Baking Soda Free Zero Waste Deodorant Stick

It’s working for me

I bought the cedar spruce on a whim to try during the winter months. I was expecting for this to be yet another eco friendly deodorant that didn’t really work for me, but I’m pleasantly surprised by how long it lasts! Happy to have given this brand a try.

Smells good but doesnt work for more than a couple hours

Not effective

I tried switching to Meow Meow Tweet after my preferred natural deo was discontinued. This is my second deodorant from this brand. My first was rose geranium scented. I hated that scent from day 1, but used it up because I also hate creating waste. I next bought the grapefruit scent, and that is what I will be reviewing here. It smells sweet and a little citrusy in the tube. The deodorant goes on kind of like coconut oil. It’s solid in the tube, but greasy on the body. For an hour or so, it smells sweet and citrusy on the body as well, but that citrusy scent does not mix well with the smell of my sweat. I know this isn’t an antiperspirant, but more powdery deodorants can sometimes help keep the underarms drier. The slick texture of this product did the opposite. Really just created a breeding ground for bacteria, which is something that cannot be solved by the frequent reapplications I performed while trying to work with this product. Even after showering in the morning and before reapplying the deodorant, I could smell the deodorant mixed with my body odor emanating from my pores. Really unpleasant. I really tried to stick with it, but I can’t go around stinking until this tube is used up. I switched to another natural deo brand that is working much better for me. I hate leaving negative reviews for sustainable products, but I really don’t want someone else to go through what I have. If you can get away with just applying scented essential oils under your armpits and calling it a day, this may work for you, but that was not the case for me.