# Armpits growing immune to deodorant/anti-perspirant?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 19, 2002, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/armpits-growing-immune-to-deodorant-anti-perspirant/109764 "2002-05-19T00:38:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![jb\_farley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9d8465/32.png) [@jb\_farley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jb_farley)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2002, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/armpits-growing-immune-to-deodorant-anti-perspirant/109764/21 "2002-05-21T03:15:00Z")

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i get this as well.

here’s a good link about new deodorants-

tells how old ones work (for instance, they **do** kill bacteria).

[http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99992300](http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99992300)

jb

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**Author:** ![Sue\_Duhnym](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/91b2a8/32.png) [@Sue\_Duhnym](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sue_Duhnym)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2002, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/armpits-growing-immune-to-deodorant-anti-perspirant/109764/22 "2002-05-21T06:24:34Z")

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> \*Originally posted by tsunamisurfer \*  
> \<snip\> Neither anti-perspirants nor deodorants contain antibiotics \<snip\>

I’m not quite sure what your qualifications are but there are quite a few deodorants/antiperspirants that advertise their antibacterial qualities.

> **[Walgreens: Pharmacy, Health & Wellness, Photo & More for You](https://www.walgreens.com/)**
>
> Your go-to for Pharmacy, Health & Wellness and Photo products. Refill prescriptions online, order items for delivery or store pickup, and create Photo Gifts.

[http://216.239.51.100/search?q=cache:ggSKXNFXzdcC:www.pharmrex.com/dept/prodetails1.cfm%3FProdID%3D31+dial+antibacterial+deodorant+anti+perspirant+-soap+-soaps&hl=en](http://216.239.51.100/search?q=cache:ggSKXNFXzdcC:www.pharmrex.com/dept/prodetails1.cfm%3FProdID%3D31+dial+antibacterial+deodorant+anti+perspirant+-soap+-soaps&hl=en)

and I didn’t spend more than a few minutes searching…

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