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7 Things I Bet You Didn't Know About Australia's Cult Natural Deodorant
The story of how Axilla went from my glove box to 2 million armpits.
Bicarb goes by a few names. It's sodium bicarbonate on an ingredient list and baking soda in the kitchen, so a bicarb free deodorant and a baking soda free deodorant are the same thing. These five use magnesium hydroxide, witch hazel, zinc and clay to do the odour work instead. My full guide to bicarb free deodorant explains how it all works.
This is the bicarb-free version from Black Chicken, made for underarm skin that needs a bit of extra looking after. Magnesium hydroxide does the odour work, while shea butter, coconut oil and borage oil nourish and soothe. A pea-sized amount applied with your fingertips is all you need. Clean Nectarine rating: ![]()
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I don't even know what it is exactly about this one but you have been obsessed with it all year. It's a blend of patchouli, rosewood, bergamot, frankincense and geranium in a magnesium hydroxide base with witch hazel, and it's an anti-irritation formula, so it suits skin that reacts to other natural deodorants. Clean Nectarine rating: ![]()
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Small-batch crafted in Noosa using aloe vera juice, tapioca starch, virgin coconut oil, witch hazel, kaolin clay, non-nano zinc and magnesium. The coconut and lime scent is bright and tropical without being overpowering. Clean Nectarine rating: ![]()
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