If you use a stone it may come on its own or attached to a plastic base.
Alum stone deodorant how to use.
There isn t a ton of scientific research on how this alum behaves differently from the other dreaded.
Alum stone a natural mineral can be the perfect substitute for your favourite deodorant.
How to use it.
Deodorants often make the papers due to the risks associated with the aluminium salts they can contain.
First one of the most important characteristics is that the alum stone has antiperspirant properties.
They mainly used it to reduce the cloudiness in their water.
Sometimes you can find it as a gel or powder.
My deodorant stone of choice is a crystal of potassium alum a salt drawn from bauxite ore.
What s more it leaves no traces on your clothes.
Potassium alum occurs naturally as a.
What is an alum stone.
An alum stone is a natural deodorant stone.
More recently though a study suggests that aluminum compounds can change the way breast cells divide even at low concentrations journal of applied toxicology online jan.
That s why people often use it to make natural deodorants.
The deodorant stone offers safe natural odor protection using only mineral salts and can be used as a gentle alternative to products with aluminum chlorohydrate aluminum zirconium phthalates and parabens.
Aluminum and the breast.
Crystal deodorant is a natural alternative to aluminum based deodorants.
So here are the facts.
They were originally used by the ancient egyptians as far back as 1500 bc.
Crystal deodorant is available as a stone roll on or spray.
An article in the journal of the national cancer institute oct 16 2002 concluded that there was no connection between use of antiperspirants and the risk of breast cancer.
On the other hand the alum stone has properties that help with various skin problems.
The stone i have is a potassium alum crystal.
If you are interested at how i made my powder here are the steps.
Here i described my experience using potassium alum as a deodorant and what i found.