The underarms are dry. But what about your body? You know, it’s going to go someplace else.

The underarms are dry. Why is that?

It’s 1960. Saint Bernadine’s was packed and I was sweating.

Confirmation, that affirms Christian belief, was a big deal for me. I went to the public school three times a week, at St. Joe’s. I went after school, right around the corner. I was 13. The suit was teal blue and my underarms were drenched with wetness. 

  

I applied deodorant liberally, even Dad’s Old Spice. I was nervous, hot and my nylons are clinging to me. Saint Bernadine has no air conditioning.  Hey, 1960, OK? I tried Mitchum’s Antiperspirant and pads for my underarms. I tried everything.

With the muck-soaked perspiring, I still producing sweat.The prom gowns, the majorette uniform, the sleeveless tops exuded my pores of the skin. Still sweating, I watched a television commercial for Secret in about 1964, the underarms are dry as a bone. Why is that? Here’s a hint: Aluminum zirconium. Ah, the chemists. Antiperspirant-deodorant such as Ban, Secret, and Degree...no more wetness. Completely dry.  At last. Well, what’s wrong with this picture? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aluminium_zirconium_tetrachlorohydrex_gly    

My dad is amiable drunkard and he never missed a day's work. Charlie's a plumber and the pick-up truck full of parts and spigots and fittings and debris clutters the seats. Dad is disheveled and looks like an unmade bed, but he is quite smart. He had a scruffy baseball cap, grimy hands and watches boxing and (long time ago) works at Westinghouse. Dad is his own boss. He died of dementia at 87.

“It’s good to sweat.” said Dad. “Open’s your pores.”  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweat_pore     

My Dad reeks of sewer water, flanges that leak and filters from the heaters but he always takes a shower in the evening. He applied Old Spice deodorant and he was whole again.

The sweat glands close pores and prevent sweat production, case in point, my underarms are dry. That’s not good. Antiperspirants contain aluminum zirconium plugs, forming the sweat gland. Don’t fool Mother Nature. It’s good to sweat.

Propylene glycol is antifreeze, is a common ingredient used in antiperspirants and deodorants. The side effect of this product are many, from pet foods, irritation from the eyes and itching. P.G. is safe, per consumer safety advocates, but can cause damage in large quantities the liver and heart.  http://www.livestrong.com/article/234677-propylene-glycol-side-effects/  

And then the light came on. I figured it out: it’s good to sweat, unblocks your pores and unplugs them. 

Many years ago, I threw out the antiperspirants and went to pure deodorant (P.G. free), just in case. I pop deodorant it in my purse and the bathroom, ‘cause you never know. Weleda Sage Deodorant smells wonderful, but it's pricey. Good for a man or woman. Invest in excellent deodorant.

I lived in Michigan, Sterling Heights Assembly Plant, for Chrysler Motors in the ’80’s. I built cars. Need I say more? The sweat and the closeness of the workers and the God-awful heat, (in August, yet) well, it’s really pungent. Chrysler has huge fans for the workers; that’s a plus. I stocked up on deodorant.

Here’s a thought: The psychotic plant in the ’80’s, the business meeting, the first-date jitters and the teenagers from the junior-senior prom; 

1. Apply your aluminum zirconium, just this once, for underarms, say a business meeting.
2. The business meeting is over. Using a facecloth, with soap and water, towel dry underarms.
3. Apply your deodorant. (Remember, it’s good to sweat, pores, pores, pores.)
4. Use Secret or Ban or Degree just for an emergency. Put it in the medicine cabinet with cobwebs.

It’s about money. The sales and marketing (and the chemists) people are no fools. Of course your underarms are dry and sweat-free. The heat is sizzling and baking, but what about your body? You know, it’s going to go someplace else. 

Undoubtedly, it’s too late.

http:www.thedailygreen.com/living-green/blogs/organic-parenting/natural-deodorants-47062903  

 http://www.infantrisk.com/content/aluminum-rich-antiperspirants-potential-hazard