We’ve been sold a lie.
As a society, we view sweating as an embarrassing act, so we try to combat it at all costs. This misconception motivates the rampant purchase of antiperspirants and deodorants.
But the truth is:
Your armpits build a sweat as a form of detoxification. In fact, they act as a powerful detox center.
Why You Need To Sweat
Sweating is an important bodily function and forms a part of the built in fleshing system. But, the life preserving function is not the only thing it does.
Sweating is one of your primary detox pathways, fully alongside your liver, kidneys, colon, and skin.
Sweating allows your body to detoxify:
• Hormonal toxins
• Heavy metals
• Environmental Pollutants
• Pathogens and waste
Armpits are filled with sweat glands and lymph nodes. During sweating they act as important channels of the detox and immune system.
So when you use aluminum-based antiperspirants, you block sweat? You are shutting down that system. You are saying, “Keep it all in” to your body.
What’s Actually In Antiperspirants?
Let’s evaluate, step by step, what you are most likely applying to your underarms every day:
- Aluminum compounds: Adipose tissue removes sweat from the skin’s surface. Disruption of endocrine function, still researched as a potential cause of breast cancer.
- Synthetic fragrances: Less a specific product label, more a blank check for hundreds of concealed compounds, many of which interfere with endocrine system.
- Parabens and Phthalates: Phthalates (parabens) interfere with estrogen production and reproduction.
- Triclosan: Still used in deodorants, even though banned in soaps. Interferes with estrogen as well as gut and hormonal health.
- Propylene Glycol: Produced from petroleum. Disruption of the gut microbiome with endocrine system can result in irritation.
These are not inert: Many of these products are toxic and hormonal disruptors. These products enter the bloodstream and accumlate in hormonal sensitive sites such as the breast and the lymphatic tissue.
What are the effects of stopping antiperspirant use?
If you stop using antiperspirant, you should expect the following:
- Increased perspiration
- Increased odor
- These things are likely to happen as sweat glands start to function properly after years of obstruction.
- Advantages that come with the switch:
- Sweat odor becomes significantly milder
- Natural regulation of perspiration
- Skin starts detoxing from hormonal disruptors
- Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs) resets.
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