What do you do with the little chunks left at the bottom of the antiperspirant ?

@saundyl (9783)
Canada
July 19, 2008 12:34pm CST
I was just wondering what others do....do you save them for something, try to use them or just toss them? I've been tempted to try saving melting them down into a big stick again. BUT i haven't been able to figure out how I'd go about that. I do know -experience speaks from when i was a kid - that if you put it in the microwave...the microwave will stop working because theres some sorta metal in it. I'll have to say my mom wasn't happy with me because i broke her microwave.
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@shymurl (2765)
• United States
19 Jul 08
I use it till it starts to fall apart. then I throw it away. Sometimes I use the gel and then I don't have to worry about any being left at the bottom.
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@saundyl (9783)
• Canada
20 Jul 08
Thats what i do too. I dont use the gel very often though.
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@snowy22315 (171220)
• United States
19 Jul 08
I throw them out. I do somethimes attempt to put small pieces of soap together to use in the shower. I am a little bit of a cheapskate so if I think I can reuse soemthing I usually do,but the deoderant thing doesnt sound like soemthing that I want to play with.
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@saundyl (9783)
• Canada
19 Jul 08
I save the soap chunks and use them in laundry soap later on.
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• United States
19 Jul 08
I have to admit I use the deoderant until there isnt enough to melt down. Dont judge. When I run way low I use my fingers to get the last bit out until it isnt worth keeping. I suppose I could try to combine it but it seems easier to use it until it is gone and toss the container.
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@GardenGerty (157907)
• United States
20 Jul 08
After you have dropped it on the floor and it becomes loose and chunky, put it out in your hot car, only long enough for it to melt and run back together.
@saundyl (9783)
• Canada
20 Jul 08
I've never used it that far down. I somehow always end up with little chunks falling out of the container.
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@lilybug (21107)
• United States
19 Jul 08
I use it as long as I can and then I pitch it. I have never tried digging the stuff out of the bottom and trying to use it. Good luck on your quest to find a way to do it.
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@saundyl (9783)
• Canada
19 Jul 08
It always falls out really easy when i drop it so...I got curious about saving it and melting it down. Others have made good points about ickiness about remelting down something you use under your armpits and allergic reactions of things are heated so I dont think I'm going to be trying.
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@Ldyjarhead (10233)
• United States
19 Jul 08
I use down to the lowest nub and then toss it. I doubt there's any way to do much of anything with it. And no, I don't think I'd go so far as to microwave it and put into another mold. I don't think it's wax like a candle, and yes, I think there's aluminum in it so it would probably spark in the microwave. I'm about as cheap as they come, but I don't think I'd go that far.
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@saundyl (9783)
• Canada
19 Jul 08
I do know if you leave it in the car on a hot day it melts and makes a HUGE mess in ones purse! Mom ended up having to replace her microwave a few times when i was a kid because i liked sticking things in that shouldn't go in microwaves (oups i know better now)
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@scaflone8 (190)
• Philippines
19 Jul 08
I just throw it away. As much as i want to save my money reusing them but it might be dangerous to do so. if You melt those you might change a chemical property of those antiperspirant that might cause some allergens or negative reaction to your skin. take care ~Scaflone~
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@saundyl (9783)
• Canada
19 Jul 08
I never thought about allergic reactions if it was done. Glad i havent tried! Thank you.
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@peavey (16936)
• United States
20 Jul 08
I don't use that kind of deodorant, but I know of people who save a few, then melt them down to make another one. I'm not sure how they mold it or handle it, though. If I used it, I'd figure it out - why throw away something you paid for?
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@saundyl (9783)
• Canada
21 Jul 08
I thought the same thing why throw it away if i paid for it but others pointed out the change in the chemicals for reheating, allergens and the ick factor so...I've decided not to try esp seeing as i'm not sure how i'd go about remolding it. Thank you for responding
@GardenGerty (157907)
• United States
20 Jul 08
My first mother in law used to melt down soap bits in a pan on the stove. Maybe one of those "candle warmers" or a potpouri warmer (miniature crock pot) would work. I have not tried to melt antiperspirant--it would be the aluminum chlorhydrate that killed the microwave. I have melted down (not in microwave) bits of lipstick, adding petroleum jelly to make a gloss.
