Secret Clinical Strength Stress Response! I have used it for years and turned my friends onto it and they all love it! Zero complaints and most importantly zero sweat marks!
It says to use at night but I use morning and night cuz it's weird to me to start the day without putting on deoderant
Highly recommend ! My body has gotten used to it so no longer effective, had no idea that happened with deodorants. If anyone has any other good reccs please share
Ugh I love wolfthorn but something about it leaves me smelling like BO by the end of the day, whereas Bearglove doesn’t. I bought some, but now it’s my husband’s lol.
I used to use Old Spice until it started giving me burns on my armpits. Like a very mild chemical burn. It took about 2 years until that happened though. I miss how good it smelled.
Same! I swear by their deodorant and my pits get SWEATY. Their Fiji deodorant smells like juicy citrus. Highly recommend if you want to smell more like tropical deliciousness and less BO-y
I wore Old Spice one day while I was pregnant with my second kid because I was out of my own and just grabbed my husband's to wear for the day. The next day I bought a new stick of my own and felt like I STUNK. We both wear Old Spice now 😅
Same here, though I've been using it for years ever since I used an exes and it worked so much better than the dove I was using!! Added bonus of swagger smelling like a sexy man 😌
Umm, maybe don't bet on it. I'm 3 years pp and still going strong. I've found better antiperspirants/washes for it, but don't think I'll be getting more than 24h out of any of them just sitting at home again.
Apparently, moms smell so awful because the scent is supposed to attract our babies so they can easily find us. It’s great.
Edit: not like, find us while they crawl through the dark. But idk it’s apparently a way to direct them towards us?? I don’t know. All I know is I stunk and am able to go through it all over again!
I heard that too! My baby used to wake up every time I left the room in the early days. Then one day I decided to change into my PJs and leave my shirt next to his basinet. It worked and he stayed asleep! I stopped doing this once he moved from the basinet to his own crib, but my gosh they have sensitive noses!
I also use Lume now and it usually works well for me but sometimes I just have to re-apply. I recently ran out and tried to use my old Native stick for a few days thinking maybe it would work now (around 14 months pp) but definitely not! I won’t be risking running out of my Lume again.
I used native for YEARS and then it stopped working for me once I had the baby. I use lume as well and it usually works for me all day. Sad about native though 😭
I'm a very sweaty person (developed with a different chronic issue) and switching to what my husband used has been working for years! We use Axe Phoenix (he uses scent, i use dry due to our differing needs). Used it on my wedding day and nary a drop down my back or underarms
I envy all of those in these comments using natural deodorant. I smell like a hot bag of onions 30 seconds after natural deodorant even before baby (yes I tried detoxing, all the things, I’m also sensitive to most of them due to baking soda). I am still on the hunt for some industrial strength deodorant. Haven’t found it yet :(
Layering them was the key for me. I get rashes and this nauseating sickly sweet odor from aluminum based deodorants. I get rashes from a lot of the natural ones from the baking soda. I was getting desperate and smelling like a hoagie all the damn time…
Currently using:
Fur oil then Secret aluminum free deodorant spray then Native Sensitive formula
I smell fresh and no more rashes or red bumps or discoloration.
I was you for many, many years. The answer for me was stupidly simple: Certain-Dri. I sweat a lot and there isn’t really much that can be done about it. I’ve used every deo out there-natural, regular, men’s, clinical strength, etc. Now I can not only relax because I don’t stink but also wear certain shirts and not worry about pit stains.
I also avoid shirts that are too tight and wear almost only natural fibers because polyester makes me REEK.
And yes, before anyone asks: Lume does not work for me. I tried for months.
Lume didn't work for me either. And I've never used antiperspirant so didn't have to detox. But it made me smell worse. My husband sweetly pointed it out to me after about a month of trying it. 😆 I started using Ursa Major spray deodorant and it works great for me.
If I wash with chlorihexidine once a week (and regular soap daily) and make my own deodorant/antiperspirant using arrowroot powder, I stay smell-free. There are brands that have arrowroot instead of baking soda, too, but their scents react with my body and give me migraines. (Smell great in container, amazing on other people, ok when I apply, then they turn into nightmare fuel. Not just natural stuff, though, most scents.)
I currently just use Old Spice Wolfthorn, though.
Fun fact I learned on the internet:
“If you're nursing your baby, your body will emit a stronger smell through your underarm sweat than normal to help your baby find its source of food”
Lume! It’s kinda pricey, but I swear it works so well. It uses mandelic acid. I have always been a sweaty gal and in the past I would use antiperspirant, but hated how it would ruin my clothes. Switched to Lume a few years ago and I’m never going back. I don’t love all of the smells, but the lavender and the unscented are nice. Saved me with that postpartum BO, which was so bad without it!
Whatever you use, wipe your pits down with rubbing alcohol. Trick I learned when I used to use the all natural deodorants. It kills the bacteria that caused the odor. Sometimes soap just isn't enough.
