Go to the health food store and get a "natural crystal" based deoderant. They seem to work the best, and I have tried just about all brands. Carefully read the ingredients at the health food store too - many products contain toxic parabens.

I tried soap & water for a while and people always noticed that I stink esp. later in the day. I tell them deoderant is bad for you and they just laughed and my boss put in a new code of conduct saying all workers need to shower(of course!! i do that any ways) and also wear deoderant. I need Help!!! I dont want to compromise my health but I also dont want to stink  @ work and get adverse treatment there. (I also have to walk 4 blocks to the city bus then walk andother 2 blocks to the job and I cant afford a car)

I"m amazed at the range of topics that are clearly and cogently presented for about any health question you could ask.  This one is just another EXAMPLE!!  DId you guys who always say Mercola is just a good huckster, NOTICE that he recommended plain old soap and water for the ubiquitous underarm problem??  Thanks, again Dr. Mercola!  ~ Librarygal59

That is not completely true. I live in the south once I changed my diet to organic and locally grown foods the stench has  pretty much dissappeared  I also exercise and take better care of myself. I do not use deodorant. Sometimes I use baking soda or cornstarch. I do notice underarm odor on a day following eating out at a restaurant or holiday family gatherings when I am not adhering to my regular diet. What you consume does make a difference.

Here in the South in the summer you must have two things: Air Conditioning and at least deodorant (you will stink by the end of the day with just soap and water), however we have not been able to find deodorant for women at the regular supermarket.  Does it exist?

Dr. Mercola, I thought your information about the anti-perspirant was excellent. But I completely disagree with your advertisement on the Movie, "The Secret" or anything to do with it. It is pure blasphemy in the eyes of God and Oprah is not even worth listening to, as she is deceiving MANY people!! Gods' word  and being "Born Again"  is what changes peoples' lives, not the Law of Attraction(the ability to manifest either good or bad things in your life). I ask you to remove " All commentary about the secret AND the video of it "on your anti-perspirant  video clip. It just makes me sick to watch such good information be ruined along with promoting false deception as this movie that is destroying peoples lives and also their souls. I watched the movie a few years back and it was sickening!! Several other of my friends thought the same thing. Please don't ruin your good information with such JUNK!! I am a member of your website and purchase products from you regularly. But this was almost more than I could bear to watch this. I sent you a bible with truths in it a while back because I wanted to bless you with a gift after you blessed me with a product. I hope that you read it as it was very important to me for you to do so. Cheryl Mack