@saundyl (9783)
• Canada
20 Jul 08
ive never tried melting down lipstick. I had fun one time mixing bits of lipstick with vaseline to make pretty colours.
• Canada
19 Jul 08
I just toss them, because whne they no longer fit into the container, there isn' really any way that I can use them.
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@saundyl (9783)
• Canada
20 Jul 08
That makes sense. Thank you for responding.
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@sid556 (30960)
• United States
20 Jul 08
cute story. sounds like something I would have done. I didn't tho and now I definitly won't. I just throw them away and get a new one.
@saundyl (9783)
• Canada
20 Jul 08
Thank you. I've decided that im just going to continue to throw the little bits away everyone has good points about why not to!
• United States
20 Jul 08
omg i cant believe it broke the microwave!! and i too have wondered what to do with them.. i know i dont let mine get completely out so that i can take them on vacation and use them up then instead of taking a new stick and losing it etc
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@saundyl (9783)
• Canada
20 Jul 08
i always buy a little travel one when i travel so i dont worry if i lose it. IF its to my boyfriends place..i have stuff there of mine.
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@saundyl (9783)
• Canada
21 Jul 08
Thats very true. I like free samples.
• United States
20 Jul 08
i send away for samples.. go to the website of the kind you use and sometimes they give you samples and i just use samples while im gone if possible (if i dont have samples then i do what i mentioned above).. i like signing up for free stuff anyways and its better than paying for small sizes
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@metschica25 (5399)
• United States
20 Jul 08
I try to use it as much as i can before it is gone . Most times it will just make a mess and fall to the floor , and gets chunks everywhere .What a mess it is to clean up . It is crazy . so, usually once it cant go up anymore it will get thrown away
@saundyl (9783)
• Canada
21 Jul 08
Thats a good idea. I usually toss mine as soon as it breaks and isn't nice to use.
• United States
20 Jul 08
when my makeup sticks/lip sticks melt i will freeze them back up.
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• United States
20 Jul 08
This is a topic that I have often thought about. Roll on products like this do leave a lot of wasted stuff that we throw away and where does that end up going? (a thought for another discussion?) think GREEN! I worked in cosmetics years ago and was amazed to find that many women have already saw through this problem and simply buy cream deodorants so they waste nothing. The roll on is simpler so it's the most popular. I save some of mine just in case I run out. Then I can always take something and kind of dig it out, put in my finger tips and use it, go wash my hands and survive the sweating issue. Maybe we could scrap it out, put it in a small cosmetic type jar, add a wee bit of water and save it for hard times? I may go research this idea! Thanks for bringing this issue up!
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@saundyl (9783)
• Canada
21 Jul 08
There's cream deodorants? Thats really neat. I'll be checking for those in our local stores next time i run out!
@Turin7 (2)
• United States
20 Jul 08
here is whatcha gotta do. i take my used sticks, take the top off, and put them in a clothes droor. that way you make your clothes smell all sexified=)!!!
@saundyl (9783)
• Canada
20 Jul 08
i wonder if it would change the smells of certain rooms...like air freshener does
@vaishalik (237)
• India
20 Jul 08
I will never reuse it. Also melting will change its chemicals.
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@Sillychick (3275)
• United States
20 Jul 08
How about putting it in a stocking or small satchel and using it as an air freshener, perhaps to freshen up the hamper? Or on a bathroom shelf to make it smell fresh. I never really thought much about it, but I may try that.
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@saundyl (9783)
• Canada
20 Jul 08
Thats a really good idea I might have to try that with the laundry hamper next round of small chunks!
@cream97 (29087)
• United States
4 Aug 10
I never knew that these deodorant has metal in its chunks. Wow that is a new discovery! I usually will rub what is left over onto my inner thighs and underarms. I will use as much as I can.