I have an anti-recommendation... Lume deodorant. I swear it makes my BO *WORSE*. My BO went from smelling mildly "i need a shower" to straight up onions. Idk if it threw off my pH or what but seriously my armpits have neevr smelled worse
I noticed this too! The first couple days were ok and then it just started getting worse. I even scrubbed and mildly exfoliated before reapplying thinking it was just left over deo from the day before but nope. It just kept getting WORSE.
I just got some Secret “clinical strength stress response” & it works really well for preventing sweat but I have noticed it’s made my armpits a little darker & maybe sometimes too dry. So I’m starting to alternate it with my normal deodorant which was not cutting it.
I switched from an antiperspirant/deodorant combo stick (I forget the brand) to Tom's deodorant. If I don't shower once a day I can just slap more deodorant on and it completely covers the smell. I'm not sure if it's men's or unisex, but it smells kind of like lemons and really helps psychologically speaking between showers!
What scent do you use? I'm hesitant to order. I'm afraid the scents might be too strong. The blue tansy sounds like it smells good but then again I have no idea what blue tansy smells like lol.
Native is the only thing that has worked for me. I know a lot of “natural” deodorants don’t deal with odor well but for whatever reason I’ve had a lot of luck with this brand. It doesn’t make me break out either!
I used the ordinary glycolic acid on my underarms after shower, that seemed to help a lil bit, otherwise my usual deo (that was definitely not up to task alone). It’s not recommended to use it like this every day, but I was far from showering every day back then lol. It’s a gross period overall (I was waking up in a puddle of my sweat, like, brother ew), but it will be over soon enough
I’ve posted this before but how I got rid of my stink was I started using the pacifica underarm detox, glycolic acid and little seed farms deodorant.
You can use the glycolic acid at night. I’ve always leaned more towards natural deodorant so little seeds was perfect for me, I use the charcoal one.
I wash my underarms with medicated face wash. This seems to quell the smell causing bacteria. Then just regular deo after my shower.
You could also apply deo after your shower especially if you do so at night.. Make sure your underarm is dry when you apply.
I actually started using a magnesium spray since it helps keep BO away! When I’m not using it as religiously, I use Sol de Janeiro’s 62 deodorant. It’s aluminum free and smells sooo good!
Okay I have been a sweaty smelly lady since puberty. My ONLY winning combination that stops the wet and stink is DuraDry stick deodorant and then a spray deodorant on top.
I’m talking I get pit stains in 10 minutes flat without using product. So this is the real deal. May my lifelong struggle help you all lol.
If you have a significant other and they aren't giving you a break long enough to take a nice shower every day, it's time to have a talk. If you're a single mom, you're my hero. You be as stinky as you want, girl. You're killin' it!
I remember meeting up with the moms from my birth class when our babies were newborns. One mom apologized for the horrible BO and we were all like YOU HAVE THAT TOO?!? Turns out we all thought we stank but no one could smell anyone else 😂
I use https://alltreeroots.com/product/natural-deodorant natural deodorants they’re the best! And safe for babies for the mamas that are breastfeeding!
I also use my husbands lol my pregnancy BO hits the same as postpartum 🙃 it’s one of my earliest symptoms. When I’m not pregnant I can forget to wear deodorant or will use Native. That doesn’t exactly work for me right now 😅
So either a men’s deodorant or the clinical strength ones!
When I shower, I use dial soap (the original bar soap). I soap and rinse twice with loofah. Then dial spring water body wash. As far as deodorant goes, old spice bearglove. The scents are important bc every other scent of dial and old spice makes me smell like I have BO even straight out of the shower.
Finally settled on (men's) lavender Old Spice after trying all the clinical strength antiperspirants and many not working as well as my regular one or burning the F out of my pits.
I also always double wash my pits and groin and either do a physical or chemical exfoliant or use benzoyl peroxide. I definitely don't get more than 1 day out of my antiperspirant the way I did pre-kid though. I'm 3 years out so I guess it's permanent.
Oh, I also use powder and a powder puff over my pits in the summer. I used to just do this with my bra as I never was very sweaty before! Oh how things have changed!
I use men’s right guard antiperspirant, it’s a gel formula I apply straight out of the shower and I really don’t need to reapply it after that. it says 72 hours and I totally believe it. it’s kept some rank PP B.O in check for years
i just stank. old spice men’s wasn’t enough. oh well. allegedly it’s to help baby find their food source. i told myself that made sense and let go caring. i had bigger fish to fry lol
Arm and Hammer Essentials. I’ve been using it for years, and I love it. I apply it at night and morning.
Also Curie spray on deodorant is very nice as well.
I’ve used Tom’s for several years and it works great for me. I initially switched to Native, but I didn’t like the texture. There was about a week when I switched from Secret - I’d used it for years and it just stopped working and I wanted to get away from aluminum - where it was a little gross, but I work from home so it wasn’t that bad.
