Is Antiperspirant bad for you?

Question

Ive read mixed reviews...Stating that the Aluminum in them blocks glands leading to Lymphoma or breast cancer. I know the the glands there leave our body open so maybe it could be mildly toxic...anyone have any info on this? I can't seem to find 1 source that says yes or no just a lot of maybes lol!!!

if so is there anything w/o Aluminum? I Know its been linked to Alzheimer's :(

Answer 1

There are reports attributing antiperspirant to incidences of breast cancer in both men and women. As a matter of fact, we are well aware of a guy who ended up with cancer underneath his armpit. where some lymph nodes are located. The logical conclusion was that his liberal use of antiperspirant and deodorants contributed to his contracting cancer.


Should I be concerned about parebens in antiperspirants?

Recently, a small study found laboratory evidence of low levels of substances called parabens in some samples of breast cancer tumors. Parabens are used in some underarm products as preservatives and may have entered the breast through the underarms in these cases. A possible concern is that in other studies, parabens have been found to have weak estrogen-like properties.


Estrogen is a female hormone known to cause breast cells (normal and cancerous) to grow and divide, and some conditions that increase the body’s exposure to estrogen (not having children, late menopause, obesity, etc.) have been linked to an increased risk of breast cancer.




ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE Is It Aluminum?

Should you throw away your aluminum pots and pans, stop using antiperspirants and antacids, and drink aluminum-free water? Reports about the effect of aluminum on the body, and the implication that it plays a role in Alzheimer's disease, have prompted many people to worry.

"You can't believe the number of these calls that I get," says Dr. Daniel Perl, a neuropathologist at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York and a proponent of the aluminum theory. "I get hundreds of them."


Why has aluminum been linked to Alzheimer's disease? The circumstantial evidence that aluminum can be associated with - or sometimes cause - damage in the nervous system is compelling


Aluminum accumulates in lesions in the brains of Alzheimer's patients. It builds up in degenerating nerve fibers (neuritic plaques) and shriveled filaments inside the cells called neurofibrillary tangles.


Before the cause was recognized, people receiving dialysis for chronic renal failure would sometimes develop "dialysis dementia." Accumulation of aluminum in their bodies led to brain damage resembling that of Alzheimer's disease.


Although the tangles have proved to be different in structure from those in Alzheimer's. Eliminating aluminum from dialysis fluid and equipment has subsequently made dementia an exceedingly rare complication of the procedure.


* Several epidemiological studies have linked the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease to the level of aluminum in drinking water


Studies on the island of Guam, where the water has a high level of aluminum, show that the natives suffer from an increased frequency of neurological diseases characterized by aluminum-containing tangles similar to those in Alzheimer's. Aluminum is not believed to be the primary cause of these diseases, but a contributory role has not been ruled out.

Answer 2

Well I have no idea if its bad or not. Personally, I use the ones with aluminum cause the others just don't work for me. Perhaps for you they might though. Some brands: Tom's of Maine, Jason, and Crystal. I think Stetson and Old Spice don't either if you want to smell like a guy. Go to the organic section of your grocery store or any specialty organic store and you'll find the first three. Check department stores too. I don't know why more men's deodorants don't have aluminum- maybe flower smells are made with it? Who knows? Good luck!

Answer 3

Deodorants now are advertising right on the label when they don't contain aluminum. I look for those.
Since there does seem to be a connection between aluminum and Alzheimer's, I think it best to stay away from aluminum in deodorants

Answer 4

I would think that if you did use something that had aluminum over a long period of time it would contribute or link someone to Alzheimer's. But you would have to use it for a long period of time, along the lines of 30+ years. I don't have the one right answer but I would say yes it would over long exposure.

Answer 5

No it isn't bad for you. Now they've linked powdered coffee creamer to Alzheimers. But what can you believe anyway?

Answer 6

Well, It would be better to smell good in front of someone even when the risks are somewhat low rather that to be smelly in front of your friends.