Does anyone use magnesium oil for deodorant?

TheDevastator
TheDevastator Posts: 1,626 Member
in Food and Nutrition
It says on the bottle it can be used as a deodorant. I tried some today but not sure how well it works yet. According to certain websites it's one of the best ways to get magnesium other than diet.
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  • TheDevastator
    TheDevastator Posts: 1,626 Member
    But what is deodorant besides an oily, basic substance usually with some kind of scent?
  • Strawblackcat
    Strawblackcat Posts: 944 Member
    I don't know how well it would work, but I wouldn't advise trying it. Magnesium oil burns like hell when you apply it.
  • Carlos_421
    Carlos_421 Posts: 5,132 Member
    edited May 2016
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  • yarwell
    yarwell Posts: 10,477 Member
    TheDevastator wrote: »
    But what is deodorant besides an oily, basic substance usually with some kind of scent?

    Magnesium "oil" is a high strength solution of a magnesium salt in water, so it doesn't have much in common with deodorants. There are also antiperspirants to add to the confusion.
  • KareninLux
    KareninLux Posts: 1,413 Member
    Oh, my. It is a good idea to understand deodorant and antiperspirant and how they work.
  • randomtai
    randomtai Posts: 9,003 Member
    Ew. :sick:
  • tcunbeliever
    tcunbeliever Posts: 8,219 Member
    I make my own from coconut oil, baking soda, and arrowroot. Not familiar with magnesium.
  • TheDevastator
    TheDevastator Posts: 1,626 Member
    edited May 2016
    It seems to work good so far. It does burn on open wounds but not on unbroken skin unless you are allergic to it.
  • ClubSilencio
    ClubSilencio Posts: 2,983 Member
    I've tried it on a few occasions and it burns too much.

    I use baking soda, which can also irritate the skin at first until you get used to it and find the proper amount to apply.

    Occasionally I'll do a sniff check at the gym and it's usually all systems go from here, Jack. :smiley:



  • ClubSilencio
    ClubSilencio Posts: 2,983 Member
    tcunbeliever wrote: »
    I make my own from coconut oil, baking soda, and arrowroot. Not familiar with magnesium.

    What role does the arrowroot play in that?


  • nm212
    nm212 Posts: 570 Member
    Why not just use Crystal deodorant? It's all natural...no chemicals. Can't you get magnesium from food?
  • MelaniaTrump
    MelaniaTrump Posts: 2,694 Member
    Magnesium makes me really sleepy.
    Use Toms deodorant - google it.
    Sold at Walmart.
  • Strawblackcat
    Strawblackcat Posts: 944 Member
    ClubSilencio wrote: »
    tcunbeliever wrote: »
    I make my own from coconut oil, baking soda, and arrowroot. Not familiar with magnesium.

    What role does the arrowroot play in that?


    The arrowroot absorbs moisture and keeps you dry. You can also use cornstarch if you can't find arrowroot.

    I have to say that my favorite natural deoderant is Primal Pit Paste. It's coconut oil based and uses arrowroot and essential oils to keep you dry and stop the stink. They all smell really good! Jacked Up Jasmine is my favorite, though.
  • elphie754
    elphie754 Posts: 7,574 Member
    JanetYellen wrote: »
    Magnesium makes me really sleepy.
    Use Toms deodorant - google it.
    Sold at Walmart.

    I've tried it before, and just no. I don't reccommend this product for anyone. An hour after I left the house I was stopping at cvs to get real deodorant.
  • RodaRose
    RodaRose Posts: 9,562 Member
    I use CRYSTAL (ingredients Potassium Alum) because I am allergic to almost everything else.
  • TheDevastator
    TheDevastator Posts: 1,626 Member
    nm212 wrote: »
    Why not just use Crystal deodorant? It's all natural...no chemicals. Can't you get magnesium from food?
    Magnesium is better absorbed through the skin than digesting pills.
    This is all natural.
  • TheDevastator
    TheDevastator Posts: 1,626 Member
    JanetYellen wrote: »
    Magnesium makes me really sleepy.
    Use Toms deodorant - google it.
    Sold at Walmart.

    I have tried tom's of maine deodorant but that just covers the odor. This magnesium oil seems to neutralize the odor.
  • EvgeniZyntx
    EvgeniZyntx Posts: 24,208 Member
    TheDevastator wrote: »
    nm212 wrote: »
    Why not just use Crystal deodorant? It's all natural...no chemicals. Can't you get magnesium from food?
    Magnesium is better absorbed through the skin than digesting pills.
    This is all natural.