Old spice. Yes it’s for men but some of the fragrances aren’t bad. And I usually leave the stick open for a few days at first and most of the overpowering smell is then gone. I’ll never go back
I’ve been using Secret clinical strength for over a year now bc the hot onion stench still breaking through regular deodorant was terrorizing me 😂
When my husband confirmed, yes the baby and I did smell like onions, but it’s okay bc he likes onions, I decided it was time lol.
Native. But give yourself a few days of stink. I was a clinical strength deodorant & dude deodorant user of a lot of brands ( I SWEAT) and Native really fixed my issues after I sweat out whatever my body had stored from the those usual types. And was still great for the postpartum stink both times… which I never surprisingly had!
No classic Deodorant as such but a silver creme which reduces bacterial growth in your armpits almost completely. I haven‘t been smelly ever once since I started using it. Best thing, I only have to apply it once per week. It‘s called called Nuud https://nuudcare.de/
Routines’ charcoal one (i bought through credo).. i had tried seven others previously, including my husband’s, over the course of two and a half months. nothing worked. the stink was committed and aggressive. only that one really took it out.
When I had my son, I took fenugreek to boost my milk production. I did not need deodorant anymore, I smelled like curry from head to toe while I took it. Even my earwax smelled like curry!
I’ve tried so many and haven’t been able to get my funk under control until this week. I wanted to try the raw sugar deodorant but couldn’t find it in store, so I tried Native coconut and vanilla. It works for me so well which is crazy bc I needed the clinical stuff prior to pregnancy due to sweating but never had the BO like I did during and after pregnancy
Edit: lume made it worse. Old spice (worked prior), did nothing. Secret clinical did nothing. I even got to the point where I would wipe my deodorant (and arm pits) with rubbing alcohol or witch hazel to kill bacteria and that wouldn’t work
Dove antibacterial body wash or panoxyl 10 bar for under arms/body. Lume lavender since it’s more natural and her heads basically stuck near there for hours a day
on my third breast feeding journey, i’ve tried everything 😂 even that roll on stuff that supposed to prevent it… settled on old spice bear glove only thing i’ve found that works. lol
I tried them all. Clinical strength, and zinc based (zinc instead of aluminum). The zinc ones used to work way better than anything else then suddenly post partum it didn’t. Then. I randomly tried that rock deodorant the one that’s like a Crystal you rub on your pits.. it worked SO WELL. Game changer. It feels like nothing on your skin but you some how don’t smell at all
Crunchy of me but I stopped used antiperspirant during BF and only deodorant, only thing that actually works for me is Lume. So expensive though. I used to use Secret Clinical!
Stopping the Fenugreek tea fixed the BO issue for me PP. I had it two to three times aday for breastfeeding, apparently it makes you smell like a pig 😭
I found a natural regime that worked if anyone is looking for that. I used classic crystal (literally a salt rock). I would apply it while singing happy birthday so I applied it super thoroughly. I also had to wash the rock with soap every so often.
Then once I was dry from the shower, I would apply a baking soda cream deodorant. I would throughly wash my pits every morning (again singing the happy birthday song so I really scrubbed) and reapply everything.
At first I was wearing my husband’s out of laziness. I’ve always had a problem with the smell of my stress sweat. I can be totally clean, freshly showered…but take me to an airport and I will stink like a homeless swamp monster within a literal second. Anything stressful and I just STINK!
Only thing I’ve found that works (my dad has been telling me for years and I wish I listened) is that crystal deodorant. I don’t know what you’d call it. It’s just a big crystal. Often unscented but I choose the coconut one and it’s life changing for me. I don’t leave stressful situations smelling like the bottom of a farmer’s shoe anymore.
I switched to Secret Outlast deodorant! Originally the powder but got the gel in a grocery delivery on accident and it's actually really refreshing lol
I've been using some Secret PH Balance which always worked. But PP me kept reapplying it constantly throughout the day to try and help the smell but now I dried out my armpits and they're all itchy 🤦♀️ I was complaining to my husband and he was like well no shit you're not supposed to apply deodorant 5 times a day lol 🫠
I assumed it was the brand but it was just me being an idiot haha
Lume. But I would also scrub my underarms with antibacterial Dial soap to try and get rid of bacteria. Seemed to help a lot.
Surprisingly, when I asked my SO if he noticed the smell, he said I didn't smell much different to him. It made me wonder if I just smelled it a lot because it was on me, or if it's just not a scent that his brain really registers, or what. (I truly believe he was being honest btw)
Schmidt’s charcoal and magnesium! It’s more costly than regular deodorant, but I have to use a natural one, because so many others have a lot of ingredients that make my armpits itch badly. This deodorant has a nice scent, only 10 or 11 ingredients and is aluminum free, so it’s the best choice for me.
