer or more accurate: heightens the risk of cancer in genetically predisposed persons. Because we aren’t all the same. There are still people living in the Chernobyl area that have no problems – however nobody would say that radiation isn’t very harmful.
And because cancer has such a high incidence everything seems to be measured for their cancerogenic quality. There are also other things in life that aren’t exactly great, like Alzheimer’s. People with Alzheimer’s disease had high amounts of aluminium in their brains, the same substance that’s in antiperspirants. I’m not saying that antiperspirant causes 100% Alzheimer’s, we don’t know that, but there is a possibility that it heightens the risk in genetically predisposed persons.
I kind of envy the people who say “my doctor said it’s safe”. Must be some kind of basic sense of trust that I’m lacking. Because honestly, what doctor’s deemed safe in the 20th century alone – Heroin for a sore throat, radioactive tooth paste (it kills bacteria = great lol), LSD for psychosis, Thalidomide (Contergan) for pregnant women, etc. The list is practically endless, also for food additives which are nowadays banned in some countries and not in others (most of the time the US FDA allows things that are banned in Europe). The problem is that we can hardly prove what causes what and what interacts with other chemicals because our chemical load nowadays is just too big.
Please also keep in mind that there are standards of testing of drugs and such now. No one ever tested heroin for its medicinal properties or LSD etc.
i am very suspicious by nature, and am not just randomly trusting information I have been fed.
Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but no one is entitled to tell me that it is ignorant of people to have a differing opinion. I was only relaying the information I have been given by a variety of cancer doctors over the years.
Also, the FDA bans many more thing here than they do in Europe. Even when it comes to sunscreen, we arent allowed to have some of the ingredients they have in the EU for sun protection.
It just depends on what products you are looking at, which place is more lenient on ingredients.
If I ever see her in public, I’m going to slap some antiperspirant on her face and gunna f–k her date in front of her since everyone apparently cheats. Then I’ll slap some retinal on them wrinkles….lord I’m zany today.
LMAO!!!!
Crying!!
I’ve always liked her but agree that a little of her “wisdom and insight” goes a very long way.
Yes, and what about her recent “relationship” advice where she said something about marriage being unnatural, or something like that….however, I do remember the years she dated Justin Timberlake, and when he left her for Jessica Biel, she chased him down at a party and freaked out…..also, Alex Rodriguez (who cheats on everyone) left her for….was it Kate Hudson? I DO know that antiperspirants contain harmful chemicals, just do the research, folks.
There are a lot of things that are bad for you. She lives in LA. How bad is the air pollution there? Why doesn’t she move up into the mountains somewhere with better air. She drinks alcohol if I’m not mistaken right? Is that really good for your body?
When is her promotion ending for this movie? I’m on CD overload here.
Just because a lot of things are bad one can hardly say “f*ck it” – or otherwise we would all be obese, heavy-drinking, drug-taking, smoking slores.
And actually yes, 1-2 glasses of wine per day have lessend the risk of cardiovascular diseases and Alzheimer’s in scientific studies. 😉
But I’m not trying to defend CD here, she really IS quite annoying.
You know what else is bad for you?
SMELLING LIKE AN OLD SOILED DIAPER THAT’S BEEN SITTING IN A PORTA-POTTY FOR FOUR DAYS.
I’m sorry for allcaps but I just can’t with her today.
I get angry when a stank person is funking up the train I’m on, like “Oh I SO admire your conviction to not poison your body with deodorant. Really, how commendable. No please don’t worry about me being forced to smell your odiferous, rotten ass. As long as you’re healthy and chemical-free.”
Doesn’t she smoke and drink and dye her hair and absorb chemicals that way? What about when she used botox, and she was shooting bacteria into her face?
If O’Kitten is tiring of the over-share, I say to Diaz, call it a day. 😛
I just can’t tolerate smelly people who impose their rank BO on innocent bystanders.
Oh, and use a damn breath mint while you’re at it ok, people?
I’m tired of smelling that sh*t furrealz.
I’m teasing you, but yeah, I don’t like the smellzies.
You know what accounts for the difference in my opinion of Cami three days ago and my opinion of Cami today?
SIX VODKA SODAS.
Before the vodka, I was amenable and open-minded. After the vodka, I am antagonistic and hostile.
I just use a deodorant that contains no aluminum. Fresh makes a great one. It is all natural & no aluminum. When I sweat, I smell like grapefruit.
6. Vodka. Sodas. Tell me they were doubles and I’ll love you forever. 😀
My pounding headache (now that the drunkenness is finally wearing off) leads me to believe they were triples, mimif.
That made me laugh so hard. I also hate it when Mr. or Ms. BO gets off the elevator, and you get on alone and are standing in the BO funk and then people get on at the next floor and you want to say, “it’s not me! I swear! It smelled like that when I got here!” I hate that.
Tell me about it.
Myself and another person got on the elevator yesterday just as a guy was getting out—-dude farted up the whole elevator.
Like “Glad you escaped your own fart, guy. How nice for you. Meanwhile myself and this other victim have to smell your fart as we ride up 30 flights. Thank you for that, asshole. Let me know how the fresh lobby air is treating you while we both suffocate because you just HAD to get the Italian sub for lunch.”
Been there. They always escape, and all we can hope for is that some of it clings to them as they stroll away. And I may never eat an Italian sub again, thank you for that.
ya’ll are killin me, ha ha
Basic politeness dictates that one holds a fart until in an open (and preferably outdoor) space, where one releases that shit like a wild monkey being freed from a cage.
….I think I read that in Emily Post.
Grrrrr. I just wanna find that rogue farter and say “You, sir, are extremely inconsiderate. Here’s some Beano, you sh*t stain.”
This headache is making me really cranky, guys. Sorry.
I love drunk/hungover O’Kitt. Very funny.
OKitt, I’m sorry you have a headache, but you are making me laugh so hard my stomach hurts. And yeah, it was definitely Emily Post who said that. I have her book.
