And You Thought It Was Just You!     

Underarm odor comes from the waste created by the bacteria living in our underarms.

It's ok it's natural and it's just part of being human in the natural world. We've lived for thousands of years in harmony with these little buggers:: nothing to worry about.

Underarms are nice and warm, dark, moist places. A perfect home for the million bacteria per square centimeter who just love living there. A thriving population comprised of dozens of different species, and other than being the cause of underarm odor they are completely harmless. They survive by consuming your body's nutrient rich and odorless underarm secretions. The waste product of our little bacterial buddies is what we all know as under arm body odor.

     

It turns out that different species of bacteria are responsible for the wide range of underarm odor.

Not All Bacteria Smells The Same. 

• Sulfur containing molecules result in a common characteristic sweet, sautéed onion-like aroma.
• 3-hydroxy-3-methylhexanoic acids for a nice a cumin spice-like odor.
• 3-methyl-2-hexenoic acid has been described as hircine, which means "of or characteristic of a goat."
• Androstenol for a musky scent and Androstenone which everyone interprets as a different scent.

There are several more, but you get the jest of it.

How All Commercial And Many Small "Natural" Deodorants Work:

1. They Kill The Bacteria With Harshly Drying Alcohols, Metals And Toxins.
2. They Artificially Eliminate Perspiration Astringents And More Toxic Metals
3. And Then They Add Then They Add Synthetic Scents And Fragrances To Mask. 

All Bad!

1. Killng The Bacteria With Toxins: Alcohols, Solvents & Synthetic Scents:

Their idea is to kill the bacteria and then mask the scent with something so strong we never even knew we ever had a natural scent. Alcohols, toxins and synthetic scents are toxic to humans as well and horrible for your skin.

And there’s a lot of very fancy internal plumbing near our underarms, accessible through our large under arm pores. We all know what we put under our arms goes directly into some very sensitive areas, especially with women. In some cases, with devastating consequences.

2. Harshly Eliminating Perspiration With Astringents And Toxic Metals: Anti-Perspirants

Literally billions of dollars have been spent to convinence us that dry armpits are aesthetically desirable; the truth is anti-perspirants are designed to eliminate the moisture necessary for the bacteria to live. Not a bad thought if perspiration wasn’t so vital to detox our bodies and as a critical cooling mechanism. These days it's widely accepted that commercial anti-perspirants are not healthy. 

3. Adding Synthetic Scents And Fragrances To Mask What's Left Of Our Naturally Non-Offensive Human Scent

This is perhaps the most horrific thing we do to our underarms and our bodies. We use harmful artificial fragrances created in labs using materials taken from petrochemical by products, these create the basis of many of the synthetic fragrances in our "body scenting" products. They are not regulated, and many are cancer causing and most severely cause harm to our endocrine system.

If we give ourselves a chance we discover we don't smell so bad after all if we can just control the bacteria. Along with a small hint of essential oil smell pretty nice

So We Take A Different Approach. Naturally. A Simple And Highly Effective Idea.

We don't try to kill the bacterial culprits, we just slow down the growth of the colony. Less bacteria. Less odor. The philosophy is to do no harm to our bodies, control the natural balance between human and bacteria. Essentially to naturally control the bacteria and to live in harmony with a natural aspect of being a human.

We of course formulate with 100% plant based, organic and absolutely non-toxic ingredients. The goal is to gently and effectively slow the expansion of the bacterial colony while allowing healthy natural perspiration. Fewer bacteria less odor. All without the inclusion of toxic chemicals to kill the bacteria or synthetic endocrine disrupting scents to make us smell like dime store cologne.

Specifically. 

When applied to freshly cleansed underarms, our deodorant simply slows down the growth of bacteria for several hours. There are no toxins to creep into your body. No unhealthy interruption of your perspiration function. No alcohols, synthetic solvents, or powders to make you unnaturally dry.

What a concept. Simple. Clean. Obvious when you think it through. Again, smaller slow expanding colony less odor.

Here's How We Make A Body Safe And Highly Effective Under Arm Deodorant.

To slow down bacterial growth we use organic enzyme derived from red radish roots and coconut, suspended in organic rosewater, with a few carefully selected floral antioxidants, along with a subtle touch of Coriander Essential Oil. It’s very effective. Non-toxic. Completely safe.

Simply spray a few spritzes to freshly cleansed under arms and be on your way.

If you need a refresh at the end of the day, simply give your underarms a quick cleanse and spritz again.

Visit Luminance Skincare Deodorant

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