I would recommend ditching soap and antiperspirant. Keep your diet clean and nature will balance out and leave you smelling quite nicely.

Honestly - no. I am too afraid to smell. My antiperspirant works very well for me and I've had no ill effects from it - so I see no need for a change - I'm sure this will be unpopular - but it's honest.

I avoid antiperspirants all together because they in effect make me perspire more, smell bad, make my armpits break out and stain my clothes. I use a salt deodorant and wear breathable fiber clothes, so yes.

Yes~ Also watch what kind of lotions, soaps and hair care products you use as well as toothpaste ;-)

Antiperspirants irritate my pits and make my always-sweaty underarms sweat more, which ruins my clothes with aluminum-salts stains. So yes, I avoid them!

Luckily, I don't have much odor to my sweat.

With much trepidation, I stopped using conventional deodorant a few months ago. I was using the "prescription strength" and still felt like I stunk at the end of the day and I knew it was full of toxic chemicals. I had tried natural deodorant like Tom's, but it never worked for me. To my amazement, I didn't need to use deodorant all winter long. Then when spring came, I tried 2/3 apple cider vinegar and 1/3 water in a spray bottle, applied after showers and it works better than any deodorant I've ever tried. I always thought I was cursed with super stinky pits, but honestly I think it was the residue from the chemical deodorant. Now, even with Crossfit and 90 degree heat, I don't stink.

I've been using the rock crystal (or spray version of it) almost exclusively since early fall of last year, and I was convinced I wouldn't be able to deal with it when high temps hit, but I'm doing fine with is and still love using it. The trick is to put it on IMMEDIATELY after showering, maybe including a spray of rubbing alcohol, then rinse and rub the rock, then rinse it and put it in its holding tray.

I've been sweating profusely working out in the veggie garden and haven't missed actual antiperspirant/deodorant, even though the crystal stuff doesn't inhibit sweat. I wasn't expecting that, so I am very pleased. The rock crystal also seems to last a very long time.

EDIT: At another forum, someone just posted this recipe, and she said it works really well:

6 tablespoons of corn starch 2 tablespoons of baking soda 2 tablespoons of coconut oil 10 drops of tea tree oil 1 clean, empty stick deodorant container 1 mixing bowl 1 fork to mix everything together

Fill the container with it and let it solidify overnight.

I tried the crystal, but it didn't work for me at all. So then I did some research and came across Miessence deodorant. I've been using it for a year, and I am never smelly. I found this researching the Environmetal Working Group's Skin Deep website. This site offers ratings on how toxic beauty products are. http://www.ewg.org/skindeep/

Here is the link: http://miorganicproducts.com/bodycare/aroma_free_rollon_deodorant.php

Yes, though I admit it isn't 100% proven. I use Old Spice for now, I don't love the smell but I haven't found anything else that works and is available widely. Tom's of Maine straight up gave me a rash, and Herbal Clear and Lavilin fail very easily.

Based on my reading suggesting that some people can be "blind" to their own odors (I posted a link on a related thread but can't put it to hand right now), I continue to use conventional antiperspirants in social situations (e.g. work) and soap/shampoo when bathing. I use a crystal deodorant for yoga class and nothing before heavy exercise.

I have foregone shampoo at times and was unimpressed with the results.

EDIT: here's reportage in the popular press in 2007 of the research. Some people can't smell their own androstenone: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/09/070916143523.htm and here: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/10/071030080645.htm

Yes. I haven't used an antiperspirant since college, and I'm 31 years. This had nothing to do with paleo, just plain old alternative health stuff.

I use Aubrey Men's Stock with good results, and I'm a sweaty bastard:

http://www.google.com/products/catalog?q=aubrey+men%27s+stock+deodorant&hl=en&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=shop&cid=6883705616415914607&sa=X&ei=Ljn_TYyMDoz1gAfZyIHeCw&ved=0CGAQ8wIwAA

I switched to plain deodorant, primarily to reduce the amount of stuff I put on my skin when I went no 'poo. Also, when i had previously noticed, that the anti-perspirant actually made me sweat when I wasn't actually doing anything. I would actually start sweating within an hour of application. i guess the main reason that I stopped using it was to sweat, and therefore smell, less throughout the day.

I don't use any soap, and only use baking soda or apple cider vinegar to wash my hair, but I still find I need to use deodorant, otherwise I tend to smell a bit after a while. I'm going to go on a camping trip later, and go no deo for a week, and see what happens.

Yes, I've been using a salt crystal deodorant for over a year now. Completely effective and natural, and also hypoallergenic.

Depends on where I am planning to go and if it is hot, otherwise I use salt crystal.

Yes, I avoid, mostly. I've had the same unscented stick for about three years I think. The one I had before this one got that old too and I ended up throwing it out before it was gone. I just hardly ever use it. And I don't like the natural ones; they're too smelly and sticky.

I've never tried the crystal, but I've been meaning to pick one up, BECAUSE, ALAS, since I started eating meat a few months ago, I'm way stinkier! I was a vegetarian for a million years, and I was NEVER very sweaty or smelly. I'm not real thrilled about the change. I'm pretty sure I'm healthier now though, so I'll take it.

I would recommend to use aluminium free deodorants as chemicals are harmful for skin. So take care of your skin while eliminating odor.

I use bicarbonate of soda, just rub some into your armpits, works amazingly well, doesn't stain your clothes and no element of risk to health

Yes. I tried Tom's of Maine deodorant, but it wasn't strong enough. I now make my own by mixing coconut oil and baking soda. It works better than commercial deodorants.

I've also dropped conventional soap (I use Dr. Brenner's) and I use Tom's of Maine fluoride-free toothpaste. I figure the fewer "extra" chemicals I'm getting, the better. 8)