Deodorants vs. Antiperspirants: Benefits & Risks

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The aluminum-based compounds in antiperspirants — their active ingredients — keep sweat from getting to the surface of the skin by blocking the sweat glands.

There’s a concern that if the skin absorbs these aluminum compounds, they can affect the estrogen receptors of breast cells.

However, according to the American Cancer Society, there’s no clear link between cancer and the aluminum in antiperspirants because:

Breast cancer tissue doesn’t appear to have more aluminum than normal tissue.

Only a tiny amount of aluminum is absorbed (0.0012 percent) based on research on antiperspirants containing aluminum chlorohydrate...

Antiperspirants and deodorants work in different ways to reduce body odor. Antiperspirants work by reducing sweat. Deodorants work by increasing the skin’s acidity.

Deodorants are formulated to eliminate armpit odor but not perspiration. They’re typically alcohol-based. When applied, they turn your skin acidic, which makes it less attractive to bacteria.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA)Trusted Source considers deodorants to be cosmetic: a product intended to cleanse or beautify. It considers antiperspirants to be a drug: a product intended to treat or prevent disease, or affect the structure or function of the body.

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However, according to the American Cancer Society, there’s no clear link between cancer and the aluminum in antiperspirants because:
Breast cancer tissue doesn’t appear to have more aluminum than normal tissue.

This is a cover-up by big aluminum! /S

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