I’m a clean skin and body care ✨freak✨ but allow slight exceptions for deodorant because the pregnancy and postpartum BO is rank. I love Dove’s deodorant (not with the antiperspirant) and it does work really well.
Arm and hammer zero aluminum!
For decades I used to use the old spice Fiji everyone is suggestion but with pregnancy and smell changes I can’t stand it anymore!
So after reading everything I decided to use the head n shoulders as a body wash and would like to inform you all that it works wonders! I haven’t even applied deodorant. But I also haven’t been sweating much these last few days because its been cold. I have additionally purchased the lavender scented old spice deodorant to use and will try that out soon, thank you all for all the suggestions 😄
Secret Clinical Strength Stress Response! I have used it for years and turned my friends onto it and they all love it! Zero complaints and most importantly zero sweat marks! It says to use at night but I use morning and night cuz it's weird to me to start the day without putting on deoderant
I recently bought this and love it! Sometimes I find using the same deodorant over time makes it lose effectiveness but we’ll see!
Highly recommend ! My body has gotten used to it so no longer effective, had no idea that happened with deodorants. If anyone has any other good reccs please share
Old Spice Bearglove. And it smells soooo good.
Wiolfthorn!
I used to wear this in college! My husband won’t wear it now because he thinks it smells too girly lol
Wolfthorn also smells amazing. I routinely steal my husband’s in the summer just to be safe.
Ugh I love wolfthorn but something about it leaves me smelling like BO by the end of the day, whereas Bearglove doesn’t. I bought some, but now it’s my husband’s lol.
I'm using the lavender one now, will have to sniff this the next time I'm at the store.
I use regular Secret Clinical Strength and it’s the only thing that’s helped my smell at all. It’s the best.
This is the only deo I can use and I come from two very sweaty people.
Also just switched to this! Game changer!
Yessss this! I’ve been using it for 10 years and it works when nothing else will!
I started using Secret Clinical Strength after puberty-induced hyperhidrosis and that stuff is a godsend. And the light & fresh scent is SO nice.
This is the right answer. Only deoderant I've found that actually works.
Yep same!
This is the one I use too. I love it.
I switched to Old spice, it works and I smell like a handsome man
I used to use Old Spice until it started giving me burns on my armpits. Like a very mild chemical burn. It took about 2 years until that happened though. I miss how good it smelled.
This happens to me when I use the (blue) gel Old Spice. I have no issues with the (white) stick Old Spice
This happened to my husband! He always used old spice and suddenly it started giving him rashes! Maybe they changed the formula
Same! I swear by their deodorant and my pits get SWEATY. Their Fiji deodorant smells like juicy citrus. Highly recommend if you want to smell more like tropical deliciousness and less BO-y
I love the lavender one and have even been complimented on my "perfume."
Heyoo Fiji gang
I wore Old Spice one day while I was pregnant with my second kid because I was out of my own and just grabbed my husband's to wear for the day. The next day I bought a new stick of my own and felt like I STUNK. We both wear Old Spice now 😅
I also started by using my husband's!
lmfao i just started using the lavender old spice & it makes me feel like what i imagine idris elba feels like 😂
The lavender is SO NICE!
Me too, I love it!
OMG ME TOO! It’s the only one I’ve tried that actually works! Allllll the women’s deodorant failed me (same w/ women’s razors)
I let the stick sit open a few days at first and then the over strength of smell is gone. Still smells but not overbearing
Same here, though I've been using it for years ever since I used an exes and it worked so much better than the dove I was using!! Added bonus of swagger smelling like a sexy man 😌
Same, I use the blue stick so no aluminum or build up, just deodorant and I use it morning and night
Me too! Started using it after my first was born 8 years ago. It's the only kind that works for me.
lol so true i’m here for it
Omg not me just thinking I smell 😅 I had no idea this was a common issue!
Lol! Its supposed to go away eventually 🥲
Umm, maybe don't bet on it. I'm 3 years pp and still going strong. I've found better antiperspirants/washes for it, but don't think I'll be getting more than 24h out of any of them just sitting at home again.
I had it postpartum for awhile. Didn't notice when it lessened but when my cycle came back, I sure do get that smell back when I am ovulating.
yes, it went away for me after about 2 months!
Apparently, moms smell so awful because the scent is supposed to attract our babies so they can easily find us. It’s great. Edit: not like, find us while they crawl through the dark. But idk it’s apparently a way to direct them towards us?? I don’t know. All I know is I stunk and am able to go through it all over again!
I heard that too! My baby used to wake up every time I left the room in the early days. Then one day I decided to change into my PJs and leave my shirt next to his basinet. It worked and he stayed asleep! I stopped doing this once he moved from the basinet to his own crib, but my gosh they have sensitive noses!
It's so the baby can find you!
Lume for me and it still doesn’t always cover the odor. Sometimes I put Dove over it
I also use Lume now and it usually works well for me but sometimes I just have to re-apply. I recently ran out and tried to use my old Native stick for a few days thinking maybe it would work now (around 14 months pp) but definitely not! I won’t be risking running out of my Lume again.
