# Deodorant poll **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 2, 2009, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deodorant-poll/519651 "2009-12-02T01:48:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2009, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deodorant-poll/519651/21 "2009-12-02T15:30:56Z")
I wear it most days, but if it’s below freezing and I’m just going to sit in my office, I sometimes don’t bother. Since I’m not sweating, it doesn’t matter. ---
**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2009, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deodorant-poll/519651/22 "2009-12-02T18:02:37Z")
I found the options for other people insufficient. I would have liked a choice along the lines of everybody’s different and should decide for themselves. (I don’t wear deodorant myself. I find that bathing daily is sufficient. I don’t seem to sweat much except during exercise. However, if others feel they need deodorant, that’s their call. My choice is no reflection on them.) ---
**Author:** ![Vihaga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Vihaga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vihaga)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2009, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deodorant-poll/519651/23 "2009-12-02T18:49:35Z")
> [@Rex\_Goliath](#): > > I use fancy $6/bar organic aluminum free deodorant (not antiperspirant!) that smells like tea tree oil. It’s one of those few things I’ll really spend way more than necessary on. Wow, where do you get it? I’ve never seen this but would love to have it. For the OP, I do, and most people probably should, but I don’t think everyone needs it. ---
**Author:** ![Rex\_Goliath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bcef8e/32.png) [@Rex\_Goliath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rex_Goliath)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2009, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deodorant-poll/519651/24 "2009-12-02T18:51:43Z")
> [@Vihaga](#): > > Wow, where do you get it? I’ve never seen this but would love to have it. [http://www.jason-natural.com/store-locator/index.php](http://www.jason-natural.com/store-locator/index.php) I used to buy it at Target, but since the economy went sour I can only find it at the health food store. ---
**Author:** ![melodyharmonius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/melodyharmonius/32/21310_2.png) [@melodyharmonius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/melodyharmonius)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2009, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deodorant-poll/519651/25 "2009-12-02T18:58:46Z")
I wear deoderant every day and I often will swipe extra on at night or during the day on the weekend if I start to feel like I might stink. I even have some at the office. I don’t always shower on the weekend if I’m just going to be hanging around the house (i like to give my hair a break from shampooing, but on those days I will always make triple sure I have on deoderant. But I go the Suave, $2.97 for 2-pack way. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2009, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deodorant-poll/519651/26 "2009-12-02T19:33:49Z")
> [@HazelNutCoffee](#): > > I don’t wear it because I don’t need it. How do you know? ---
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2009, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deodorant-poll/519651/27 "2009-12-02T20:12:41Z")
> [@Vihaga](#): > > Wow, where do you get it? I’ve never seen this but would love to have it. When we lived in western Maryland (until just a few months ago), we had a supermarket chain called Martin’s. About two years ago, Martin’s decided to go “upscale”. Part of this renovation was adding a couple of aisles of the kind of stuff you’d expect to find at Whole Foods or Trader Joe’s. I forget what I was looking for in those aisles, but I _found_ the anti-perspirant free, tea tree oil based deodorant I bought for my husband. ---
**Author:** ![CookingWithGas](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cookingwithgas/32/485_2.png) [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2009, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deodorant-poll/519651/28 "2009-12-02T20:16:31Z")
The only worse smell than a person who needs deodorant is a person who needs deodorant and is using deodorant. ---
**Author:** ![Swallowed\_My\_Cellphone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9d8465/32.png) [@Swallowed\_My\_Cellphone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Swallowed_My_Cellphone)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2009, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deodorant-poll/519651/29 "2009-12-02T20:19:15Z")
> [@CookingWithGas](#): > > The only worse smell than a person who needs deodorant is a person who needs deodorant and is using deodorant. I agree whole heartedly. ---
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2009, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deodorant-poll/519651/30 "2009-12-02T20:29:04Z")
> [@Rex\_Goliath](#): > > I use fancy $6/bar organic aluminum free deodorant (not antiperspirant!) that smells like tea tree oil. It’s one of those few things I’ll really spend way more than necessary on. Brand? Link? I love tea tree oil… ---
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2009, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deodorant-poll/519651/31 "2009-12-02T20:29:11Z")
I don’t wear it because my skin is very sensitive and it makes me break out. Doesn’t seem to be a problem though, when it’s come up people are shocked that I don’t. I’ve been asked before how it is that I don’t wear any and yet don’t stink. ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2009, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deodorant-poll/519651/32 "2009-12-02T20:35:50Z")
If I’ve just waxed my underarms, I don’t feel the need to. It’s mostly when I’m, er, hirsute that I do. Which is ironic because I hate the feeling of dampish hairy underarms. Grody. ---
**Author:** ![ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2009, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deodorant-poll/519651/33 "2009-12-02T20:52:27Z")
> [@aruvqan](#): > > Brand? Link? I love tea tree oil… This is one that I happen to like: [http://www.911healthshop.com/teatreoilsti.html](http://www.911healthshop.com/teatreoilsti.html) ---
**Author:** ![Lightnin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lightnin/32/180_2.png) [@Lightnin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightnin)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2009, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deodorant-poll/519651/34 "2009-12-02T21:20:27Z")
I answered “sometimes or mostly”, but I really kinda don’t. I use a [deodorant stone](http://www.greenfeet.com/itemdesc.asp?kw=Deodorant-Stone&ic=7507-00185-0000&eq=), which is a mineral stone that simply keeps bacteria from growing in your sweat. You still sweat, but you don’t stink. It’s completely odorless, and you generally can’t tell that you’ve even applied it since there’s no residue. I love it. I’ve been using the same stone for over five years now, and it seems to be about as big as it ever was. I use it after every shower, so roughly 3-4 times a week. ---
**Author:** ![Rex\_Goliath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bcef8e/32.png) [@Rex\_Goliath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rex_Goliath)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2009, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deodorant-poll/519651/35 "2009-12-02T22:19:29Z")
> [@aruvqan](#): > > Brand? Link? I love tea tree oil… uh… > [@Rex\_Goliath](#): > > [http://www.jason-natural.com/store-locator/index.php](http://www.jason-natural.com/store-locator/index.php) > > I used to buy it at Target, but since the economy went sour I can only find it at the health food store. ---
**Author:** ![ThirdOne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/53a042/32.png) [@ThirdOne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThirdOne)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2009, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deodorant-poll/519651/36 "2009-12-02T22:28:05Z")
Well, I did use deodorant once over the summer, but believe me, if I needed it, my family would damn well tell me! Deodorant vs. anti-perspirant are two different things imo. I stopped anti-perspirants oh, about 10 years ago and started using just deodorant… stopped deodorant a year or so ago. Eating a proper diet and taking the proper supplements means I don’t stink. I learned that the right combination of zinc. calcium, magnesium and vitamin D really cut down on smelliness. So, while I marked “Most people should wear deodorant. Not everyone needs it, though” I really think if we all ate properly and got enough nutrients, almost No One would need it at all. And, imo, anti-perspirants are bad for the system. But I won’t rant on about that 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deodorant-poll/519651.md?page=1)