With you 100%…and doesn’t she smoke anyway? **humongous side eye**
Um….boob jobs and face fillers are bad for you too. Way worse than deodoerant/antiperspirant…..always amusing how they pick and choose what’s “healthy”. Also, many suspect she does the colin cleansing/butt suction thing like Goop, which is also controversial health-wise, so there’s that.
ha ha, you made my afternoon with this comment.
TOK THANK YOU!!! My parents were hippies, and thankfully they wore deodorant, but most of their friends didn’t. My nose was assaulted on a daily basis by their noxious, disgusting fumes of B.O. You know what? If you’re the rare soul that can sweat and not stink, good for you. But I seriously have zero tolerance for smelly people. It’s F’ing gross. And rude. Yeah I said it, RUDE. Especially if you work in close quarters with an anti-deodorant person. It has literally brought me close to vomiting. If this is your lifestyle, you need to bathe more! And use more soap! LOTS of soap. God she pisses me off. Her and Shailene need to cool it on all the advice. Here’s some unsolicited advice for them; Cami, dry your drippy pits. And Shailene, get some SPF for your hoo-ha before you get melanoma.
Exactly! That funky smell lasts and lingers.
Lush make “deodorant” and a girl i used to work with used it.
Bleurrghhhh
The worst b.o. patchouli stink ever!
Kellie, I use to work at lush and I’m not a fan of their deodorant.
I agree the aluminum and chemicals are no good. But it’s tough finding a natural choice. I finally found something that works and is weird beig a paste but better than chemicals so close to my Tatas.
BO has different causes – some people don’t wash, some people don’t use deodorant, some people just.. stink. Or they don’t stink normally, only in stressful situations when they are nervous. I’ve known stinkers that stank of a mixture between BO and commercial deodorant (I knew the smell – it was an antiperspirant with aluminium). So they probably washed and used antiperspirant and still stank. I’d say very aggressive sweat, maybe because of nutrition or maybe genetics, I don’t know.
On the other hand there are lots of people that never use antiperspirant and never stink.
Doesn’t she smoke? I would be more concerned about the risks from smoking than antiperspirant.
No, people stink because they have B.O issues. Trust me, I stink way worse when I forget to put on deodorant than when I do.
So unless scientists find a permanent cure for B.O that doesn’t cause any “side effects” than I’m gonna use some anti-antiperspirant deodorant.
Yeah, while I try to go as natural as possible, I wave a white flag on the antiperspirant argument. I tried using a natural deodorant but as a menopausal woman with hot flashes who is forced to wear a polyester work shirt … I went back to Secret pretty quickly.
I am quite stinky because of a real medical problem. However my doctor advised me against antipersperant as it truthfully made it worse. The smell is from a bacteria which gets worse with deo. It is also made worse by dietary choices and the synthetic materials in my clothing. The best thing for the smell is baking soda.
P.s, not every stinky person isn’t wearing deo, just like not every non-stinky person is wearing deo. The smell is from a number of factors. Body odour can be a horrific problem that can have serious effects on ones mental health. Many people with a real problem suffer from severe depression because there is no cure.
Polyester is the devil. People who don’t stink in this (anti-perspirant or not) have really blessed genetics imho.
To each his own, whatever. I use deodorant instead and it works just fine. There are alternatives. No one has to stink just because they don’t use aluminum chloride.
When does this movie come out? Is she done “promoting” yet? Why do we have to hear her inane option of everything vaginia related. She’s made a very lucrative career of muddled acting in, for the most part, stereo typical female roles. It’s not like she could ever be confused as a trailblazer or champion of theater.
I read this on Dlisted yesterday and was skimming thru their comments and someone who worked in the cancer field said the claim about antiperspirant getting into your lymph nodes is false b/c the system just doesnt work that way. I’ve read a few celebs saying they dont use it for that reason but have never seen any actual proof or statement from medical prof. that says it is dangerous. Im curious how this whole thing with deodorant came about b/c I couldnt imagine not wearing antiperspirant and heaving sweat stains or worse..order..eww
Aluminum is also linked to Alzheimer’s. I would do your own research to learn more.
This is what my doctor told me – breast cancer starts in your breast, and after a time, spreads to your lymph nodes, and through your lymphatic system, to other parts of your body. The anti antiperspirant people say that by putting on deodorant, it gets into your lymph nodes and gives you breast cancer. That’s not how it works. There are no conclusive studies showing a direct link between using antiperspirant and cancer. There may be about Alzheimer’s -I don’t know.
I had a lump in my armpit and my doctor said it was from the kind of deoderant I was using – it clogged a lymph node. No more solids or roll-ons – only aerosols – how’s that for health v. environment? I started using sprays/aerosols and the lump went away and never came back. That was over 15 years ago.
There are a lot of deo sprays out there that don’t use aluminium bottles and propellants.
Cameron Diaz hasn’t used antiperspirant in 20 years: ‘It’s really bad for you’
changed to:
“Cameron Diaz hasn’t used antiperspirant in 20 years, it’s really bad for you.” It says something entirely different there, at least if you standing close by, get it?. lol. Yeah I know deodorant is different, aluminum, blah blah blah.
I can’t wait until she shares her methods for dealing with toenail fungus or her natural cures for STIs. It will be scintillating when we find out her exceptional use of candles in clearing earwax. What does she take for gas!? What’s next?!
I have to agree with her on this. Why should people use antiperspirants anyway, when a deodorant/perfume will do the work? You have glandes in there with a reason: to get rid of toxins from your body. If you apply something that is preventing them to do their work, how can that be healthy? If you’re a clean person, shave, shower daily and use some deodorant there is absolutely no reason to use something that you can’t be sure of the result.
the antiperspirant is so you dont have big ugly pit stains. deodorants only block or mask the smell, doesnt stop pits from sweating, which is what antiperspirants do. some people really sweat bad in the underarms, its not only embarrassing for them but also ruins clothes. Im not a real bad sweater but enough that I have to use it.
yes, I understand that. I also agree that we can’t say for sure that it’s bad, but in reality there are also not enough longitudinal studies to say that it’s safe. I personally don’t feel that comfortable with it. As I said in other comment, I tried it because of the stains (I use deodorant/perfume so not a problem with smell fortunately), but didn’t work for me at all. Does it really work?? I would give it a shy try in the warmer months if it would…but really never worked for me when I tried it.
for me it does. I really only have an issue in extreme heat and usually after bunch of coffee, which makes my sweating worse but at least I dont have to worry about being stuck in pit sweated shirt all day. its not just the stains but the dampness is really gross feeling. they do have higher strength ones, which is what I use. Its bought in reg. store but I cant think of the name at the moment but I know its a stronger one.
