Every time I travel I manage to forget something I really need.....
...It was a boiling hot day when half of grooviest London descended on the tiny village. Organising myself in the hotel, I found that my deodorant had managed to slip through the net - easy to replace except that I have finally found a natural deodorant that actually works called Crystal Spring. A stick of pure ammonium alum salt, it is an effective as an hard-core chemical equivalent. Hoping to find a chemist I strolled down the high street and -lo!-nestled between two pubs was a health food shop and sitting on a shelf was my own beloved Crystal Spring in a handy travel size. Grand.
Bella Freud "Bella on beauty" The Sunday Telegraph: Stella Magazine
Tried & Tested: The closer panel give their verdict on Natural Deodorants
Crystal Spring Natural Body Deodorant. 4/5 "This works like a stick deodorant, but you wet it first. It was sticky, but once it dried I felt fresh all day."
CLOSER Magazine: 7-13 October '06 "Dear Dr Mark" pg 83
ARE CANCER SCARES TURNING PEOPLE OFF ANTI-PERSPIRANTS?
Recent cancer scares linked with chemicals in anti-perspirants have seen a huge rise in the sale of natural deodorants. Hampshire importer Crystal Spring has had to fly cargoes of deodorant in from Thailand and use larger warehouse facilities to keep up with the demand.
Sales have doubled in the last year. This follows a scientific report saying that a specific chemical 'parabens' - present in some anti-perspirants was found in women suffering from breast cancer.....
Wessex Cancer Trust "Summer Newsletter 2005"
Many years ago, a famous doctor warned me of the dangers of anti-perspirants. In fact, he advised non-use of deodorant. Water, he said, is better for you. I heeded his advice, but it is difficult sometimes to rush into the bathroom and have a quick wash. Finally, the all-natural deodorant has come along, consisting of lumbs of pure crystalline alum-an abundant compound. Wet the crystal with water and roll on. It masks body odour by leaving an invisible layer of mineral salts and allows the body to perspire naturally.
