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Natural Deodorants

Sweat and, well, more sweat goes into our investigation to see if natural deodorants can hold their own against traditional antiperspirants, and if they鈥檙e really better for us?

The Natural Deodorant market has recently expanded, with plenty of products out there promising to keep you fresh, and dry, without the use of traditional ingredients such as aluminium salts.

Listener PC Hollie got in touch on WhatsApp after she鈥檇 seen claims that regular deodorants and antiperspirants containing aluminium salts might be bad for our health, and wanted to know if natural deodorants are really better for us?

She also wanted to know why they鈥檙e more expensive, if it鈥檚 worth paying more, and if they can do the same job and keep her dry while she鈥檚 fighting crime.

Greg Foot finds out by speaking with a dermatologist Dr. Adil Sheraz, a chemist specialising in the makeup of natural products, Dr. Barbara Olioso, and by performing a 鈥渟weat test鈥� where he convinced fellow gym goers to sniff his pits, and assess his sweat patches.

This series, we鈥檙e testing and investigating your suggested wonder-products. If you鈥檝e seen an ad, trend or fad and wonder if there鈥檚 any evidence to back up a claim, drop us an email to sliced.bread@bbc.co.uk or you can send us a voice note to our new WhatsApp number: 07543 306807.

PRESENTER: Greg Foot
PRODUCER: Kate Holdsworth

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27 minutes

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Thu 29 Dec 2022 12:32
大象传媒 Radio 4

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