Edit to add.. I asked the question below about safety b/c I hear everyone saying its bad but I have yet to see an actual prof. or study stating this or backing it up so I have no clue. It seem the peeps commenting that work in the cancer field say it is safe.
Some stuff on it (I guess following this you might find more):
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S135743109801209X
and not only relating to cancer:
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S135743109801209X
I think the problem here, as they state in the first link, is that there is not enough longitudinal research to total exclude harmful effects.
I agree with her and you as well. Deodorant is to control smell. Antiperspirant is to control sweat. You can get them paired or separate. I truly believe that we are meant to sweat and that if you don’t have a medical condition (or just naturally sweat buckets) you could get away with a deodorant only. DEFINITELY there are times I would wear antiperspirant combo to prevent a pit stain in certain clothing, but in general, I’m good with only deodorant or nothing at all. I don’t smell, my clothes don’t smell – and I live where it’s HOT!
Your linked summaries aren’t showing the article, and I personally don’t feel like paying the $31 to read the entire thing. It states that aluminum accumulation and Alzheimer’s have been linked, but it goes on to ask the question if antiperspirant actually causes it. This summary isn’t even close to a definitive statement or research proving the connection. It’s asking the question–are they truly linked?
Personally, when I sweat in the underarm area I get horrible rashes. VERY painful. Tried not shaving, shaving, waxing, but it’s my skin – just very sensitive, and the friction from moving my arms makes my skin go insane. No, baby powder doesn’t work, other talc products, aerosols, I’ve run through so many DIY organic remedies, OTC and prescriptions, but at the end of the day the only one I’ve found to stop the sweating and not irritate my skin is Degree.
I think to each their own, you can debate research until the end of days but there is always someone with something to gain on both ends of the spectrum. Who I do trust is my amazing doctor who has saved my life on several occasions and has reassured me my antiperspirant will not cause cancer. My genetics, on the other hand, pose a very real threat. It’s also a “pick your battles” type of thing; how many things out there have the potential to harm you? Hell, living in NYC and breathing the disgusting fumes for as long as I did is more likely to kill me than antiperspirant. The medications I take for a mitochondrial disorder can’t be good. We eat a lot from our garden, but God knows what is in the soil from the previous owners. We also have to spray around our house in the summertime to stop these mammoth nasty spiders (including the lovely brown recluse) from invading our house. I suppose there are some people out there that REALLY TRULY walk the organic walk, live out in the country free from smog and don’t mind nasty spiders that could potentially kill someone, but I’m not one of those people, and unless someone is living that utra-clean lifestyle I respectfully ask that they have a seat. Most of all celebrities. I wonder how concerned she is over the fumes from having her nails done? Her hair done? The cigarette she puffs on and blows into the air or the faces of other people (then throws into the dirt)? Is she ok with where the fur and skin comes from that she wears? Or the children that make the garment she wears (and the carcinogens they are exposed to every day of their lives)? Way too many clay pots sitting in that glass house of hers.
It’s the last week of the promotion, right? Soon she’ll start keeping her unsolicited advices to herself, right?
That’s it. She’s dead to me. I’ve been turned off by Matthew McConnaughey since he proudly announced his aversion to antiperspirant 15ish years ago. I’ve overlooked everything else she’s said while promoting The Other Woman, but I’m now on the hunt for a new I-wish-we-were-drinking-buddies actress. Does anyone know anything about The Other Woman? I’m starting to think it’s an awful movie…
I saw trailers. It looked like a bomb. When nothing is funny in the trailer, well, you know.
Yeah, I saw the ad last night and you know how sometimes they put the one funny line in the trailer? There wasn’t even one funny line.
@GoodNamesAllTaken, exactly.
I just found this:
RICHARD ROEPER review from the Chicago Sun-Times:
“‘The Other Woman’: Cameron Diaz in a dreadful three-fling circus
It’s only mid-April, but I’m making an early reservation for “The Other Woman” to appear on my list of the 10 Worst Films of 2014. This would-be comedy is so tone-deaf, so excruciatingly awful, it’s a minor miracle the studio didn’t confiscate the original print, lock it in a vault and issue a memo saying, “We will never speak of this again.”
O.u.c.h.
It’s currently rated 31% on Rotten Tomatoes, so it’s rotten. But it is being predicted to take over the #1 spot for the weekend from Captain America.
There is something off about him to me and it isn’t his smell – the kids look starkly unhappy in the photos with him and Camila – maybe they don’t like their photos taken but they seldom look happy.
The reason she is saying antiperspirants are bad for you is because of the aluminum in them. However, I have read the ingredients on a lot of deodorants and they too have some aluminum in them. Wearing the all natural (and more expensive) deodorant is pointless (I’ve tried it) because they don’t work, so you might as well not wear anything at all. With antiperspirants it stops you from getting wet at all while deodorants just mask the smell but do not stop the wetness. I hope Cameron realizes there are many things that have aluminum in them. A lot of the cook ware restaurants use to make those expensive meals she eats are made in aluminum pots.
Well Cameron is a bit of a hypocrite, and she starts to sound like Goop, still I wonder about this one.
The thing with the aluminum is that sniffing it can even be more dangerous, therefore adds up if you use a spray instead of roll-on, per instance. Of course, as you say, it’s present in other stuff, so it’s not exclusive to antiperspirant anyway. I think that not all the natural deodorants are that good, but there are some that are really good. I guess it depends also on each person and specially on their skin. I tried to use antiperspirant because of stains in Summer and didn’t work at all with me anyway.
