My Experience Being Slowly Killed By An Axe

Axe Clix deodorant stick will kill your @ss lickity-split! Well maybe not exactly, in actuality this product only scored 5 out of 10 (moderately hazardous). This is good because it is not nearly as hazardous as the mercury (10) my mother let me play with as a child and which I just found out is linked to birth defects and reproductive organ cancers (my next check-up should be fun).

Ingredients - Dipropylene Glycol, Water, Propylene Glycol, Sodium Stearate, Poloxamine 1307, Fragrance, Aminomthyl Propanol, Disodium EDTA, BHT, Green 3 (CI 42053)

Ingredients in order of toxicity (10 being highly toxic and 0 being non-toxic) & concerns:

Fragrance (8) - Neuortoxicity, Allergies/immunotoxicity, Miscellaneous

BHT (6) - Neurotoxicity, Allergies/immunotoxicity, Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive),   Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs), Occupational hazards, Biochemical or cellular level changes

Propylene Glycol (4) - Allergies/immunotoxicity, Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive), Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs), Enhanced skin absorption

Disodium EDTA (3) - Neurotoxicity, Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive), Enhanced skin absorption

Aminomthyl Propanol (2) - Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs), Contamination concerns (NITROSAMINES-in the presence of nitrosating agents,OXAZOLIDINE)

Dipropylene Glycol (1) - Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs)

Sodium Stearate (1) - Occupational hazards

Green 3 [CI 42053] (1) - None Identified

Poloxamine 1307 (0) - None Identified

Water (0) - Innocuous

What scares me is that the most highly toxic ingredient is the most vague ingredient! Because it is impossible to research something that is kept secret I decided to look up the next most hazardous ingredient on the list, BHT.

BHT

This is also listed in many products as DBPC; Advastab 401; Agidol; Agidol 1; Alkofen BP; Antioxidant 29; Antioxidant 30; Antioxidant 4; Antioxidant 4K; Antioxidant KB; Antioxidant 8. Oops, I guess not all antioxidants are so good for you. I should probably stop thinking that everything labelled an antioxidant is beneficial.

The best concern on the list... this can change your body at the cellular or biochemical level. Perhaps this is the cause of my growing breasts. I didn't notice them until I started using deodorant a couple years ago.I really do not have bad body odor (I think I smell like strawberries) so for me the best plan of action is to only use it when I expect to be in situations where I may become nervous and sweat more. Another alternative I have is to use a natural product like Tom's of Maine's Fresh Apricot Deodorant; because who doesn't like apricots?

The product and ingredient information on this blog was found at http://www.cosmeticsdatabase.com/.