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Deodorant dangers, part one

A while ago I wrote about the potential dangers of parabens in deodorants and other personal care products. Sadly, parabens are just one of the nasty ingredients that commercial deodorants and antiperspirants typically contain. Almost every deodorant on the supermarket shelves – as well as many in health shops – contain one or more aluminium […]

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Deodorant dangers, part two (especially for pregnant and breastfeeding mothers)

When it comes to personal care products, especially deodorant, there are two main areas of concern for pregnant women and mothers of young babies: passing the toxins in them to your baby the way that they interfere with attachment. Toxins in breast milk and the womb Some of the most dangerous chemicals are those known […]