A few weeks of being very un-Sure
Tuesday, December 8th, 2009In the words of a grumpy old gent: “I do not believe it”.
Before I hit the streets fervently spreading the Wikaniko word in the new year, I felt I should be using (and hopefully loving) a fair few of the products.
One of the easiest eco-friendly products to “test” was the Wikaniko Deodorant Stone. Also, one of the hardest. To be honest, it took a wild leap of faith to go without my trusted anti-perspirant spray.
Here goes, human guinea pig, hubby scoffing quietly that it must be some kind of witchcraft (again).
Slightly surreal, rubbing a scentless stone in your arm pits. (Yes, unlike the gentle ladies responsible for most of the anti-perspirant advertising on TV, I am happy to say “arm pits” rather than the relatively-newly-invented and somewhat feeble-sounding “under arms”).
The pure natural rock crystal eliminates odour-causing bacteria allowing perspiration without body odour. It does not block pores. Its ‘active’ ingredients are simply natural mineral salts. There is no Aluminium Chlorohydrate which has been causally linked to breast cancer, it contains no parabens and has not been tested on animals.
And all that to one side, it works. It. Works. A. Treat.
I’d be lying to say I wasn’t a little nervous leaving the house to do a mornings-worth of chores and a strenuous and energetic dog walk. I resisted the urge to put the anti-perspirant in my bag in case I started to whiff.
But it didn’t actually cross my mind again until the following morning post-bath when I remembered that I was using it!
For those of enquiring mind (and occassional sloppy hygiene) like myself, it works (for me) for about 48 hours… OK, so I’m the only one prepared to admit to skipping my morning ablutions and spending a day doing housework in my PJs? Never mind.
After 48 hours of no washing and no reapplication of said super environmentally friendly, skin friendly wonder stone, (and that’s 48 hours of running about and chasing a toddler and dog and doing endless tidying up etc) I still didn’t stink, I was just mildly aware of being slightly-less-than-fresh: my long-suffering Dad confirmed he couldn’t “smell me” when I wafted around under his nose (sorry Dad). So no worse than skipping washing and conventional anti-persirant for a day or so.
And again, flying in the face of those doubters who say it costs the earth to save the earth, the Wikaniko Deodorant Stone costs rather a lot less than my previously-loved aerosol can of anti-perspirant and apparently lasts for months… kicking myself that my scepticism held me back for so long!
Thin people, stop reading now, the final paragraph will only distress you.
Post script for fat people: for those of us who have various crevices and creases around other parts of our bodies that could possibly also get a little hot and sticky, this product is an absolute must. A quick whizz over with the natural deodorant stone and you’ll be confident that you are super-fresh wherever and whenever… you know what I mean, I shan’t spell it out. All the skinny people will have read on, regardless of the warning, and are now feeling shocked and faint.
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