Deodorants Cause Breast Cancer! Really?
By julito
@antonbunot (11146)
Calgary, Alberta
October 4, 2016 8:21pm CST
My wife told me a while ago that deodorants cause breast cancer according to her fellow health workers. I asked her what is in antiperspirants/deodorants that causes cancer. She got no idea; so I decided to find out in the internet.
Aluminum! Almost all deodorants/antiperspirants contain aluminum. However, according to medical experts it is not scientifically and medically proven that it causes breast cancer.
So, don't stop using your favorite antiperspirant-deodorant brand yet. If you cease using it, especially if you live in the tropics, you better find an organic deodorant.
Is there an organic antiperspirant-deodorant?!
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17 responses
@SIMPLYD (90717)
• Philippines
5 Oct 16
Yes, there is - tawas or maybe lemon .
But anyway , a lot of products s are said to be cancer causing . If that is the case , then , we should have so much patience in doing things that can make us feel , look and smell good naturally or manually . . 
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
10 Oct 16
@antonbunot just take a picture of your chest and make a discussion here kabsat.we will know that is your chest
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@antonbunot (11146)
• Calgary, Alberta
5 Oct 16
@marlina . . . . But mine still the same after 30 years! hahahaha
. . . . But mine still the same after 30 years! hahahaha3 people like this
@toniganzon (77064)
• Philippines
5 Oct 16
Yes, in fact I've been using one for about three years now. I've been aware of that fact three years ago and I started my search for organic or natural deodorants that has no alum.
However, some people stick to lemon as their deo and it's effective. The downside with the lemon is when you have sensitive skin. Lemon is acidic and can cause burning of the skin which happened to me when I tried it.
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@toniganzon (77064)
• Philippines
5 Oct 16
@antonbunot I've never heard of avocado as a deo. It's rich in vitamin E that could make our skin glow but deodorant?
I won't try it at all, i'll just eat it.
I won't try it at all, i'll just eat it.1 person likes this
@antonbunot (11146)
• Calgary, Alberta
5 Oct 16
@toniganzon . . . How about sampaguita flowers' juice . . . O, that would be the best deodorant. You know, I am not kidding, I don't perspire here in Canada. Just a bit when I play tennis during summer. 
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@antonbunot (11146)
• Calgary, Alberta
5 Oct 16
@toniganzon Try avocado! If it does not work, just eat it . .
@nanette64 (20363)
• Fairfield, Texas
5 Oct 16
The aluminum is absorbed through the skin's pores and travels to the mammary gland causing the cancers @antonbunot . Organic? Yes.
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@antonbunot (11146)
• Calgary, Alberta
6 Oct 16
@nanette64 Hmmm, you may be right.
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@nanette64 (20363)
• Fairfield, Texas
6 Oct 16
@antonbunot I don't think any amount of aluminum in the body system would be good.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
5 Oct 16
apply lemon or calamansi, kabsat. it even whitens the skin. nyahahaha!
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@antonbunot (11146)
• Calgary, Alberta
10 Oct 16
@ridingbet No underarm hairs talaga . . or you shave them! I shave mine.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
16 Oct 16
@antonbunot none, kabsat. no hairs, even those lanugo-type hairs, or very fine hairs- nada, that is why i can wear sleeveless or halter-type shirts.
@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
9 Oct 16
@antonbunot my underarms are not black, they are white, and no hair too.i can even wear sleeveless shirts and no odor as well.i use an antiperspirant and deodorant in one roll on.
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@toniganzon (77064)
• Philippines
5 Oct 16
It's the alum in the deodorants. Check the labels of the commercial deodorants that you're using.
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@antonbunot (11146)
• Calgary, Alberta
5 Oct 16
@toniganzon Yeah?! I guess I should stop using antiperspirants . . anyway, it is cold here in Canada and I don't perspire at all. Seriously, I also shave my armpit hairs. I feel good with hairless armpits.
@LadyDuck (502148)
• Italy
5 Oct 16
@antonbunot I use deodorants also in winter, even if I do not perspire, I like to feel fresh and smell good.