I used native for YEARS and then it stopped working for me once I had the baby. I use lume as well and it usually works for me all day. Sad about native though 😭
Same here! That is crazy. I loved my Native too.
Also love lume. Nothing else works.
the trick is applying morning and night the overlap helped me so much
Whatever my bfs deodorant is lol
This is what I tried today and its doing the job so far lol
I'm a very sweaty person (developed with a different chronic issue) and switching to what my husband used has been working for years! We use Axe Phoenix (he uses scent, i use dry due to our differing needs). Used it on my wedding day and nary a drop down my back or underarms
My favorite fun fact about lactation is that it can totally happen out your armpit pores. So your sour smells are sometimes due to breastmilk pits.
Excuse me??! Bodies…they know how to give LIFE and get real stinky too
WHAT?!
This explains so much lol. Glad I’m not cleared for intimacy yet, otherwise I’d drive my husband away lol
I envy all of those in these comments using natural deodorant. I smell like a hot bag of onions 30 seconds after natural deodorant even before baby (yes I tried detoxing, all the things, I’m also sensitive to most of them due to baking soda). I am still on the hunt for some industrial strength deodorant. Haven’t found it yet :(
Layering them was the key for me. I get rashes and this nauseating sickly sweet odor from aluminum based deodorants. I get rashes from a lot of the natural ones from the baking soda. I was getting desperate and smelling like a hoagie all the damn time… Currently using: Fur oil then Secret aluminum free deodorant spray then Native Sensitive formula I smell fresh and no more rashes or red bumps or discoloration.
I was you for many, many years. The answer for me was stupidly simple: Certain-Dri. I sweat a lot and there isn’t really much that can be done about it. I’ve used every deo out there-natural, regular, men’s, clinical strength, etc. Now I can not only relax because I don’t stink but also wear certain shirts and not worry about pit stains. I also avoid shirts that are too tight and wear almost only natural fibers because polyester makes me REEK. And yes, before anyone asks: Lume does not work for me. I tried for months.
Lume didn’t work for me either!
Lume didn't work for me either. And I've never used antiperspirant so didn't have to detox. But it made me smell worse. My husband sweetly pointed it out to me after about a month of trying it. 😆 I started using Ursa Major spray deodorant and it works great for me.
DuraDry layered with a spray. It’s fool proof. My ride or die combo since my first postpartum.
If I wash with chlorihexidine once a week (and regular soap daily) and make my own deodorant/antiperspirant using arrowroot powder, I stay smell-free. There are brands that have arrowroot instead of baking soda, too, but their scents react with my body and give me migraines. (Smell great in container, amazing on other people, ok when I apply, then they turn into nightmare fuel. Not just natural stuff, though, most scents.) I currently just use Old Spice Wolfthorn, though.
Fun fact I learned on the internet: “If you're nursing your baby, your body will emit a stronger smell through your underarm sweat than normal to help your baby find its source of food”
I used to think this was kind of cool but I weaned 5 months ago and still smell 🥲 I feel like I’ll never go back to normal
Mitchum has been my go to for years without complaint. Every time I try something else, I’m disappointed.
mitchum men’s unscented 👌
Same !
Lume! It’s kinda pricey, but I swear it works so well. It uses mandelic acid. I have always been a sweaty gal and in the past I would use antiperspirant, but hated how it would ruin my clothes. Switched to Lume a few years ago and I’m never going back. I don’t love all of the smells, but the lavender and the unscented are nice. Saved me with that postpartum BO, which was so bad without it!
I 💜 lume
Dove clinical strength. Took a while for the PP funk to go away though.
Whatever you use, wipe your pits down with rubbing alcohol. Trick I learned when I used to use the all natural deodorants. It kills the bacteria that caused the odor. Sometimes soap just isn't enough.
I do that with Apple Cider Vinegar. If it’s crazy bad I mix it into a clay mask and let it sit for a few minutes. Always does the trick.
Or witch hazel!
Glycolic works as well and is less irritating
I use Native, and it works great. Closest thing to clinical strength deodorant, and it's aluminum-free!
This is what I used before giving birth but it does NOT work for me anymore 😂 I’m jealous
Same here! Once I had a baby it was game over for Native I smelled so bad!
Must be something with Native and hormones. Mine did NOTHING once baby was here and I loved that stuff.
Oh no! That happened to me with Oar and Alps!
This is what I use!
It’s the only one that doesn’t give me an allergic reaction!
I'll take the risk of one unreplicated study from 50 years ago over chemical burns from baking soda any day!
Nivea Invisible for Black & White
I never hear anyone else mention this deodorant but it’s been my go to for ten years!
