Lume Deodorant Cream Stick - Underarms and Private Parts - Aluminum-Free, Baking Soda-Free, Hypoallergenic, and Safe For Sensitive Skin - 2.2 Ounce Two-Pack (Warm Vanilla)

I decided to switch to natural deodorant to avoid aluminum and have spent a considerable amount of time and money trying different types and brands. I also have a sensitivity to smells and, as it turns out, baking soda. Here is what I have discovered:Lume (Unscented). By far the best, it absolutely keeps me stink-free and does not leave stains on my shirt. It also seems to keep me dry even though it’s not technically an antiperspirant. The skin in my pits is smooth, there is no body odor to be found, and I’ve stopped ruining my shirts. My husband uses it, too, after he developed a rash from his Gillette brand deodorant. For awhile he was only using Lume on one pit, and the pit without almost killed me. I use the stick form and it goes on like a gel but rubs in quickly. There are other forms that can be used on any part of your body. The only negatives are the price (about $14 although I think the stick will last a very long time because you don’t have to use much), that it has to be purchased online, and there aren’t any scents I can tolerate. I can’t do earthy or flowery smells and hope Lume will start making a vanilla or citrus/fruity scent in the future. The unscented smells a little medicine-y, but similar to unscented lotion, and only if I intentionally sniff it. I also wish they made a deodorant shampoo because I swear my hair stinks after the gym and would like to prevent that, as I don’t have time to wash and style my hair after working out. I hope Lume stays in business because this is my forever deodorant. When my son hits full-blown puberty, I’ll switch him to this deodorant, and have him use it on his feet, too. I'm not sure how this is considered a “natural” deodorant since I can't pronounce many of the ingredients, but it doesn’t contain the ingredients that cause allergic reactions or the toxic aluminum that I'm trying to avoid.Schmidt’s (Bergamot Lime). The best scent ever, which is why I let my pre-teen use it still. I want to keep a supply of this around just to inhale it. This is also one of the cheapest options ($5) and available at box stores. You have to warm the deodorant in your pits to apply it. However, this gave me a huge rash and was only minimally effective.Nubian Heritage (Coconut Papaya). I used this deodorant and Schmidt’s the longest before I found Lume. The scent is mellow and sweet, and the deodorant goes on clear and smooth. It worked decently well, but not reliably. I still smelled bad by the end of the day and after many months of use, my pits were starting to get inflamed. I originally bought this for around $5-8 at Walmart and again on Amazon.Native (Coconut Vanilla). The scent is light and sweet, and the deodorant goes on smoothly, but the rash was unbearable. It is also a creamy deodorant and left residue in my shirts. One day when using Native I was picking my son up from school and raised my arm and the smell almost killed me. This is not effective and certainly not worth a red, itchy, angry rash that caused my armpit skin to fall off in chunks and feel like leather. I am amazed that Native is now available at box stores and that they get $12 for the stuff. It is murder on my pits.Stinkbug Naturals (Vanilla Mint). This was another one that was relatively cheap (like $8) from Walmart. It smelled like mint chocolate chip ice cream which clashed with my lemon body lotion. I can’t say how well it worked because it went on like a greasy paste that I had to scrub off with a gallon of soap and a washcloth, and I decided that was not worth it. I was like melting a bacon-grease candle in my pits.Arm & Hammer Essentials (Unscented). This is the cheapest of them all (I think I paid $2.50) and available at box stores. It goes on clear and while unscented, it still has an almost citrusy, soapy smell. It contains baking soda so I expected a rash, though I can’t say this caused one. However, it was only somewhat effective.Jason (Calming Lavender). This is another inexpensive option (about $5-7) available at box stores. Lavender is one of the few flowery scents I can tolerate, but I felt like this scent made me smell a little too much like new age hippie. It goes on clear and doesn’t stain clothing but is only slightly more effective than using nothing.Tom’s (Fresh Apricot). I bought this at the store for about $5 to use after showering at the gym basically in place of perfume because I’m too cheap to buy more Lume for on-the-go (that will soon change.) It goes on clear and the scent is pleasing but with a light, soapy after-smell. Like the Jason brand, this deodorant does almost nothing. This deodorant also caused my pits to glow pink-red after each use. It doesn’t contain baking soda, but it’s possible that I react to corn starch the same way. I think anything used as a desiccant will overly dry out and irritate my skin.Primal Pit Paste (Orange Cream). I was so excited to try this because orange cream! However, the scent is barely perceptible. It basically smells like wax. This is available online for about $10. I used the tube version and the deodorant was extremely thick. Like a chunky grease that you have to hold in your pits for an hour to soften and then it is a bit crumbly and takes some of the skin off when you rub it on. And the rash...evil, evil rash.

I have been a Lume customer for a year and LOVED it. I placed an order and noticed a VERY strong chemical smell with the new order. I used the product and almost immediately broke out in a nasty rash. I contacted the company, which had always had great customer service before. I thought perhaps there was a bad batch. Nope, they had changed the formula. I received "canned" responses the whole time. They offered to "make an exception" to their return policy and allow me to return anything unopened, I'd pay for return, and they would send me a coupon to try a new scent. WHAT? I'm allergic to your new formula...why on earth would I try a new scent?? I had contacted their customer service to give them a heads up of an issue of a product I loved and they truly didn't care. I shared my frustration with a friend that I knew also used and loved their product. She had the EXACT same issue. Used the product for 1+, loved it, they changed the formula, it caused a horrible breakout, she contacted them and they didn't care and tried to tell her she must be using it wrong. They are OBVIOUSLY only in this for the money at this point. They have lost sight of providing a good product and don't care about their consumer. Pass on this and find a better product and company that actually cares about their consumers.

Ouch. I used it daily for a week and ended up with a horrific rash that was insanely painful. I’ve never had a skin reaction to anything before. I had to put ice packs under my arms for 4 hours just to function it was awful.

I’ve waited months to try to this stuff and I so wish I would have invested earlier now. What’s hotter than 30 people who don’t really like each other stuffed in one house with the heater on “Midwest winter hell hot”? Nothing. I rubbed it into every nook n cranny, prayed for the best, and I genuinely think I was the only person there that didn’t smell like stress sweat. Multiple people complimented me on my perfume as I gave hugs goodbye! Win!Aside from this one day of flawless use, I’ve put it to the test the past three days. I put it on my pits and checked every 24 hrs up to 72. Not even an inkling of smell made it past this stuff.

Holy cow it actually works!I bought this because I’ve started trying to do better for myself and my body and I’ve been readying about how bad store bought deodorants can be for your body.Real talk. This stuff works. It’s really expensive and I wish you got more per ”stick“ but it really works and though I haven’t tested to see if it will last 24 hours I know I works 48 (don’t judge me).I took a star away for price. Super expensive