{"id":5190,"date":"2010-09-16T10:25:42","date_gmt":"2010-09-16T15:25:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-367309-1145696.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=5190"},"modified":"2010-09-16T10:25:42","modified_gmt":"2010-09-16T15:25:42","slug":"crystal-deodorant-not-as-natural-as-you-think","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/articles\/crystal-deodorant-not-as-natural-as-you-think\/","title":{"rendered":"Crystal Deodorant :: Not As Natural As You Think"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/crystaldeod02.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5203\" src=\"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/crystaldeod02.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/crystaldeod02.jpg 400w, https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/crystaldeod02-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Lately, there has been a lot of discussion in the  natural skin care and beauty products industry regarding <a href=\"http:\/\/www.futurenatural.com\/index.html?Action=Commerce.Product&amp;ID=103185\" target=\"_blank\">natural  deodorant stones<\/a>,  also known as crystal deodorant or rock deodorant.\u00a0  I  did a little  research online, as well as talked to some industry reps  and consumers  alike, and everyone seemed to have a different opinion  about crystal  deodorants.\u00a0 So lets get right to the point of what all of  the  discussion and debate is about:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> Is natural deodorant truly natural, whereby not containing any synthetic ingredients or additional chemicals?<\/li>\n<li>Does it work?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/organicbeautyview.wordpress.com\/wp-includes\/js\/tinymce\/plugins\/wordpress\/img\/trans.gif\" alt=\"\" \/>For the purpose of this post, I am going to focus on one deodorant  stone that I have personally tried and researched, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.futurenatural.com\/index.html?Action=Commerce.Product&amp;ID=103185\" target=\"_blank\">Tade Natural Polished  Alum Stone<\/a>.\u00a0  As for all the other crystal deodorants on the market, I  am going to  do my best to create a series of posts related to the above  questions  and attempt to review them all.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Up next: <a href=\"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/2010\/09\/16\/crystal-deodorant-not-as-natural-as-you-think\/2\/\">Tade Natural Polished Alum Stone<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<!--nextpage--><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/tade1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5202\" src=\"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/tade1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/tade1.jpg 400w, https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/tade1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Tade Natural Polished Alum Stone<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.futurenatural.com\/index.html?Action=Commerce.Product&amp;ID=103185\" target=\"_blank\">Tade Natural Polished Alum Stone<\/a> claims to be 100% natural alum, and act as a body deodorant by reducing sweat causing odor, also relieving razor burn and tightening and lifting skin.<\/p>\n<p>To begin, alum, which is what natural deodorant stones are made of,   does occur naturally, and is mined in quarries throughout the world.\u00a0   The difficulty in verifying whether it is natural or not lies in the   fact that alum can be synthetically manufactured to form the identical   chemical composition as its natural counterpart. However, synthetic alum   is far from natural as it is made by reacting Aluminium trihydroxide   (ATH) and acid.<\/p>\n<p>So, I based my findings not on the chemical composition, which   however is very important, but on the visual appearance of the stone,   which my skill set is better suited for as I am not a chemist.<\/p>\n<p>Up Next: <a href=\"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/2010\/09\/16\/crystal-deodorant-not-as-natural-as-you-think\/3\/\">How Do I Know My Crystal Deodorant Is Natural?<\/a><br \/>\n<!--nextpage--><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/crystaldeod.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5201\" src=\"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/crystaldeod.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/crystaldeod.jpg 400w, https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/crystaldeod-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>How Do I Know My Crystal Deodorant Is Natural?<\/h3>\n<p>I have discovered that natural alum appears as a white\/clear, translucent, crystal stone that contains veins like those found in marble. And, the synthetic alum is visually very similar, except that it is completely opaque, and does not contain veins.<\/p>\n<p>The Tade alum stone clearly contains veins, and when I compared it side by side with other crystal deodorants it was significantly more translucent.\u00a0 Therefore I conclude that it is in fact natural.\u00a0 You can see below in the image the high level of translucency, and the clearly visible veins.  Additionally, I contacted Tade directly, and they guaranteed me that it is 100% natural and made from pure, natural alum stone, not from synthetic alum.<\/p>\n<p>Up Next: <a href=\"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/2010\/09\/16\/crystal-deodorant-not-as-natural-as-you-think\/4\/\">Do Natural Deodorant Stones Work?<\/a><br \/>\n<!--nextpage--><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/hands-deod.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5204\" src=\"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/hands-deod.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/hands-deod.jpg 400w, https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/hands-deod-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Do Natural Deodorant Stones Work?<\/h3>\n<p>Well, speaking from my experience, and from the culmination of   surveys, the answer is quite plainly \u2013 yes.\u00a0 In fact it works very well.\u00a0 However, it is not your traditional, mainstream fragrance loaded deodorant, or your chemical rich antiperspirant.\u00a0 It allows your body to sweat normally and therefore control body temp, but it prevents the bacteria causing odor found in sweat from developing.<\/p>\n<p>I live a very active lifestyle, always moving around in relatively   hot climates.\u00a0 I applied the Tade stone to my underarms in the morning   after showering, and I remained odor free all day and well through the   evening.\u00a0 To say the least, I was very satisfied with the odor   preventing effects.<\/p>\n<p>I also have very sensitive skin, and have had frequent allergic   reactions to mainstream deodorants.\u00a0 However, the natural deodorant   stone did not create any skin irritations. I even applied it to my face   as an aftershave and it seemed to relieve razor burn.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em>Posted by Emma Pezzack &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.futurenatural.com\" target=\"_blank\">www.futurenatural.com<\/a>: the best <a href=\"http:\/\/www.futurenatural.com\" target=\"_blank\">organic beauty products<\/a> in the world.<\/em> <em>Author: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.naturalcosmeticnews.com\/latest-new-products-on-the-market\/natural-deodorant-stone-that-really-works\/\" target=\"_blank\">Craig Payne &#8211; Natural Cosmetic News<\/a>.<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Image Credits: #1 Julianne Kaye &#8211; Makeup Artist \/ Photographer &#8211; Jeffrey Fiterman \/ #4 Zelda Universe<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This article came via Craig Payne over at Natural Cosmetic News  &#8211; talk about interesting and informative! It&#8217;s always a mission to find natural deodorant that works and crystal deodorants are a topic of hot debate with info emerging that they&#8217;re not nearly as natural as they seem&#8230; <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/articles\/crystal-deodorant-not-as-natural-as-you-think\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":80,"featured_media":5203,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"apple_news_api_created_at":"","apple_news_api_id":"","apple_news_api_modified_at":"","apple_news_api_revision":"","apple_news_api_share_url":"","apple_news_coverimage":0,"apple_news_coverimage_caption":"","apple_news_is_hidden":false,"apple_news_is_paid":false,"apple_news_is_preview":false,"apple_news_is_sponsored":false,"apple_news_maturity_rating":"","apple_news_metadata":"\"\"","apple_news_pullquote":"","apple_news_pullquote_position":"","apple_news_slug":"","apple_news_sections":"\"\"","apple_news_suppress_video_url":false,"apple_news_use_image_component":false},"categories":[15,11,84,12,133],"tags":[5154,4959,5155,602,5156,5157],"apple_news_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/crystaldeod02.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5190"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/80"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5190"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5190\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5203"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5190"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5190"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5190"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}