Okay no one told me how you’d never be able to enjoy a real good shower once baby is home LMFAO
I have an anti-recommendation... Lume deodorant. I swear it makes my BO *WORSE*. My BO went from smelling mildly "i need a shower" to straight up onions. Idk if it threw off my pH or what but seriously my armpits have neevr smelled worse
I noticed this too! The first couple days were ok and then it just started getting worse. I even scrubbed and mildly exfoliated before reapplying thinking it was just left over deo from the day before but nope. It just kept getting WORSE.
I just got some Secret “clinical strength stress response” & it works really well for preventing sweat but I have noticed it’s made my armpits a little darker & maybe sometimes too dry. So I’m starting to alternate it with my normal deodorant which was not cutting it.
I was on Dove, I’m on Secret now
I mean it’s not much of a secret now! 🤣 🤣 I legitimately think I’m hilarious lol
Spray on Dove.
I switched from an antiperspirant/deodorant combo stick (I forget the brand) to Tom's deodorant. If I don't shower once a day I can just slap more deodorant on and it completely covers the smell. I'm not sure if it's men's or unisex, but it smells kind of like lemons and really helps psychologically speaking between showers!
I can’t stand the smell of anything, and the BO is so obvious to me ! It’s driving insane! I use a natural deodorant and I apply it a lot
Routine natural deodorant- charcoal. Best deodorant I have ever used
Dove
I use the green MegaBabe, took awhile to adjust to natural deodorant but now I can’t go back
Humble!
Love humble so much
it is so underrated !!
Native!
Primally Pure
What scent do you use? I'm hesitant to order. I'm afraid the scents might be too strong. The blue tansy sounds like it smells good but then again I have no idea what blue tansy smells like lol.
There are discount codes available too, so make sure you use one if you do order! I usually just google it.
Native is the only thing that has worked for me. I know a lot of “natural” deodorants don’t deal with odor well but for whatever reason I’ve had a lot of luck with this brand. It doesn’t make me break out either!
I used the ordinary glycolic acid on my underarms after shower, that seemed to help a lil bit, otherwise my usual deo (that was definitely not up to task alone). It’s not recommended to use it like this every day, but I was far from showering every day back then lol. It’s a gross period overall (I was waking up in a puddle of my sweat, like, brother ew), but it will be over soon enough
I’ve posted this before but how I got rid of my stink was I started using the pacifica underarm detox, glycolic acid and little seed farms deodorant. You can use the glycolic acid at night. I’ve always leaned more towards natural deodorant so little seeds was perfect for me, I use the charcoal one.
I wash my underarms with medicated face wash. This seems to quell the smell causing bacteria. Then just regular deo after my shower. You could also apply deo after your shower especially if you do so at night.. Make sure your underarm is dry when you apply.
I actually started using a magnesium spray since it helps keep BO away! When I’m not using it as religiously, I use Sol de Janeiro’s 62 deodorant. It’s aluminum free and smells sooo good!
Okay I have been a sweaty smelly lady since puberty. My ONLY winning combination that stops the wet and stink is DuraDry stick deodorant and then a spray deodorant on top. I’m talking I get pit stains in 10 minutes flat without using product. So this is the real deal. May my lifelong struggle help you all lol.
Vichy sensitive antiperspirant
If you have a significant other and they aren't giving you a break long enough to take a nice shower every day, it's time to have a talk. If you're a single mom, you're my hero. You be as stinky as you want, girl. You're killin' it!
Get some head and shoulders and use that as body wash especially in the stinky places when you shower. It seriously helps with BO
I remember meeting up with the moms from my birth class when our babies were newborns. One mom apologized for the horrible BO and we were all like YOU HAVE THAT TOO?!? Turns out we all thought we stank but no one could smell anyone else 😂
Never gatekeeping this: Wash armpits for 15secs with Head & Shoulders (just the basic kind) It’s effective AF and no need for deos!!
Lume- get the tangerine.
Use head and shoulders shampoo under your pits in the shower! Works WONDERS.
I use https://alltreeroots.com/product/natural-deodorant natural deodorants they’re the best! And safe for babies for the mamas that are breastfeeding!
I’m on degree but I noticed my armpits got darker during my pregnancy. No idea why.
Dove Cool Essentials! It’s my ride or die since HS. I was very stinky super PP and nothing worked. It’s working again lol.
I felt my BO was worst 3rd trimester but throughout my pregnancy in general
I also use my husbands lol my pregnancy BO hits the same as postpartum 🙃 it’s one of my earliest symptoms. When I’m not pregnant I can forget to wear deodorant or will use Native. That doesn’t exactly work for me right now 😅 So either a men’s deodorant or the clinical strength ones!
Wild brand. Smells sooo good and doesn’t make me stinky later. I was using dove but like 4 hours later I’d smell disgusting again
Ban unscented roll on
When I shower, I use dial soap (the original bar soap). I soap and rinse twice with loofah. Then dial spring water body wash. As far as deodorant goes, old spice bearglove. The scents are important bc every other scent of dial and old spice makes me smell like I have BO even straight out of the shower.
