Citrus Grove Natural Deodorant

Our skin is covered with millions of tiny microbes and bacteria that make up our skin's flora. This skin flora differs from person to person based on diets, constitution, genetics etc. Naturally occurring bacteria live in our armpits too.

Our Armpits have special sweat glands called Apocrine Glands which release a mixture of sweat, protein and fat. A common misconception we have is that our sweat smells but what really causes us to have body odour is when the bacteria, (living in our pits) breaks down the protein and fat released from our armpits, it is this broken down byproduct that causes body odour.

Natural Deodorants work by creating an environment that doesn't allow the bacteria to thrive in your armpits. Ingredients like Magnesium Hydroxide and non-nano Zinc Oxide create an alkaline environment in the pits that neutralises the bacteria living there and therefore eliminates body odour.

Magnesium Hydroxide creates a high PH environment in your armpits that discourages the bacteria to grow there. As it doesn’t get absorbed into your skin or block your skin's pores (like aluminium does) it works effectively to eliminate the bacteria living in that area. It is also very gentle on the skin, it helps balance the body’s natural pH without stripping the skin of moisture or causing irritation and damage to the sensitive armpit skin. Magnesium Hydroxide is highly effective as it slowly changes the pH of your skin over the day and therefore leads to long-lasting freshness.

Zinc Oxide is anti-microbial in nature and therefore works to combat the bacteria that feeds on the fat and protein in our sweat. Zinc Oxide is an ingredient in skincare that has been used for thousands of years. Zinc is commonly used to treat and heal wounds, irritation and damaged skin, therefore in our formulation Zinc Oxide is used to soothe and protect your sensitive skin in the armpit area. We use non-nano Zinc Oxide because the non-nano particle size will not allow for the zinc to get absorbed into the skin and therefore does not block your pores while working effectively to deodorise your pits.

Absolutely! We've formulated this deodorant keeping in mind the most sensitive of skin. All our ingredients are super gentle on your skin. Our Active ingredients, Zinc Oxide and Magnesium Hydroxide are absolutely safe on sensitive skin so you should not have a problem. If you do experience irritation, it might be due to the essential oils in the deodorant. Hit us up in that case, we could make you an unscented version.

Sometimes when your natural deodorant melts in warmer temperatures and while resolidifying it becomes grainy. This is absolutely normal. To fix this all you have to do is keep it out in direct sun until it appears to have melted down. Then use a clean spoon to stir the contents completely until they look combined. Finally put the deodorant tin into the freezer for 30 mins. Your deodorant cream should be back to its balmy texture. Keep in a cool dark place out of sunlight to avoid change in texture.

Antiperspirants work by getting absorbed into your sweat glands and plugging your pores, they are designed to keep you from sweating. But hey! We believe, its absolutely natural to sweat, in fact we sweat to regulate our body's temperature. So why prevent your body from doing its job?

Our deodorant works by eliminating body odour. While it does absorb some sweat, our deodorant is not an antiperspirant. It does not block the skin’s pores, allowing the skin in your pits to breathe freely and remain healthy.

Sometimes, when you switch to a natural deodorant from an antiperspirant, your pores might be completely clogged up. Your body might require a bit to readjust to using a natural deodorant. Just give it a week, it will begin to last longer and longer.

While this will vary based on how often you re-apply the deodorant through the day, we've found our 30gm deo tins to last a single person at least 6 weeks to 2 months.

Most definitely! Our Deodorant Cream will get absorbed into your skin whether or not you have armpit hair. If you prefer, you could remove the deodorant onto your fingers, soften it and then apply onto your armpits.

This will vary from person to person based on activity levels, your diet, stress etc. So we'd suggest starting out with a pea-sized amount for each armpit after a bath and working your way up or down from there depending on how it works for you.

Our formulation has worked for most people with fairly active routines for at least 18+ hours.