I would love to find an all natural deodorant that smells good and helps with wetness but I have yet to find one. I used to use spray on antiperspirant but stopped using it as breathing that stuff in can’t be good. So now I just use regular deodorant (but it too has some aluminum in it). Now a days everything is bad for you lol it’s impossible to stay away from all the “dangers”.
I would love to find a natural antiperspirant but I also don’t think I will get any luck with that 🙂 For deodorant I use ones from “Alverde” that smell amazingly good and it’s still cheap (fancy named aloe vera pearl), but I guess that only exists in Germany. And you’re totally right, it’s impossible to stay away from all the dangers…no, you can’t win 😉
I’m about to go out and buy this chick a muzzle. She certainly has diarrhea of the mouth lately. It’s time for her to STFU~!
Here’s $20 bucks, go high end.
LMAO!!! Will do!!! LOL!!!
I’m not taking health advice from a smoker. Sorry guys.
I had no idea she smoked. I learned recently that Gwyneth Paltrow smokes too. What is it with these uber healthy celebs who go on and on about how this and that is bad for you but then have no problem putting nicotine into their lungs. Hypocrites.
Seriously. It reminds me of a former coworker who would scold me for my lunch choices in between breaks outside for her cigarettes. I finally told her “After you quit smoking, I’ll listen to your food advice.”
I play football and we have a girl that was all “healthy living, all of everything is toxins” that is our secondary running back. Her gear smells *awful* and not one person wants to sit next to her on the plane/bunk with her in her hotel. Our coach uses her on first down and 3rd downs (as a running back) because, “She smells so bad, after you tackle her once, you’ll never want to again.”
But she not only smokes–she DIPS. I’m like, “What in the what what?” every time she starts talking about how GMOs are going to kill you, big pharma mind control, blah blah.
DIPS ? What is that?
Like chewing tobacco.
Same here.
Agreed- bad for you, bad for the people around you, and terrible for the environment.
I don’t have a problem with Cami’s comment this time. I don’t use deodorant because the smell, even of the unscented version, triggers a migraine for me. But I don’t smell badly, because I shower so it’s not a problem.
I’m with you! I’ve never worn deodorant and I don’t smell. At the end of the day if I move my arm I may get a wiff, but nothing that will blow you back.
My husband who doesnt wash or moisturize his skin, has no blemishes or wrinkles. I wash my face and cream it religiously (day cream, night cream, serum) and at 32, I’m getting both wrinkles and pimples. His theory is that many of these companies have chemicals in them that cause blemishes and wrinkles to create this vicious cycle. Sounds wacky, but Im starting to wonder…
Your husband never washes his face ever? Not even in the shower with soap? My mother is the same way. She doesn’t use any cleansers on her face and has never had a blemish in her life. She’s also never worn make-up other than lipstick on rare occasion.
Nope, just water…I’ve never seen him take a wash cloth and wash his face. Beautiful skin, hardly a wrinkle…not fair! lol
…Bizarre eh!?
I don’t use deodorant or antiperspirant either. But I don’t think they are bad for you or people shouldn’t use them. I just happen to be a person who doesn’t need them. And I am happy people do use them.
Now perfume is something I do not get along with.
I don’t know if antiperspirant is truly bad for you or not, but after experimenting with going without on and off, here is what I have learned:
1) Your body adjusts. You will be super sweaty and stinky for a week or two, but then it reduces (not all the way), just like if you stop washing your hair as often.
2) Antiperspirant, as opposed to the actual sweat, is what causes most of the pit stains in shirts.
3) Armpit hair is responsible for most of the smell. After I lasered my pits, I really didn’t need to wear the stuff as much.
4) BO is really dependent on food and hormones (time of month, stress). Sometimes my sweat smells like rotten eggs, sometimes it really doesn’t smell, but it is hard to tell ahead of time.
5) I now wear antiperspirant about half of the time. I work from home, so I don’t always put it on around the house, and find if I wear it every day now my armpits get really irritated. However, I do sweat a lot when I exercise and when I am anxious, like at an important meeting, so I wear it to the gym and to meetings, when I’m going out to a restaurant, etc.
I also work from home and usually just wear a natural deodorant. When I go out, I’ll use an antiperspirant. One reason I try to mostly avoid antiperspirants is the stuff besides aluminum that they contain, namely parabens, etc.
If anyone’s looking for an effective one, I like Weleda’s spray on citrus deodorant. It works well for me.
I completely agree with you. Your body does adjust. Not only do I not wear deodorant, I haven’t shampooed my hair in 7 months. and it’s been 2 months since I did the baking soda ACV wash.
It’s the pit stains that really turned me off the antiperspirant. It was ruining too many of my shirts. Once I stopped wearing it, my white t shirts stopped getting the yellow pit stains.
And I am not granola or a DIY woman. I am a city girl.
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Thanks. I have been looking for a new natural deodorant since mine was discontinued.
I make my own out of coconut oil, baking soda and cornstarch. It keeps the smell out but still allows for some sweating… which is really my first concern, not so much about the chemicals or aluminum.
I use close to the same recipe, except I add bennonite clay. Works flawlessly, but just in case I carry a small amount in my purse and some alcohol wipes just in case.
I don’t wear antiperspirant. I do wear deodorant. I don’t smell bad (not just my opinion; confirmed by others.)
Aluminum may or may not cause cancer, but even if it doesn’t (and it probably doesn’t), that doesn’t mean that antiperspirants are good for you. We sweat for a reason – to keep cool and rid our bodies of toxins.
Moreover, antiperspirants don’t necessarily stop sweating. The FDA only requires that manufacturers prove a 20% reduction in sweating to claim “all day effectiveness.”
Thank you, I agree with you completely. We’re meant to sweat.
Actually, your liver is what removes toxins from your body.
