Summer has been in full swing here in the UK over the past couple of weeks, and although it appears that a number of its inhabitants don’t appreciate the benefits of a good deodorant, keeping my pits smelling sweet is high on my list of priorities when the sun comes out to play!
New from The Body Shop, promising 24 hour protection and containing no aluminium salts or parabens, DeoDry claims to provide a natural anti-bacterial effect. The essential oils included in its ingredients have also been selected for their natural odour control properties.
I decided to give this a go as it was included in the samples I took home with me from the latest blogger event hosted by The body Shop last week and I’m generally pleased with the quality of its products.It also happened to be a steaming week in terms of weather so the conditions were perfect to test it out properly.
Unfortunately, this didn’t work at all for me. It took an age to dry when I applied it and did little to keep me feeling fresh and dry as the day progressed. The sharp, detergent-like scent quickly wore off and if you’re sweating buckets on a steaming hot day – then you’re screwed! I found it offered little protection and even on days where my movement was minimal it just didn’t hold up at all.
It promises to minimise white marks, but again it failed on this promise too. It applies clear but after a short while I found white marks visibly on my underarms. The deodorant also became “bitsy” so I looked as if I had minute stray balls of cotton nestling in my pits – what the hell?!!
This also comes in a stick form, which may perform better (I do tend to prefer stick to roll-on deodorants) but since I haven’t tried that out, I can’t offer an opinion on that version. I tend to stick to Mitchum as that is what consistently works for me and I’ve already resumed that relationship.
You can check the range out online here
How much is it? £4.00
Where can I buy it? The Body shop in-store and online
I had high hopes for this since it seems to have good and un-harmful ingredients, but I have yet to read a single positive review on it :-/ Too bad.
I was looking at this recently but decided against it, the whole 'all natural' thing never seems to work with deodorant.. a shame really. I shall stick to my Nivea. Thanks x
I used it the other day and I seem to be allergic to roll ones as I usually react to them after a few days, with this one, I reacted on the very first day.
I won't say what happened as it's quite nasty but I would have thought a natural deodrant would have been better than the usual roll ons but it was worse!
Thanks for this! I was curious about the new deodorant range xx
I recently bought the green one of these and though initially pleased by the scent and lack of white marks, it has totally failed in the last couple weeks of hot weather. Massive shame xx
try the origins no offense one. it's all natural (full of essential plant and fruit oils), and alcohol free. smells divine as well… it's just a deodorant though, not anti-perspirant, but def worth a try. it took me 2 years to finish one stick, so great value! xx