Antiperspirants - The Dangers of Sweat Prevention

Our bodies have many ways of releasing toxins from within. You may be surprised to know that toxins are released when we sweat.. Sweat can come out of our pours from behind our ears, knees and out of our armpits. When we sweat we are also eliminating toxins. If we use antiperspirants to prevent the sweat from coming out of our armpits, we are also preventing our bodies from eliminating some of our toxic build up. If we prevent our bodies from releasing these toxins, what are the results? Some suggest it could lead to our lymph nodes getting clogged below the arms where they would normally be sweat out. 

These toxins do not just simply disappear. When toxins begin to concentrate in any one area it can result in cell mutation. Cell mutations are in fact a form of cancer. The Antiperspirants did a good job in preventing us from sweating, however, with this information, you have to ask yourself, is it worth the risk? Even though we can sweat from places all over our body, a build up of toxins can result from plugging up any areas that our bodies are trying to purge these toxins from. 

In addition to stopping toxins from being sweat out of the body, antiperspirants contain Aluminium Chlorohydrate, as an active ingredient. The suspicion of aluminium as one of the contributing factors to Alzheimer's started back in the 1950's. In more recent years it has also been related Breast Cancer. It is important to note that using an antiperspirant directly after shaving can also increase this risk as it allows the chemicals to seep into the skin through very minute cuts in the skin as a result of shaving. 

Maybe there have not been enough studies to prove or disprove the link between breast cancer and antiperspirants However, just because people are not dropping dead instantly from smoking, it does not mean they should not smoke. It's time to use our heads. Nothing good ever comes from the prevention of a good flushing out of any bad… uh… material.

This we cannot deny. Chemicals are bad for our bodies. We're certainly better off without them. So, now you're probably wondering what you can do about those unsightly underarm sweat spots. I guess if you really have a problem, and you made the decision not to use antiperspirants to prevention your sweating you could bring along several shirts or blouses to change into. Maybe your problem isn't sweat, but more along the lines of body odor. 

Have you ever heard of using baking soda? Yep, you read that right. I was shocked at how well this worked for me and other members of my family willing to try it. In fact baking soda works far better than any other deodorant I've ever used. Just don't put it on too heavily. My friend developed a bit of a rash at first. I told her to brush it off after patting it on. So, she stopped using it for just a few days, then started to apply it again after her rash subsided. To her delight, it worked just fine and she has not had any more rash problems.