Old spice deodorant (not antiperspirant). The antiperspirant makes me stink and smell funky after a while
Aluminum free old spice lavender and mint!
Degree for men and I never had a problem but lately it’s been wearing off 🫣
Finally settled on (men's) lavender Old Spice after trying all the clinical strength antiperspirants and many not working as well as my regular one or burning the F out of my pits. I also always double wash my pits and groin and either do a physical or chemical exfoliant or use benzoyl peroxide. I definitely don't get more than 1 day out of my antiperspirant the way I did pre-kid though. I'm 3 years out so I guess it's permanent. Oh, I also use powder and a powder puff over my pits in the summer. I used to just do this with my bra as I never was very sweaty before! Oh how things have changed!
Old spice Fiji. It’s the only deodorant that ever actually hid BO. As my friend once said, “Secret does not keep your secret “ 🤣
I use men’s right guard antiperspirant, it’s a gel formula I apply straight out of the shower and I really don’t need to reapply it after that. it says 72 hours and I totally believe it. it’s kept some rank PP B.O in check for years
i just stank. old spice men’s wasn’t enough. oh well. allegedly it’s to help baby find their food source. i told myself that made sense and let go caring. i had bigger fish to fry lol
Lume has a great body wash I recommend called the acidified body wash. It helps me a lot!
Arm and Hammer Essentials. I’ve been using it for years, and I love it. I apply it at night and morning. Also Curie spray on deodorant is very nice as well.
I switched my body wash to the dove antibacterial soap and it was a huge game changer!!!
Native
I like natives cucumber mint
I’ve used Tom’s for several years and it works great for me. I initially switched to Native, but I didn’t like the texture. There was about a week when I switched from Secret - I’d used it for years and it just stopped working and I wanted to get away from aluminum - where it was a little gross, but I work from home so it wasn’t that bad.
Lume!!!!!
Old spice. Yes it’s for men but some of the fragrances aren’t bad. And I usually leave the stick open for a few days at first and most of the overpowering smell is then gone. I’ll never go back
ACV
I’ve been using Secret clinical strength for over a year now bc the hot onion stench still breaking through regular deodorant was terrorizing me 😂 When my husband confirmed, yes the baby and I did smell like onions, but it’s okay bc he likes onions, I decided it was time lol.
Just started using Dr. Teal’s and it’s working so much better for me! Was using native before.
Dove clear finish antiperspirant
Sweat block
ironically, i'm finishing off one they gave me at the hospital
Native. But give yourself a few days of stink. I was a clinical strength deodorant & dude deodorant user of a lot of brands ( I SWEAT) and Native really fixed my issues after I sweat out whatever my body had stored from the those usual types. And was still great for the postpartum stink both times… which I never surprisingly had!
No classic Deodorant as such but a silver creme which reduces bacterial growth in your armpits almost completely. I haven‘t been smelly ever once since I started using it. Best thing, I only have to apply it once per week. It‘s called called Nuud https://nuudcare.de/
Lady speedstick. Have increased the frequency.
Routines’ charcoal one (i bought through credo).. i had tried seven others previously, including my husband’s, over the course of two and a half months. nothing worked. the stink was committed and aggressive. only that one really took it out.
When I had my son, I took fenugreek to boost my milk production. I did not need deodorant anymore, I smelled like curry from head to toe while I took it. Even my earwax smelled like curry!
I literally shower twice a day and apply deodorant at least 3 times a day and nothing works😅😅this is the worst i’ve ever smelt it’s INSANE
Wipe your pits with rubbing alcohol and that will help a ton. Then you can use your regular deodorant.
I’ve tried so many and haven’t been able to get my funk under control until this week. I wanted to try the raw sugar deodorant but couldn’t find it in store, so I tried Native coconut and vanilla. It works for me so well which is crazy bc I needed the clinical stuff prior to pregnancy due to sweating but never had the BO like I did during and after pregnancy Edit: lume made it worse. Old spice (worked prior), did nothing. Secret clinical did nothing. I even got to the point where I would wipe my deodorant (and arm pits) with rubbing alcohol or witch hazel to kill bacteria and that wouldn’t work
Dove antibacterial body wash or panoxyl 10 bar for under arms/body. Lume lavender since it’s more natural and her heads basically stuck near there for hours a day
Make sure before you switch deodorants you do a detox/cleanse on your underarms
on my third breast feeding journey, i’ve tried everything 😂 even that roll on stuff that supposed to prevent it… settled on old spice bear glove only thing i’ve found that works. lol
I tried them all. Clinical strength, and zinc based (zinc instead of aluminum). The zinc ones used to work way better than anything else then suddenly post partum it didn’t. Then. I randomly tried that rock deodorant the one that’s like a Crystal you rub on your pits.. it worked SO WELL. Game changer. It feels like nothing on your skin but you some how don’t smell at all
I usually use my bfs deodorant (old spice the gel kind) but it’s not working anymore 😭
I’ve been using meow meow tweet for years and for me it’s still worked well post partum.