I feel like the odd person here but I stopped using it too 7 years ago after I quit my job. It did take about 3 months for me to fully detox. I will say it was a rough 3 months though. Luckily, I was not working an office job and at home for a few months during the detox. I was pregnant and went all “I need to be as natural as possible for the health of my Baby in utero”. Fast forward 7 years later, I don’t smell badly now . I do strongly believe that using deodorant make you stink more. I do use deodorant if I know I’m going to be in a wedding, give a presentation, interview, etc. to avoid sweaty underarms. But honestly, the bad stink is gone. After an intense work out I do have a sweaty smell but it not an unbearable stink like before. Even my husband notices the difference. My husband is brutally honest too.
What deodorant do you use to prevent sweaty underarms? Deodorants only mask the smell, they don’t stop sweating. Antiperspirants are the only way to stop the sweating. If your deodorant is able to stop the sweating that means it must be full of aluminum as that is the main ingredient in antiperspirants as is what causes the blockage of sweat glands. Please educate me if I am wrong.
I wear it so sparingly I don’t even know the name. Mitchum? Sorry for the confusion, I used the terms anitperspirants and deodorants to mean the same. I think Mitchum is both.
I am not convinced that anti-perspirants don’t contribute to breast cancer, after doing a lot of research on it. (Many incidents of breast cancer show up in the outer portion of the breast, closest to the armpit). I’ve had a lump removed, have two friends that died from breast cancer, and at least ten other women who have had it. I use Tom’s deodorant, shower in the a.m., again after the gym, and bathe at night. I do sweat when I work out but NEVER in my armpits, so it’s just not necessary. For once I agree with something Cameron said. It’s a personal choice of course. Edited to say: they do recommend that you shave at night instead of right before applying anti perspirants, do that at a minimum.
“The American Cancer Society says these claims are untrue, but you never know. ”
That’s strikingly similar to the anti-science nonsense of anti-vaxxers.
Well, I just tell you something. It is extremely difficult to publish research that goes against some institutionalized product. That is the truth. Maybe not if you go after a specific brand, but if you go to a general product, you can be sure that you will have a huge barrier in there. Also, there are not enough longitudinal studies to say that it is for a fact harmless. Big plus, concerns with antiperspirants are not exclusive to cancer, but other conditions like per instance Alzheimer’s disease. So, I don’t think is that much of anti-science non-sense to question yourself on this.
“That’s strikingly similar to the anti-science nonsense of anti-vaxxers.”
Do you have a child with ADD/ Autistic spectrum disorders? Have you ever watched your child change overnight after receiving vaccines? I have, my son. Thankfully he is a very high functioning Aspergers child, but the overnight change was undeniable. And I do mean overnight, literally. Do you see advertisements for law firms willing to represent those children severely affected by ADD medications that are causing breast development in boys, some of whom have had to have a mastectomy?
The amount of children affected is sky rocketing. Of course pharmaceutical companies are
dismissing the theory as nonsense, they have way too much money to lose otherwise don’t they. Should vaccines be abolished? No, that’s not what I’m saying. Should the vaccine schedules be drawn out to allow children’s bodies to grow and be able to tolerate all that’s being pumped into them? Yes, absolutely. Have you seen a vaccine schedule for kids now? They are bombarded, and they receive their first before they leave the hospital as newborns.
There are many sources for the disorders affecting so many kids, including a dramatic rise in children born to mothers that took Tylenol while pregnant. Much further digging into the possible sources needs to be done before anyone can just wave their hand and dismiss any of it as “nonsense”.
All the so-called “evidence” about vaccinations causing problems is fraudulent. ALL of it. I’m sorry about your son, but it was a coincidence, it was not caused by a vaccine.
On the other hand, the evidence for vaccines saving lives is massive and unquestionable.
I’m sorry for your son, but I’d rather have a child on the Autism spectrum, than one dead from whooping cough, measles, polio, etc, or who had spread it to other children and caused their tragic deaths.
Not saying that there is a connection, because the “studies” connecting them have been proven to be fraudulent money-grabs.
I know a guy who hasn’t used an antiperspirant in years. He smells really bad. Like friendship ending bad. People have tried to tell him but for some reason he doesn’t believe them. Using him as my case study, I will not ever leave the house without deodorant on.
I’m with you. My coworker and I worked with a man who didn’t use deodorant, and when we were bored, we made a list of Things That Smell Worse Than Frank. It contained items such as Death, Rotting Flesh, Dog S…. Well you get the idea.
I know someone who uses this crystal deo that is supposed to be all natural. I don’t have the heart to tell her it doesn’t work, she stinks. I learned later that crystal deo is not natural but a chemical compound.
Those crystals seem like such a scam to me. I’m not generally into natural therapies anyway, but I don’t know how a crystal is going to stop you from sweating and smelling bad.
anti-perspirant IS bad for you.
But Cam seems like the type who doesn’t wear deodorant either and just lets her BO fly off into everyone’s faces.
I’m undecided on the whole natural deodorant versus antiperspirant issue. But I did try to go the natural way. I swear I’ve bought every brand of natural deodorant made from Etsy stores and in the health food store, spent tons of $$, and nothing I’ve found works. I break out in horrific itchy painful rashes every time, and given up to two weeks to see if it would go away or if my body would adjust. Nope. Its probably a reaction to the essential oils and baking soda. I’ve even tried baking soda free ones, still get rashes. Guess I will roll the dice and keep using what works for me, regular old Secret antiperspirant. I run a lot outside, and in the gym, and live in a humid hot southern area. Not going without something.
Bummer! I have gone through a few deodorants and seem to be reacting to the baking soda, too. Was going to look for one with just arrowroot powder, but your experience is sort of dampening my desire to bother. I feel your pain!
Have you tried Just a very, very light dusting of baking soda only on your skin, no oils? I find it works perfectly, although right after I quit using deodorant I had a terrible “healing crisis” time period wherein my armpits broke out even with nothing on them.
You cant smell yourself. All the people who say they dont stink sorry you do. You are offending everyone around. Showering does not stop it use deodarant/anti persperiant you stinky pigs.
I don’t use deodorant/anti-perspirant either and haven’t for a couple of years now. Not because of anything toxic, but i found that I sweat a lot less without it and frankly, i was tired of all my white shirts getting yellow stains. The aluminum in it is what causes it to turn yellow You really don’t need it. I never smell since I shower everyday anyway and i swear, I hardly sweat at all now. Another plus….it doesn’t compete with my perfume.
