Native Deodorant

It seems like the whole world is becoming more and more health conscience, not just about what they eat, but what kind of products we use on our bodies.

I don’t really buy into the whole organic stuff, in fact the section of the grocery store that has organic healthy types of foods I call the hippie section (it's my term of endearment for it). 

I think the reason I don’t care for organic all that much is because when I was younger and started seeing stuff labeled as organic I asked my mom what that meant, and I think she was trying to make a joke, but in my young mind it stuck. 

She told me organic means they don’t spray bug spray on the plants so there are still bugs on the food. 

Thinking about this explanation now just makes me laugh so hard, but at the time I decided I didn’t want to eat bits of bugs so no organic for me.

Well anyways, this post has literally nothing to do with organic foods. 

I have been on the search for a good deodorant. 

Now I don’t think I sweat or stink more than the average person, but I have always been kind of obsessed with smells.  I think I have a super sniffer nose and I can smell things most people never even pick up on.

So I’ve always been slightly paranoid about personally smelling bad. 

I have used all kinds of different types of deodorants you pick up in the stores, I even would go through phases of using men’s deodorant because I never seemed to be able to find a good deodorant that would last all day.

And let’s be honest while I worry about smelling bad I just don’t care enough to reapply my deodorant several times a day.

I started doing some research on best deodorants about a year or so ago and all I could find was reviews on all natural deodorants.  I just couldn’t believe that an all-natural deodorant would work all day.

However any way to cut out unnecessary chemicals in my life probably wouldn’t be a bad thing.

Earlier this year one of my friends had some kind of cyst cut out of her armpits and from what she told me it was incredibly painful.  I don’t know if she was told she needed to use only an all-natural deodorant or if she just came to that conclusion on her own.  Either way she reached out on Facebook and asked her friends if anyone had any suggestions.

There were 2-3 brands that were mentioned over and over again, however many of these natural deodorants don't come in a stick. They come in a paste, and I'm just not interested in slathering a paste on my armpits every morning... just the thought grosses me out. 

Another problem that was brought up was while it helps deodorize, natural deodorants aren’t antiperspirant.  While I want to smell good, I also don’t want to be sweating much either ha-ha.

Not long after my friend posted asking for natural deodorant suggestions my cousin posted that she had just ordered Native deodorant and was loving it.

With her link I could get a free travel sized, and finally I decided to just bite the bullet and try it.  If I hated it I could just go back to my search of finding the perfect deodorant.

I work from home so if it was a total fail, it wouldn’t be too bad because I don’t have to be around people that much.

I followed the link and ordered a sample pack that came with unscented, lavender rose, and coconut vanilla.

I have to say one of my favorite things about this company is their marketing.  When you place an order they send an email that is hilarious, to thank you for your order and to let you know it will be on its way soon.

Once it has been shipped out they send another hilarious email letting you know it’s been shipped. 

Seriously these emails are pure gold, and had me laughing and sharing with my friends.  I’m choosing not to share them here because they were a fun surprise and I wouldn’t want to ruin that for you.  Just go order and find out for yourself J .

My biggest complaint was the shipping did take quite a bit longer than I expected, I think it took about 2 weeks for me to receive my order, which I’m just not used to waiting that long unless something is on back order or something.  However on the other hand, my mom ordered some shortly after I did and her order came quickly and on time.

The packaging for the Native deodorant was clean and simple, and they had a card to tell you that you might not notice a difference for up to 2 weeks because often your body needs to detox from all the toxins the regular deodorant has.

I’ve heard of people doing armpit masks and things like that to try and detox, I didn’t have time for that kind of nonsense.  I have a body brush in my shower and so I would scrub my armpits during my shower and that’s as close to detoxing as I got ha-ha.

I decided I would give Native 2 weeks and if I didn’t love it by then I’d call it quits.

I didn't need 2 weeks, I was in love after the first day.

Now I’m no super athlete, fitness person, but I do work out for at least 30-60 minutes a day.  And I sweat a lot during my workouts… TMI… #sorrynotsorry.

I put on Native before my workout, and while it doesn’t stop me sweating, I don’t sweat any more or less than I did with any of the clinical strength or men’s deodorants I had been using in the past.

Also after my workout I don't smell… like at all.

I can wear Native all day long and it totally works.  I never feel the need to reapply, and when I get ready for bed at the end of the day I’ll do a smell check on my clothes and myself and guess what… no bad smells!!

I decided the ultimate test for this deodorant would be my family vacation to Orlando Florida, we went the first week of August, and if you know anything about Florida during the summer, it’s pretty hot humid and miserable that time of year.

I am happy to report that while it was hot, humid, and miserable my Native deodorant didn’t let me down and I felt confident and free to enjoy all the roller coasters and rides I wanted while throwing my hands in the air!!

So all in all I highly recommend giving this brand a try, you won’t regret it!

For the scents that I got coconut vanilla is my favorite, I wear that one basically every day.  I will wear the unscented usually when I exercise, and the lavender rose I’m not a huge fan of.  It’s very perfumed and it’s just too strong for me.

They have other limited edition and seasonal scents that maybe one day I’ll try but for now I’m happy with my coconut vanilla.

Order here and you might get a free trial size deodorant.  This link is about a month old so I'm not sure if it still works or not.