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Was up with Melbcat last night and fell asleep with the light on... My bills -_-
FYI Coles currently has half price on a bunch of Rexona deodorants (lowest are priced at $2.75 and $4). Debating it... A few of the scents would give me a headache. There's an 'invisible pure' roll on that might be less smelly but all of the ones that claim not to leave white marks suck. But the deodorants not on sale are $4.50 or $5 at the lowest and $8.50 at the highest. Wtf.
Oh well. Guess I try the least worst sounding roll on for science and report back in the 'What's Good At Coles' thread when it drops.
The special for 2 bags of brand kitty litter is on again so I might grab it. It works out about the same as the generic Woolies litter and with Coles I managed to get a $2 delivery slot. (I alternate depending what I need)
Edit: OI. It looks like they didn't apply the special on the litter >:(
I have a real problem with deodorants but I never used to, it seems to be a recent thing (peri menopause becoming regular menopause? It's the only thing that's changed with me). All those "natural" deodorants (think Sukin, body shop etc) give me a rash or something that looks like a horrible graze. The Nivea one I'm using is ok but it smells like I'm being smacked in the head with a toilet cleaner. The Dove roll ons are okay but they don't seem to be long lasting. Let me know what you've found!
Yeah, I've long given up on natural deodorants. The culprit is likely bicarb soda, essential oils, or alcohol. All are irritants.
With the Rexona I ordered one of the 'pure' (which still has fragrance) and one of the men's scent to let's see whether they're any good.
Such as shame as the natural ones smell so beautiful. Some of the mens ones I've tried aren't too bad. I also have this thing where, when I first start using a product, I think "that smells good, that'll do" but by the time I'm 3/4 of the way through I physically can't stand the smell and want to throw it off a cliff and never smell it again!
Round about menopause I gave up on women's antiperspirants. I now get the Aldi mens 48 hour sport one. Effective, not highly perfumed, dries quickly and doesn't irritate me except for the day after shaving the pits. So I go without deo on that day and most weekends.
You have to remember that it's not the armpit that smells as such, it's the accumulated dead bacteria that clings to the hairs/skin folds. Daily wash with soap is essential, but deo as such may not be. I really only use deo on work days where I won't be able to wash if I get sweaty and smelly - like riding my bike to work and back.
I go without on weekends too, unless I'm doing something. Funnily enough I've found the mens deos are usually ok, although some of them smell like slightly masculine fly sprayπbut I'll definitely give ALDI a go. I have to wear for work, as my job is physical and factory is hot.