Not everyone is as lucky as you. Some people barely sweat, others copiously. I am of the copious type and have to wear antiperspirant otherwise I have huge pit stains, so just plain soap and water, perfume or a fluff of talc does not do the trick, no matter how often I shower.
Isn’t that weird how people sweat different amounts. I barely ever did when I was younger, even when working out….except for my feet and pits, which sweat horribly. I use prescription strength antiperspirant, and sweat less, but still some. And now I’m worried I’m going thru early menopause, cause I’m sweating everywhere, and I’m only 38. 🙁
I’ve always been an extreme sweater – and the more healthy I get the more I sweat (at least that’s how it seems to me). I’m quite healthy nowadays – little processed food, no soda, quit smoking, regular exercise etc… so f*** it, I’m plugging my armpits up as much as I can.
I don’t know what it is – perhaps I’m a genetic ‘over-excreeter’ or something. I also have stupidly greasy skin and hair. I’m a gross mess (as opposed to a ‘hot mess’).
If I have the money, I’m getting my pits botoxed. Funny – wouldn’t have it near my face, but if it stops me sweating then I’ll ram my pits with it.
This industry brings in 10+ billion dollars annually so it’s a big money maker. Imagine if there was official proof of linking cancer, other diseases, etc.. That would be a bit blow to the companies involved. We are taking billions of dollars at stake here.
She and Shailene Woodley have obviously been drinking the same Kool-Aid. After trying approximately a hundred deodorants and antiperspirants on the market, NONE worked for me as well as Secret Clinical Strength. The rest just smelled ghastly, and I often had sweaty pits that smelled like a cross between a week old fruit basket and wilted flowers. No thanks, I’ll take the risk, and Cammie, you sweat all over your body, not just your pits. So no, using antiperspirant doesn’t cause your sweat glands to hold onto the stink. Twat.
I completely agree with her.
It’s nice to see a very famous person that is honest and not necesserily politically correct to please the masses, so they will see her movie.
I wish people would read labels and not just food labels.
The amount of chemicals around us is truly alarming, sticking our heads in the sand is not a solution.
My grandfather was telling me that years ago some of his friends looked at him like he was crazy for mentioning how dangerous cigarettes were, not so today.
And this was a time when even many doctors were saying that they were safe.
I don’t understand why some people get so offended when a famous person is talking about choices they’ve made in their lives.
She is not forcing anyone to follow in her footsteps.
You live your life the way you wish.
My grandmother who is a retired doctor have showed me a simple way to replace deodorant and I’ve been doing for many years with great results.
I put freshly squeezed organic lemon juice on an organic cotton pad and apply to my hairless armpits after shower, it dries fast.
By the way, if someone is stinky, it’s not a bad idea to maybe revise their diet and lifestyle, clearly something is off.
You are right Bailie. Too much denial by some people. There is such thing as too many chemicals all around us : water, food and air. Of course corporations don’t care, to them it’s about the bottom line. Well they are not going to get rich by poisoning me with their prettily packaged and over marketed and advertised chemically loaded junk. Nobody has ever worn a deodorant in my family and they certainly don’t stink.
Agree Baillie. I think what most people aren’t understanding is that the bacteria in your armpit sweat is what causes you to stink. Kill the bacteria and no more stink – lemon juice will do it. I was stunned that my usual soap didn’t actually do the trick. So now I use Bubble and Bee Pit Primer on a cotton swab to kill the stink and their Orange Vanilla arrowroot and baking soda deodorant to add some good scent. Zero complaints.
People did not start using deodorants until the 20th centyry and many people still do not use them because they do not afford them in some contries. Deodorants are just made a nessecity by marketing. I do use deodorant but if you do not but clean yourself, when you need it is not like you will smell discusting.
People used to virtually bathe in perfume before the 20th century. They also bathed multiple times a day and changed their “linens”, i.e. undergarments, the same amount when they could. (Not submerging in a bath, but using soap and water from a basin.) And when European explorers came to North America, it was common for their Native American guides to “accidentally” lead them straight into a lake because the Europeans stank so badly.
Well, I doubt the Native Americans were using clinical strength antiperspirant.
Just because you don’t use antiperspirant doesn’t mean you don’t use deodorant. It took about a week to adjust to just deodorant, but it is very worth it. The biggest issue is the detox for the first few days. My underarms had a terrible rash.
It feels like this this the longest promo tour ever.
I’ve worked with lots of people who were vegan, didn’t use chemical anything, all doing the right things to keep their lives as toxin-free as possible and for that I admire them. However, many of them did have a noticeable “pong” to the point where it was difficult to be in a small meeting room and not smell that pong. My point is, before there were deodorants people smelled. That’s why they used to take clove-studded oranges into the opera, the smell was so bad. In countries where they don’t use or can’t afford deodorant there are very evident armpit odours. You can inhale as much toxin just walking city streets as you can get from putting on pit-stop. I prefer to take the risk of using deodorant.
Right. They invented deodorant for a reason.
Yes, just like aspartame, cigarettes, pesticides, fungicides…..and on and on.
I meant they invented it because people smelled bad. I don’t get your connection with cigarettes, but see your point about pesticides, etc.
They invented pesticides and fungicides to be able to grow more crops, thereby feeding more people. Then we discovered there are bad effects from them, and now we are trying to do better. There was not some evil “let’s make money through hurting the environment mwahahah!” impetus behind it.
As for cigarettes, people used to think it was like alcohol: a common vice that could make you feel better, not something healthy or to be proud of but nothing terrible either. That’s why they “invented” cigarettes. They were not trying to solve a serious problem the way pesticide and fungicide makers were, or any problem at all the way anti-perspirant makers were.
Cameron Diaz on The Graham Norton show at her most IRRITATING. I dare you make it through the whole clip without rolling your eyes out of your skull.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXhk8zE_Ac0
She’s laboring under the delusion that she’s SO cute and SO funny that people are hanging off her every “whitty” comment.
