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Twelve dollars for men's deodorant? (Original Post) Permanut Sunday OP
72 hr enid602 Sunday #1
Good tip.. Permanut Sunday #10
For that price, True Dough Sunday #2
I don't know if I've ever seen one of those. Permanut Sunday #11
They might, but you may regret it... SeattleVet Yesterday #19
Try the weeekly special at your favorite grocery emporium. BOGOs and half-price sales help, mahatmakanejeeves Sunday #3
No Harris Teeter here, going to check Grocery Outlet and Costco. Permanut Sunday #12
Used to buy Dove, it's gotten pretty Luciferous Sunday #4
Dove is the $12 one, gotta check out the Suave. Permanut Sunday #13
They stopped selling the Suave product that I used. Suave Antiperspirant Deodorant Clinical Protection Coconut Kiss LeftInTX 4 hrs ago #29
Go to Dollar Tree. It's $1.25. SheltieLover Sunday #5
We do have a Dollar Tree nearby, good tip.. Permanut Sunday #14
Shower gel & shampoos too! SheltieLover Yesterday #20
I'm going to tell you a story Niagara Sunday #6
Good alert.. Permanut Sunday #15
Thanks. I now warn people about trying new deodorants Niagara 14 hrs ago #24
While driving? Permanut 14 hrs ago #25
Yes, while driving Niagara 11 hrs ago #26
I quietly quit using deodorant a few years ago. johnp3907 Sunday #7
With your, I don't trust any of the brands vapor2 Sunday #8
You know, I think it is one of those things that we overuse. Permanut Yesterday #17
I fell like I've kinda dried up as I've aged. johnp3907 Yesterday #18
Crystal deodorant, made of alum salts CousinIT Sunday #9
Never heard of it, good tip.. Permanut Sunday #16
This is a popular brand but there are others. CousinIT 23 hrs ago #23
In between showers Marthe48 Yesterday #21
I do that as well. It works! And then I use the CousinIT 23 hrs ago #22
Do some of your friends True Dough 8 hrs ago #27
I'm a fine girl Marthe48 1 hr ago #30
I'm a hairy, sweaty middle easterner. LeftInTX 4 hrs ago #28

Permanut

(8,337 posts)
10. Good tip..
Sun Mar 15, 2026, 11:41 PM
Sunday

Mrs. Permanut would like to travel to Paris when this insanity is over. She'd probably appreciate if I splurged.

Permanut

(8,337 posts)
11. I don't know if I've ever seen one of those.
Sun Mar 15, 2026, 11:44 PM
Sunday

I'll have to see if the bank will loan me one just for a minute.

SeattleVet

(5,892 posts)
19. They might, but you may regret it...
Mon Mar 16, 2026, 01:46 AM
Yesterday

If they do loan it to you, they'll most likely expect to get at least $120 back!

Sounds like a losing proposition to me.

mahatmakanejeeves

(69,432 posts)
3. Try the weeekly special at your favorite grocery emporium. BOGOs and half-price sales help,
Sun Mar 15, 2026, 09:54 PM
Sunday

Last edited Mon Mar 16, 2026, 03:59 AM - Edit history (1)

especially at Harris Teeter, which usually doesn't require to buy two.

The price at Dollar Tree
Dollar-twenty-five Tree
Dollar-fifty Tree has ratcheted up to where it's not a bargsin anymore.

LeftInTX

(34,183 posts)
29. They stopped selling the Suave product that I used. Suave Antiperspirant Deodorant Clinical Protection Coconut Kiss
Tue Mar 17, 2026, 04:31 AM
4 hrs ago

Now I'm using Dove

Permanut

(8,337 posts)
14. We do have a Dollar Tree nearby, good tip..
Sun Mar 15, 2026, 11:51 PM
Sunday

Even at a buck and a quarter they have some good values - paint brushes, masking tape and such.

Niagara

(11,740 posts)
6. I'm going to tell you a story
Sun Mar 15, 2026, 10:00 PM
Sunday

Last year, I purchased ladies Dove 0% aluminum and paraben free. It's Shae Butter scent (it smells really nice) and it's 72 hour deodorant.

About 3 or 4 weeks later, I had this incredible pain stabbing me in my right armpit. It was almost as wild as the time that I got stung by a yellowjacket in the same armpit. I actually took my shirt off to make sure that I wasn't being stung.


I went searching through Reddit and it's a closed discussion from 3 years ago. The title is:Under my armpits have been hurting and aching, and I'm getting paranoid it's cancer 😭 someone help. Has theirs happened to anyone else?


There were quite a few comments and responses that said this armpit pain became a problem for them in the same armpit with the same Dove deodorant that I purchased.


I stopped using the deodorant and the pain went away after a few days.


This deodorant was almost $8.


I've only been wearing it on Tuesdays and the rest of the time I wear my regular deodorant. Once the dispenser is used up, I'll never buy this stuff again. And so far wearing it only once a week hasn't been an issue. But everyday use there's some sort of reaction to it.


Be careful out there when purchasing expensive and new to you deodorants!

Niagara

(11,740 posts)
24. Thanks. I now warn people about trying new deodorants
Mon Mar 16, 2026, 05:41 PM
14 hrs ago

Plot Twist. The yellowjacket sting happened while I was almost home and while driving.

I made it home however.

johnp3907

(4,290 posts)
18. I fell like I've kinda dried up as I've aged.
Mon Mar 16, 2026, 12:09 AM
Yesterday

I noticed less and less underarm perspiration, and with that the absence of odor. I would just put one quick swipe under each arm. Seemed like I was just doing it out of habit.

CousinIT

(12,500 posts)
9. Crystal deodorant, made of alum salts
Sun Mar 15, 2026, 11:26 PM
Sunday

Spray, solid rock (run it under water before applying), or roll-on.. Works and no chemicals, weird smells, nothing. It kills the germs that cause odor.

It works for me but probably not for everyone. It’s usually pretty cheap.

The scented 72-hour stuff or whole body stuff costs $$$

Marthe48

(23,080 posts)
21. In between showers
Mon Mar 16, 2026, 07:17 AM
Yesterday

I'll swab my armpits with alcohol. I'm alone a lot, so as long as I can stand myself

My daughter just paid $12 for deodorant, which I thought was crazy. But when I was shopping for deodorant recently, the prices on all products were sharply up.

LeftInTX

(34,183 posts)
28. I'm a hairy, sweaty middle easterner.
Tue Mar 17, 2026, 04:24 AM
4 hrs ago

You know what they say about armpit hair and BO? It's true. I'm a she. It isn't the hair, it's the pores.

I'm almost 70 years old. This isn't going away...ugh...

Anyway, I splurge!
I even use Certain Dri when it gets bed.
Wash my pits with Hibiclens.

You name it....

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