Natural Odor Erasers
Most commerical deodorant products actually do more skin and cellular harm, than good. Perspiration is a natural and necessary function for healthy skin aeration and toxin elimination
Natural Odor Erasers
Eight out of ten men in America use commercial deodorants. Together with antiperspirants, they are amongst the top selling personal care products, but how ‘clean’ do we need to smell? Antiperspirants and deodorants are classified as over-the-counter drugs not cosmetics, because their actions affect the structure and function of the body, especially the skin. Antiperspirants are formulated to retard the [healthy] flow of perspiration by lowering the skin’s pH level, in the area it is applied, thus inhibiting moisture [sweat]. Deodorants, which often contain antiperspirant ingredients, control the odor produced by the bacteria living off the interactions of the skin oils, sweat and other chemicals. Killing the bacteria solves only halve the problem. Red meat eaters smell different than vegetarians, and of the lot, raw foodists smell the sweetest. Think about it. Since most of the metabolic waste from one’s diet is expelled through the skin pores, it only highlights the obvious fact that food putrefaction of digestion causes [smelly] body odors.
What’s in commercial deodorants? You might well ask. Fragrances and metallic salts, especially aluminum, are used in both deodorants and antiperspirants. A poison to the nervous system, aluminum [the third most common element on earth] has been linked to Alzheimer’s, general body debilitation and neurological damage of brain cells. Fortunately, since antiperspirants and deodorants are considered drugs, not cosmetics, ingredients must be listed, so you can chose not to buy one that contains aluminum salts. Then we have to consider the fragrance aspect, which can be even more dangerous to our ageless health. Here’s an even more dirty industry that’s run on profit, alone. The fragrance industry is the least regulated of all cosmetics, and employs over 4000 industrial chemicals to tantalize our sense of smell, creating the illusions of attraction, love and power. Scent trade secrets ensures designer manufacturer’s the license to use two hundred or more highly volatile, mostly petroleum derived chemicals that undergo no testing for toxicity.
Fragrances, especially those found in popular personal care products such as colognes, after-shaves, and deodorant’s, causes diminished cerebral blood flow after only thirty minutes of inhalation, and here are some of the most common, toxic chemicals found in them all:
Ethanol, limonene, linalool, benzyl acetate, benzyl alcohol, benzaldehyde, A-terpineol, A-pinene, acetone, ethyl acetate, g-Terpinene, camphor, and methylene chloride,
We all have the right to breathe fragrance-free, fresh air. A change in lifestyle and the complete avoidance of harmful [or questionable] chemicals makes us want to make our own deodorants and colognes, so for encouragement to break the buy-cycle, here’s a few recipes to experiment, with.
Underarm deodorant
A sensual masculine deodorizing powder for everyday use
2 tablespoons dried sage leaves
1 tablespoon witch hazel bark
2 tablespoons calamus root
1 teaspoon finely grated orange peel
1 teaspoon finely grated lime peel
2 drops sage essential oil
2 drops neroli essentail oil
Grind the dried herbs and citrus peel into a fine powder and then sift. Add the essential oils and mix. Store in a tightly capped jar and store in a cool place away from sunlight.
Use on underarms daily, or as required.
Sandalwood deodorizing powder (excellent for the sport orientated man)
1 cup cornstarch
1 tablespoon dried rose petals
1 tablespoon dried calamus root
1 tablespoon dried rosemary leaves
1 tablespoon dried lavender flowers
1/2 cup arrowroot
5 drops coriander essential oil
5 drops juniper essential oil
10 drops sandalwood essential oil
Grind herbs into a fine powder, then sift. Add the cornstarch and arrowroot and mix, then add the essential oils and mix again. Store this aromatic deodorizing powder in a colored (cobalt or amber are best) glass jar and cap tightly. Label and store in a cool cupboard away from sunlight.
Use as required.
A number of herbs and spices lend their natural aromatic potencies to preventing body odor. A folklore herbal combination of lovage, bergamot-mint, sage and thyme has an age-old reputation for its odor defying properties. Herbal teas are traditionally used for the cleansing and healing properties, too. The breath can be kept fresh with spice resin gargles and herbal tooth granule formulations with aloe, sage and prickly ash. Aromatic herbs such as sage and elder can scent foot and body powders, keeping the skin fresh and dry, too.
Most commercial antiperspirants or deodorant products actually do more harm than good. Perspiration is a natural and necessary process for healthy skin aeration and toxin elimination. Herbal, or other natural resource deodorizing products do not block the skin pores or alter the natural human scent of perspiration effecting the bacteria that causes foul smelling and staining odors.
December 24th, 2009 - Posted in Health Care | |
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