I switched to aluminum free deodorant a few months ago. Not all deodorant is bad for you.
I quitted antiperspirant because my oncologist told me so. I have a high risk of having breast cancer and that was the advice she gave me. I know we live in a carcinogenic soup, I am not fooling myself there.
As for the smell, I am not stiking at all. I guess natural deodorants have improved significantly.
While the aluminum thing has been ‘debunked’ the truth is that we expose oneself to SO MANY chemicals a day that it just can’t be good for us. I’ll admit, I’ve switched to Tom’s deodorant – we forget that the skin is the largest organ in the human body, and thata bunch of lymph nodes are in the armpit. Antiperspirant may not give me cancer, but I’d like to limit my chemical exposure.
Why do people get so threatened by a celebrity talking about their lifestyle?
Celebrities are not forcing us to follow them.
How we live our lives is our decision, not Cameron Diaz’s or Gwyneth Paltrow’s.
We should not be denying the reality of chemicals in the air, water, food, in our shampoos, conditioners, soaps, toothpaste, perfumes, deodorants………………………………………………………..
I don’t think people are threatened. I think they just find it annoying that this woman who smokes has decided to preach to everyone about their health with a bunch of unsubstantiated rumors that happen to fit into her life. She. Smokes. But she’s healthy because she doesn’t use deodorant?
I’m not denying that we are exposed to way, way too many chemicals. I think plastic packaging is a real problem, and of course you should be aware of what you’re putting in and on your body. But probably one of the worst things you can do for your health is to smoke. This has been proven for decades. The American Cancer Society says that it’s safe to use deodorant. Maybe, as some people on here seem to believe, they’re wrong, or they are deliberately lying. I’ll take my chances. About all you can do is research it for yourself, talk to your doctor and make up your own mind. But, she an actor, not a doctor. I really don’t want to hear her unfounded rumors about what’s good for me, especially when she does one of the unhealthiest things you can possibly do.
Where did she preach? Who is telling us to listen to her? You do whatever you wish, she is not forcing you to follow her footsteps, is she? Why so touchy? She said that she hasn’t used a deodorant for 20 years, it’s her body, her choice and the same applies to all of us.
I wish people would stop blowing things out of proportion, just because a celebrity said something that they don’t like.
GoodNamesAllTaken
I’m sorry, but I disagree with you, I’m no fan of Cameron, but she didn’t say anything bad. So she doesn’t use deodorant for over 20 years. Is she forcing us to follow her example? No. So what’s the problem here?
Nobody has to agree or follow anything any celebrity says, just because they talk about we don’t have to make the same choices. Too much drama over nothing, many people get outraged over nothing,
Who’s touchy or outraged? I was just trying to explain why I thought people weren’t open to her advice. She’s giving health advice when she smokes. Period. I thought Sami was asking the question because she wanted to know. My mistake. You’re the ones creating drama and making a big deal over nothing. I couldn’t care less if she uses deodorant or not.
She talks a lot.
Same as the rest of us, it’s a free country after all.
Oh gee, I hadn’t heard. Well that’s a load off.
Good grief!! Her mouth is HUGE. She should never allow any pictures of her with her mouth open.
I’ll believe her conspiracy theories on antiperspirant when I fall for Jenny McCarthy’s medical wisdom.
Yes, you are right.
We need more chemicals in our lives, we certainly don’t get enough in the air, water, food, soaps, shampoos, toothpaste………..right?
Saying anti-perspirant is not bad for you is not the same as saying “everyone go play in asbestos!” Come on.
Air, water, and food are chemicals…
She’s actually right about the antiperspirant. It’s terrible for you. However, there are all sorts of things we do to our bodies that are cancer causing, so cutting out toxins in the form of deodorant are not the be all to end all.
When I stopped using antiperspirant and deodorant I went through a detox period that ended a couple of months (during which I suffered horrid rashes from the toxic sweat and smells that made me gag), but I’ve never needed it since. That was a few years ago. A very light dusting of baking soda absorbs any sweat and odor is no longer an issue. My lymph nodes are able to do their job because they’re no longer being blocked by the metals from deodorants.
I agree Cameron Diaz can at times be annoying but we’ve so accustomed as a culture to flow with convention and rarely question what we are being fed as far as information. And if someone tells us something we don’t particularly want to hear, crucify them!
Tomorrow she’s going to tell us about how she trims her toenails, isn’t she? While saying that all other ways are somehow unnatural and bad for you. Then she’ll say that all men like toenails trimmed only in a certain way. Then she’ll take a nice long drag on a cigarette.
This entire group of women, Goop and Aniston and Diaz and Handler, are a bunch of undereducated, unintelligent doofuses who think that we are all panting after their extremely stupid and often dangerous “advice”. (No, not wearing anti-perspirant isn’t dangerous, but smoking is, Ms. Diaz. So is virtually all the advice that comes out of Goop’s teeny little con artist brain.)
@Emily C.
Well, I can tell you this as someone who has been endocrinologist for years that there is a strong link between severe hormonal disruption and deodorants. I have participated in 4 different studies here in Europe. You may not want to hear, but it is definitely so. Human bodies have too many chemicals to deal with and our immune system is often overwhelmed.
I wish we would stop ignoring the truth, just because it’s inconvenient. I hope that the human race wakes up before things get even worse. All the chemicals we are putting into the air, water and food supplies are dangerous and hard to dispose of. Please consider things a bit more before you go on an attack. Ignorance is not a good thing for any of us.
thank you!
this needs to be said
@Pantheon
No need to be so condescending. All Emily C. said was that Diaz and company are not doctors are aren’t qualified to pass out health advice, especially the ones who smoke. I’m sure she is aware of the problems with chemicals in the water, air and food supply. She is not ignorant.
You are an endocrinologist? You are an actual MD, or “holistic endocrinologist”? I’m just wondering because your writing style is not that of an MD.
So all those blinds turned out to be Cami after all lol
There’s this unnatural feeling that all your body parts perspire except your underarm. I don’t use antiperspirant when I’m home.
