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post #1 of 25
1/30/10 at 2:20pm
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I just put some deodorant on after my shower and felt a really strong burning sensation in the left armpit. I looked and there is a red splotchy rash there. It looks to be the same on the right side but the splotch is much smaller. I haven't changed deodorants recently. Should I just try a new one? What if it's the bubonic plague
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post #2 of 25
1/30/10 at 2:41pm
I have the same problem! Speedstick is the worst, my skin will start peeling if I use it once.

I've been using gillete gel without issues but its expensive and doesn't last long. I've started using mitchems and arm and hammers unscented kind. I'd try those?
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post #3 of 25
1/31/10 at 2:45am
Conne, this is very common. The fix is to not scrub your pits so hard during your shower, and wait at least 20-30 minutes after you shower before applying your deodorant.
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post #4 of 25
1/31/10 at 2:58am
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Originally Posted by AThingForCashmere View Post
Conne, this is very common. The fix is to not scrub your pits so hard during your shower, and wait at least 20-30 minutes after you shower before applying your deodorant.

This is actually really good advice...



Who'd have thunk it possible?
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post #5 of 25
1/31/10 at 3:00am
I read of a prank once which involved straightening out a staple and sticking it into someone's deodorant stick. The staple would scratch the skin, and the deodorant would get in there and cause irritation.
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post #6 of 25
1/31/10 at 6:28am
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Originally Posted by Tokyo Slim View Post
This is actually really good advice... Who'd have thunk it possible?
Not you, certainly.
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post #7 of 25
2/3/10 at 3:45pm
alunite on a stick
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post #8 of 25
2/3/10 at 3:49pm
I've had this before... It sucks! Mine came from using the crystal stick. I lost the good bacteria that my armpit had and it got really red and chapped. Felt terrible, to say the least. I stopped using the crystal stick and am using Tom's of Maine. No probs.
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post #9 of 25
2/3/10 at 3:50pm
This happens to me if I use an antiperspirant. Check if your deodorant says antiperspirant or not, they seem to be more irritating to the skin than simple deodorants to me.
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post #10 of 25
2/3/10 at 3:52pm
On a somewhat related note, it is a good idea to trim your armpit hair as more hair=larger surface area for odor-causing bacteria to grow. Less bacteria means less deodorant.
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post #11 of 25
2/3/10 at 3:54pm
Try Nature's Gate. I've had a similar problem with other deodorants, but never with this.
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post #12 of 25
2/4/10 at 6:03am
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Originally Posted by musicguy View Post
Mine came from using the crystal stick. I lost the good bacteria that my armpit had and it got really red and chapped. Felt terrible, to say the least. I stopped using the crystal stick and am using Tom's of Maine. No probs.

never heard of a theory about good bacteria on my skin. alunite on a stick is the best solution without ANY chance for an adverse reaction ..
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post #13 of 25
2/4/10 at 7:06am
The suggestion of good skin bacteria likely implies that nonpathogenic strains crowd out pathogens.
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post #14 of 25
2/4/10 at 12:54pm
Maybe is a yeast infection, I had one last summer
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post #15 of 25
2/4/10 at 1:05pm
Chippillis?
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