What deodorant do you use (if any!)

limerickman said:

Quick straw poll of members personal hygiene : what deodorant do youse use??

Life as a student in my teenage years involved early morning runs across the playing fields of my school.
In those days, water and soap were part of the hygiene ritual - because we were not allowed use "them sprays" as they were referred to by our housemasters.

Thankfully those days are but a distant memory now : but it got me thinking about deodorants.
What ones do you use?

Me?
I use Lynx or Nivea : Sanex is good too.
Still use the soap and water as well.

Do you have Irish Spring soap over there? I grew up listening to kids immitate the accent from those commercials.

I just get whatever kind of deoderant the wife picks up for me. I like the gel kind that squirts out through the little holes. The spray kind always makes me gag. I tried some of that stuff that's supposed to drive girls crazy - no perceivable effect.

Mitchum works best for me.

I use this stuff
http://www.thecrystal.com/

I can sweat like crazy and have no odor because it kills the bacteria that causes the smell. Antiperspirant clogs the pores so you can't sweat and deodorant just tries to mask the odor.

My soon to be ex-wife uses the Crystal. I use Mennen Speedstick, the deodorant, not the antipersperant. I be allergic to most antipersperants.

I like clear gels and I don't really care about the brand.

The thing that pisses me off about the stuff is that it seems I always pay $2.50 to $3.00 but I know it must be manufactured for twenty five cents. I hate the feeling of being ripped off, and there is nothing you can do about it in this case. You have to buy it.

I use Ban or Degree clear sticks.
I don't particularly like the gels as it's too gooey for my tastes.

I did like the old Brut anti perspirant as it did it's job well, but they messed with the formula now and it doesn't smell/work as well.

lumpy said:

I use this stuff
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I can sweat like crazy and have no odor because it kills the bacteria that causes the smell. Antiperspirant clogs the pores so you can't sweat and deodorant just tries to mask the odor.

This stuff works like a charm, especially the roll-on.

Dont use any. :eek:

Arm & Hammer clear unscented.

DiabloScott said:

Do you have Irish Spring soap over there? I grew up listening to kids immitate the accent from those commercials.

I just get whatever kind of deoderant the wife picks up for me. I like the gel kind that squirts out through the little holes. The spray kind always makes me gag. I tried some of that stuff that's supposed to drive girls crazy - no perceivable effect.

Irish Spring Soap ? Never heard of it !

Palmolive, Imperial Leather - they're the brands of soap that I use.

The stuff that's (supposed) to attract women is pheromons : don't tell me you fell for the old marketing spin "Buy product @@@@......it contains peheromons....." ?

adding deoderant causes a milligram extra weight and thus might extremely slightly deter my performance. A good shower or bath is good when i get home 🙄

I dont tend to use them when biking. If you ask me, the sweat comes out to cool you down, so i let it. As long as its gone at the end of the day i dont care.

limerickman said:

Irish Spring Soap ? Never heard of it !

Palmolive, Imperial Leather - they're the brands of soap that I use.

The stuff that's (supposed) to attract women is pheromons : don't tell me you fell for the old marketing spin "Buy product @@@@......it contains peheromons....." ?

Well, the spray stuff is just deoderant, I don't think it really had pheromones in it, but the commercials imply it'll make me irresistable to the opposite sex (not that I need any assistance in that capacity)

In many of the target countries, TV advertisements have portrayed the deodorant as being a major factor in attracting potential partners (the so-called Axe effect or Lynx effect), and making somewhat dubious claims that the deodorant lasts for 24 hours. Advertisements for Axe bear overt sexual innuendo; some advertisements directly state that using Axe will assist the consumer in seducing women. On all Axe deodorant packages, it is, however, stated not to use the deodorant for intimacy.