I don’t use it either, but I also freakishly sweat almost zero under my arms. In summer weather I will wash my pits a few times a day (like when I go pee…it takes like 20 seconds) in case maybe I don’t smell it but others do, but really, I hardly sweat. Even at the gym I just don’t sweat under my arms. If I sweated more I might use it. I do think it’s really bad for you, though. I”m not just jumping on some bandwagon. There’s real research about endocrine disruption and other stuff. Plus, we shave our pits, then put aluminum right up in the many open nics and whatnot. Better safe than sorry. Even if that does make me a hippie dumbass in the views of some.
I never was much of a sweater, but then a couple years ago I started taking Topamax for migraines and one of the side effects is no sweating…it’s like a bizarre super power. Only thing is, now with the topamax I do get really overheated outside in the summer and can sometimes have a hard time cooling down. Which sucks.
Like other posters above, once I stopped using it for a while I found I actually never needed it. My husband is brutally blunt. He’d tell me if I stunk. I love him for that. But I don’t stink.
My mother doesn’t perspire. It’s weird. She has to be really careful when it’s very hot or she will faint because there’s no sweat cooling her off.
I stopped using antiperspirants about 5 years ago as even Secret Clinical didn’t keep me dry & I was on a big natural/organic kick. I used a crystal stick up until just recently b/c it just wasn’t covering up how much I like garlic & onions & curry, etc. Now I use a deodorant cream by Soapwalla that actually keeps me drier than Secret but without all the chemicals. It’s pretty pricey so I might try a DIY version when I finish it. I also traded fabric softener for wool dryer balls & my vast collection of body washes for Dr. Bronner’s liquid soap. I figure ever little bit helps when it comes to avoiding toxins.
Thank you for the great suggestions, Dread.
I make my own deodorant after so many natural deodorant/antiperspirant fails. It saves money, more ‘natural’ without so many chemicals, and it works for me. Think each lady needs to decide for herself what works best. Cameron just making a blanket statement about it causing cancer, means she hasn’t done lots of research and pretty arrogant for her to say people stink because they don’t do what she does.
That thing with the baby’s hand in the warm water is funny, though- *I* thought.
Also, I feel like I want to mention that I have been all over Europe (not the British Isles, though) and in high summer, the stench is … like…. whoa. I developed the lungs of an Olympic swimmer from holding my breath between stops on the trains and subways. Maybe wearing pitt-stop is bad for you, but smelling all that stank was bad for *me*. None of these people thought they stank, I don’t think. Also I think they didn’t think other people stank, either- call it the Monkey House Effect. When you first walk into the monkey house at the zoo, the smell about knocks you over. 10 minutes in, it’s really not so bad. Probably if you moved in on the permanent, you wouldn’t notice at all. (My theory needs tweaking, though, because I lived over there for quite a while and never got used to it.)
Ok, so all of Europe stinks. But what’s funny: it’s not like antiperspirant isn’t sold in Europe – quite the contrary, MOST deodorant products in Europe are actually antiperspirants. And people buy and use them.
Who cares if she doesn’t use antiperspirant? I’ve never read anything implying she’s smelly, unlike some other celebrities. My boyfriend doesn’t wear it and never smells. There is some school of thought and science that says showering and keeping your pits dry is all you need.
Trust me Cameron,you’d definitely need it if you live in the tropics,like say my country Nigeria.
It won’t be a choice but the only one because without it you’d STINK like there’s no tomorrow.
What Cammie isn’t saying is that she (and the rest of Hollywood) probably gets her armpits Botoxed to prevent sweating. That’s one of it’s uses.
Ah, you are probably correct. Clostridium botulinum is natural, after all!
@GByeGirl
Yes, I am a MD endocrinologist, 45 years old female from France. I apologize for my weak English, it’s my 5th language and I rarely use it, so I’m not very good at it.
I don’t know why I would use medical terms on gossip sites, it makes no sense for me and as mentioned before, not very good in English.
Pantheon, but then it is impossible that you are informed about the latest research on the topic. All generally accepted international journals, all important articles are in English only.
Melly, a lot of people understand English A LOT better than they can write it. (See here? I’m not even sure if this is an English sentence lol. And I’ve read my fair share of English medical journals and other scientific papers. A lot of scientific papers actually use so many special terms that you can hardly form any conversational English skills by reading them). Plus Pantheon’s English seems quite okay to me.
Sure, but Pantheon herself says she “rarely use[s] it”. That normally includes reading.
So, this month Cameron in the media has revealed she stinks and she hasnt got a man…no wait, that because we aren’t monogamous, right? Maybe its just because you stink. Stinky.
Anti-perspirant is not the same as deodorant. In my experience most anti-perspirants do not do the job and do not prevent pit-stains. In fact, the residue makes it more difficult to wash them out, particularly that yucky yellow staining on white shirts.
CD might be annoying, but she probably doesn’t stink as she probably uses something else.
I have to recommend baking soda as a great option. Yes, it doesn’t stop you sweating, but it gets rid of (as opposed to masking) the smell and you can use an air dryer in a bathroom in case you have sweated a bit more visibly – dries out your clothes with no ill effects and NO SMELL! You can’t do the same when you use deodorant or antiperspirant. Just a recommendation for those who, like me, just did not find on the shelf products very effective. The worst it does is leave a slightly chalky residue occasionally visible on darker clothes. This, however, can be quickly rubbed out with a bit of water, and dried again – job done, and still no smell.
Honestly, people care way more about the smell than they do about a bit of pit-sweat!
I’m not even going to go into the chemicals=cancer mindset.
I agree. Smell is the real issue for most people. I had to quit using anything because it breaks my skin out terribly. I have used baking soda and cornstarch, and sometimes perfumed body powder. But fortunately I don’t have the gene that makes typical body odor, no one in my family does. I do sweat like a regular person but I wear absorbent clothing where you can’t tell. I do shower and use antibiotic soap religiously though.
wasn’t there speculation that the anna faris character in “lost in translation” was modeled after cameron? the character says “i have the worst bo right now.”