I believe that about antiperspirant, since our bodies use perspiration to detox.
But since deo by definition doesn’t prevent sweating, and only works to prevent the skin bacteria from turning smelly, I don’t view it as unhealthy like the antiperspirant is.
I have used the biological spray that re-set the mix of bacteria on the skin to a normal balance. That helped a lot when we lived in TX and my pits had this funky smell that nothing would eliminate: not even scrubbing with soap and a loofah! This stink pretty much disappeared within days after we moved to a drier climate.
But works best for me, sadly, is to be low carb. I wasn’t full keto, but pretty close, and I had zero pit funk during that time. Not only did my pits stop stinking; the mosquitos stopped biting me, too. But that’s another topic.
Now that we are more paleo-type eaters, I do have to use deo to prevent some stink (but nothing like the Texas-induced funk). This is my homemade deo with safe ingredients. It works great unless I eat something real sugary, which brings back the scary funk for a day. Using the IR sauna gets it out of me pretty fast if I remember to use it.