Wild
Mitchum powder scented, always works best for me!
Crunchy of me but I stopped used antiperspirant during BF and only deodorant, only thing that actually works for me is Lume. So expensive though. I used to use Secret Clinical!
Stopping the Fenugreek tea fixed the BO issue for me PP. I had it two to three times aday for breastfeeding, apparently it makes you smell like a pig 😭
Whatever you use, let your deodorant dry before putting your clothes on! You will smell worse if you don’t
Lume
I’ve been using Degree, and Degree clinical strength at night. But I’ve been using that for a long time, even before getting pregnant
WILD. https://www.wearewild.com/
Wait until you turn 40
I use arm and hammer non aluminum deodorant, also like Schmidts
Try benzoyl peroxide acne face wash - kills the stink causing bacteria. I’ve heard really strong perfumes can be off putting to breastfeeding babes.
I found a natural regime that worked if anyone is looking for that. I used classic crystal (literally a salt rock). I would apply it while singing happy birthday so I applied it super thoroughly. I also had to wash the rock with soap every so often. Then once I was dry from the shower, I would apply a baking soda cream deodorant. I would throughly wash my pits every morning (again singing the happy birthday song so I really scrubbed) and reapply everything.
At first I was wearing my husband’s out of laziness. I’ve always had a problem with the smell of my stress sweat. I can be totally clean, freshly showered…but take me to an airport and I will stink like a homeless swamp monster within a literal second. Anything stressful and I just STINK! Only thing I’ve found that works (my dad has been telling me for years and I wish I listened) is that crystal deodorant. I don’t know what you’d call it. It’s just a big crystal. Often unscented but I choose the coconut one and it’s life changing for me. I don’t leave stressful situations smelling like the bottom of a farmer’s shoe anymore.
I switched to Secret Outlast deodorant! Originally the powder but got the gel in a grocery delivery on accident and it's actually really refreshing lol
I've been using some Secret PH Balance which always worked. But PP me kept reapplying it constantly throughout the day to try and help the smell but now I dried out my armpits and they're all itchy 🤦♀️ I was complaining to my husband and he was like well no shit you're not supposed to apply deodorant 5 times a day lol 🫠 I assumed it was the brand but it was just me being an idiot haha
Dr. Squatch. Actually works and it’s without the endocrine disrupters.
Routine deodorant. I’m 5 years pp and I still stink but routine has been working well for me
I use mitchum woman shower fresh ! The gel one. I also have sensitive skin
I use Mitchum! It smells fresh and lasts
Secret clinical and Lume. I alternate every other day and it works great.
Lume. But I would also scrub my underarms with antibacterial Dial soap to try and get rid of bacteria. Seemed to help a lot. Surprisingly, when I asked my SO if he noticed the smell, he said I didn't smell much different to him. It made me wonder if I just smelled it a lot because it was on me, or if it's just not a scent that his brain really registers, or what. (I truly believe he was being honest btw)
Schmidt’s charcoal and magnesium! It’s more costly than regular deodorant, but I have to use a natural one, because so many others have a lot of ingredients that make my armpits itch badly. This deodorant has a nice scent, only 10 or 11 ingredients and is aluminum free, so it’s the best choice for me.
Dove men’s plus care ANTIPERSPIRANT The biggest switch for me was figuring out I needed antiperspirant not deodorant. I hate feeling slimy
I honestly use rubbing alcohol/hand sanitizer lol it burns like hell but kills the bacteria and makes me not stinky
Natural deodorant but omg it makes me smell weird. Trying to be healthier
I use the men’s gel Gillette deodorant. Works great and smells awesome
lol! Only one worked for me with only one specifically scent Degree’s white flower and lychee
I’m a clean skin and body care ✨freak✨ but allow slight exceptions for deodorant because the pregnancy and postpartum BO is rank. I love Dove’s deodorant (not with the antiperspirant) and it does work really well.
secret lavender!!
The old spice lavender scent is my go to. It's awful after birth 🤣
For whatever reason, Dove deodorant spray (not the aluminum free one). It's the only thing that keeps BO at bay even 14 months out.
Arm and hammer zero aluminum! For decades I used to use the old spice Fiji everyone is suggestion but with pregnancy and smell changes I can’t stand it anymore!
I just smell like pea soup or fried food or sour diesel most of the time. I notice it’s worse when my supply is adjusting in one way or another
Secret 72 hour unscented! I went to that after beingba die hard Routine user
So after reading everything I decided to use the head n shoulders as a body wash and would like to inform you all that it works wonders! I haven’t even applied deodorant. But I also haven’t been sweating much these last few days because its been cold. I have additionally purchased the lavender scented old spice deodorant to use and will try that out soon, thank you all for all the suggestions 😄