    From your armpit? Doubt that. Saying it doesn't make it so.
  • RoxieDawn
    RoxieDawn Posts: 15,488 Member
    edited May 2016
    TheDevastator wrote: »
    nm212 wrote: »
    Why not just use Crystal deodorant? It's all natural...no chemicals. Can't you get magnesium from food?
    Magnesium is better absorbed through the skin than digesting pills.
    This is all natural.

    Isn't stinkie BO due to possible low magneasium levels? Why not just supplement with a tablet

    Tid for tat.. http://www.mgwater.com/rod17.shtml

    Straight magnesuium oil put on my sensative arm pits (and yes I shave) is a No No.. Ladies do not try this at home, it will hurt!
  • Strawblackcat
    Strawblackcat Posts: 944 Member
    TheDevastator wrote: »
    nm212 wrote: »
    Why not just use Crystal deodorant? It's all natural...no chemicals. Can't you get magnesium from food?
    Magnesium is better absorbed through the skin than digesting pills.
    This is all natural.

    Are you looking for a magnesium supplement or a natural deoderant? Because if you want a magnesium supplement, just take Natural Calm. It's magnesium citrate, which is one of the more absorbable forms, and it won't burn your skin.
  • evileen99
    evileen99 Posts: 1,564 Member
    JanetYellen wrote: »
    Magnesium makes me really sleepy.
    Use Toms deodorant - google it.
    Sold at Walmart.

    If you don't sweat much, Tom's probably works just fine. As someone who sweats, I can tell you that using Tom's deodorant is just like using nothing at all. Thirty minutes after application I was stinky.
  • rosecropper
    rosecropper Posts: 340 Member
    I used to never wear deodorant and didn't smell any worse for it. Every time I went to the bathroom I'd wash my pits with the antibacterial hand soap. Stayed clean & fresh all day.
    That was back when deodorant was sticky roll-on, lung burning aerosol spray, or clumpy sticks that left white residue on clothes. There's better choices now.
  • robot_potato
    robot_potato Posts: 1,535 Member
    evileen99 wrote: »
    JanetYellen wrote: »
    Magnesium makes me really sleepy.
    Use Toms deodorant - google it.
    Sold at Walmart.

    If you don't sweat much, Tom's probably works just fine. As someone who sweats, I can tell you that using Tom's deodorant is just like using nothing at all. Thirty minutes after application I was stinky.

    Yeah. My mom got it for us as teens. Started babysitting just so I could get my own choice of deodorant. Didn't enjoy being the stinky kid in class.
  • yayamom3
    yayamom3 Posts: 939 Member
    evileen99 wrote: »
    JanetYellen wrote: »
    Magnesium makes me really sleepy.
    Use Toms deodorant - google it.
    Sold at Walmart.

    If you don't sweat much, Tom's probably works just fine. As someone who sweats, I can tell you that using Tom's deodorant is just like using nothing at all. Thirty minutes after application I was stinky.

    +3 I smelled like a big ol' skunk within 30 minutes of application. Yuck!
  • TheDevastator
    TheDevastator Posts: 1,626 Member
    RoxieDawn wrote: »
    TheDevastator wrote: »
    nm212 wrote: »
    Why not just use Crystal deodorant? It's all natural...no chemicals. Can't you get magnesium from food?
    Magnesium is better absorbed through the skin than digesting pills.
    This is all natural.

    Isn't stinkie BO due to possible low magneasium levels? Why not just supplement with a tablet

    Tid for tat.. http://www.mgwater.com/rod17.shtml

    Straight magnesuium oil put on my sensative arm pits (and yes I shave) is a No No.. Ladies do not try this at home, it will hurt!

    Interesting link! I take magnesium glycinate in pill form as well. I don't know if it's alternative health propaganda or the truth but many websites say magnesium oil is better absorbed than pills.
  • DearestWinter
    DearestWinter Posts: 595 Member
    I use either Malin + Goetz deo or Meow Meow Tweet deo cream. I stay a little dryer with the latter but I don't stink with either of them and the M+G is easier to apply. I tried Tom's and wasn't happy with it.
  • lisaconklin957
    lisaconklin957 Posts: 17 Member
    edited May 2016
    I used to make my own natural deodorant (coconut oil, Shea butter, baking soda, corn starch), but now I use Piper Wai. It's a cream, charcoal based product and it changed my world. They were on shark tank last year.

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