A darling in the blogosphere, I decided to give Schmidt's deodorant a try as I've become increasing less enchanted with my crystal deo stick lately. Somehow the container that holds the crystal has come apart, it's messy and its performance has been unreliable of late (never a good thing with deo!).
I purchased the Lavender and Sage, and it truly does smell like real lavender, and not some sort of approximation. I've only begun to delve into the pot, and on my first go I found it tricky to apply as it's crumbly. The upside to the texture though is that once applied it dries to a powdery and not tacky finish (i.e. Tom's of Maine, blech) and when warmed by your fingers/body it congeals. The thing of it is, I actually don't mind using my fingers to apply deodorant, I just wish this were creamier out of the jar - which given the baking soda and arrowroot is probably impossible.. Despite the challenging consistency at the outset, I'm not letting it deter me yet as I love the combination of ingredients (listed below) and the fact that Schmidt's is a small company, founded a few years ago in Portland, OR, and dedicated to natural products.
Ingredients: Butyrospermum parkii (shea butter), Sodium bicarbonate (baking soda), Maranta arundinacea (arrowroot) powder, Theobroma cacao (cocoa) seed butter, Salvia sclarea (clary sage) essential oil, Lavandula (lavender) essential oil, Tocopherol (vitamin E), Humulus lupulus (hop) extract
In a preliminary try, it's worked well, however I'll update the post when I've fully put it through its paces; in the meantime, have you tried Schmidt's? Comment below!
*After a week of daily trial, I must say, so far so good! It's definitely a step up from my crystal stick and if you can get past the somewhat messy application I would recommend giving it a shot. One word of caution however, I wouldn't recommend applying directly following shaving.
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