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@antonbunot (11146)
• Calgary, Alberta
5 Oct 16
@LadyLuck . . . I seldom use antiperspirants/deodorants during winter . . . I asked my wife one time if I smelled offensive . . she said no . . . I think it is because we don't perspire or sweat during winter except in the gym.
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@Iam_jauntyjen (5452)
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7 Nov 16
There is! visit They are proudly Philippine-made. They ship to US as well.
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@Iam_jauntyjen (5452)
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8 Nov 16
@antonbunot could you try this link
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@antonbunot (11146)
• Calgary, Alberta
5 Oct 16
I think the antiperspirant/deodorant chemicals contain aluminum . . . not the containers.
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@Plethos (13718)
• United States
6 Oct 16
@antonbunot - maybe its not the deodorant, maybe its the body wash, or soap, or the water. or maybe its just genetics.too many variables.
@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
5 Oct 16
Yes, I think so,, one local brand being sold here in the Philippines is organic; they have lots of organic soap,shampoo, etc. and other products that are free of harmful chemicals.
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@antonbunot (11146)
• Calgary, Alberta
5 Oct 16
@acelawrites Do you think they sell organic deodorants/antiperspirants in adult store?! I will find out.
@antonbunot (11146)
• Calgary, Alberta
5 Oct 16
@acelawrites . . have not seen organic deodorant here. I will drop by one day at an Adult Store . . it may be sold there.
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@antonbunot (11146)
• Calgary, Alberta
10 Oct 16
#thelme55 That would be the best thing to do . . I heard soft and dry antiperspirant is aluminum-free.
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@ms1864 (6882)
• Bangalore, India
5 Oct 16
Yes i read this too...i also saw ways to DIY the deo....but the ingredients are not so readily available in the market here. Also @Yadah04 is right. The problem is with the antiperspirants because they STOP one from sweating. The body naturally NEEDS to sweat...deodorants do not stop sweat..they only target the odor.
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@antonbunot (11146)
• Calgary, Alberta
5 Oct 16
@ms1864 So the ingredient for antiperspirant is the one that contains aluminum?! My wife said the aluminum is absorbed by our body thru the skin pores.
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@ms1864 (6882)
• Bangalore, India
5 Oct 16
Yes. as far as i have read. Your wife is right..that is how it is absorbed...but no reason to worry. There are plenty safe options out in the market. This link might help.
The issue of aluminum chlorides in deodorants has been discussed among manufacturers, scientists and consumers for a couple of years, now. There are different
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@antonbunot (11146)
• Calgary, Alberta
5 Oct 16
@ms1864 she is using soft and dry deodorant/antiperspirant.
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@RitzzView (3041)
• India
6 Oct 16
Being an Amway member even I am being told that deodorants has the ability to cause cancer. To prove this, they give a simple experiment, ie, take a think colorful plastic cover, and spray the deo over it, after a few seconds(when it dries) rub it with your finger. The plastic covers layers are torn kind of. It shows that the color of the plastic had been faded.
Hence it could even affect our body adversely.
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@antonbunot (11146)
• Calgary, Alberta
6 Oct 16
@RitzzView I will tell my wife to use aluminum-free antiperspirants . . . I think what she is using now (soft and dry) does not contain aluminum.
@RitzzView (3041)
• India
6 Oct 16
@antonbunot I don't know whether it's due to the aluminum content or not actually.
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@CoolPeace (1563)
• Miami, Florida
7 Oct 16
You can go to whole foods to buy organic antiperspirant deodorant. You can make your own deodorant you can look it up on the internet or ytube.
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@antonbunot (11146)
• Calgary, Alberta
7 Oct 16
@CoolPeace Thanks. My wife says soft and dry antiperspirant is aluminum-free.
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@bunnybon7 (50970)
• Holiday, Florida
11 Oct 16
there is! a deoderant that is not antipersperant . it seems the idea is if something keeps you from sweating underarms is what causes the cancer. what is needed is go back to the old way and just keep clean and put good smells on.
@antonbunot (11146)
• Calgary, Alberta
5 Oct 16
@JudyEv Maybe rocket scientist found out that the bad guy is not aluminum. Maybe copper or gold . . who knows?!
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