But Irish Spring soap has been around for probably 35 years and is a very popular brand of soap. When I was a kid they had these commercials showing an Irish guy walking through some green hills and talking about how fresh the air is in Ireland after a rain - "Just like this Irish Spring soap. It has a nice manly scent." Then his hot girlfriend would hug him and say "Many yes, but I like it too." Classic old commercials that seem campy now.

webbhost said:

adding deoderant causes a milligram extra weight and thus might extremely slightly deter my performance. A good shower or bath is good when i get home 🙄

I dont tend to use them when biking. If you ask me, the sweat comes out to cool you down, so i let it. As long as its gone at the end of the day i dont care.

very true. if you're especially malodorous it can keep fellow cyclists from drafting too close to your wheel.🙄

DiabloScott said:

Well, the spray stuff is just deoderant, I don't think it really had pheromones in it, but the commercials imply it'll make me irresistable to the opposite sex (not that I need any assistance in that capacity)

In many of the target countries, TV advertisements have portrayed the deodorant as being a major factor in attracting potential partners (the so-called Axe effect or Lynx effect), and making somewhat dubious claims that the deodorant lasts for 24 hours. Advertisements for Axe bear overt sexual innuendo; some advertisements directly state that using Axe will assist the consumer in seducing women. On all Axe deodorant packages, it is, however, stated not to use the deodorant for intimacy.

But Irish Spring soap has been around for probably 35 years and is a very popular brand of soap. When I was a kid they had these commercials showing an Irish guy walking through some green hills and talking about how fresh the air is in Ireland after a rain - "Just like this Irish Spring soap. It has a nice manly scent." Then his hot girlfriend would hug him and say "Many yes, but I like it too." Classic old commercials that seem campy now.

You've got me on that one, DS.
I never heard of Irish Spring Soap - maybe it's marketed under a different name here (or over there).
It's like marathon chocolate bars - they're called Snickers over in the USA,
Same brand different name over here up until very recently.

but that commercial sounds dreadful - "Oirish" !!!!!!!!!!!!!
All they're short of saying is "Top o' the mornin' ta ya"

Speaking of toiletries, I bought a great shaving foam in Italia (PP probably knows this product) : Proraso!
It's the old white foam shave - "schiuma da barba".
Great stuff, it is too.
Gives you the closest shave possible (don't tell Gillette!).

DiabloScott said:

But Irish Spring soap has been around for probably 35 years and is a very popular brand of soap. When I was a kid they had these commercials showing an Irish guy walking through some green hills and talking about how fresh the air is in Ireland after a rain - "Just like this Irish Spring soap. It has a nice manly scent." Then his hot girlfriend would hug him and say "Many yes, but I like it too." Classic old commercials that seem campy now.

Okay, I have to admit that I mainly use Irish Spring. I feel so betrayed that someone from Ireland has never heard of it.

Irish Spring is made by Colgate-Palmolive so maybe you ARE using it when you say you like Palmolive soap. I don't remember seeing Palmolive brand bath soap.

OK, not the one I was thinking of, but check this out: caution, this is embarassingly bad.

Irish Spring soap is so popular now that they don't even have to advertise so we're spared these adverts in the present.

DiabloScott said:

Irish Spring is made by Colgate-Palmolive so maybe you ARE using it when you say you like Palmolive soap. I don't remember seeing Palmolive brand bath soap.

OK, not the one I was thinking of, but check this out: caution, this is embarassingly bad.

Irish Spring soap is so popular now that they don't even have to advertise so we're spared these adverts in the present.

I'll have to check this out.
I'm intrigued by this.

I'll check the packaging on the soap and I'll let you know.

I use the Tom's of Maine natural stuff because I've read and heard many times that the aluminum contained in most regular deodorants is a known carcinogen. Something's going to kill you anyway I suppose but this stuff works pretty well so I figure "why not?". Here's a link in case anyone is interested.

Tom's of Maine Natural Deodorant

jrstevens said:

very true. if you're especially malodorous it can keep fellow cyclists from drafting too close to your wheel.🙄

lmao im loving that. Unfortunatly i dont ride with a club yet, all my training is alone (or with a friend in a support car lol). I dont tend to smell bad lol.

I guess if i was with a club, it would be a wise idea to use it lol. It might be good to keep people from drafting near me... but i dont wanna look like a loner at the pub do i 😄 lol