Smell good, feel good.

We all know that uncomfortable feeling of clinging our arms to our sides due to your deodorant letting you down...

I DEFINITELY DO. After moving to the South, I discovered my go-to regular deodorants just WILL NOT cut it.

Too many times my boyfriend has given me hugs and exclaimed "Baby. You are 'Tinky!!" AND NOW, he can SMD, because I found a solution. LOL. I stumbled upon this brand when I was looking for add-ons onto my Birchbox. I had a deal that I would receive $5 off a full sized product and I knew I had to try out this deodorant with this discount. This deodorant runs about $9. Yes, this is quite high for deodorant...

You guys know I am cheap and prefer anything that is inexpensive... ! However, this is definitely worth the few extra bucks. Skip your morning latte and opt for spending that $$ on some of this.

SO GUYS, this is the deodorant I purchased:

The reason I wanted to try this was due to the fact that this brand makes their deodorants with various plants and minerals - a better solution to chemicals. WHICH BY THE WAY, I read sometime awhile back that deodorants are awful for your health.

Deodorants can contain a range of other toxic chemicals, often used to kill odour-causing bacteria. ... "If you can find a natural deodorant that does not contain parabens or aluminium and works just as well for you, then by all means do so, " he said

I'm already pumping my body full of awful things in what I eat etc, so why not help my body a little bit?

On Schmidt's Natural's website they state:

"A New Kind of Deodorant

Schmidt's Naturals was borne from the vision of natural product developer Jaime Schmidt in 2010 during the Maker Movement. With humble beginnings in a Portland, Oregon kitchen, entrepreneurship brought Schmidt's lifetime passion for innovative body care into focus. Motivated to make products that would benefit her family's health, and knowing that the natural deodorant offerings on the market were falling short of consumer expectations, Jaime made it her mission to change the way people think about deodorant."

This is awesome. Not only are they focusing on a natural product, but they carefully select their scents. Here are the scents that you can purchase from them:

.... and they also carry:

Charcoal & Magnesium

(This is the one that I purchased)

Here is the list of ingredients:

Maranta arundinacea (arrowroot) powder
Sodium bicarbonate (baking soda)
Cocos Nucifera (coconut) Oil
Butyrospermum parkii (shea butter)
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride (fractionated coconut oil)
Euphorbia Cerifera (candelilla) Wax
Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil
Magnesium hydroxide
Carbo activatus (activated charcoal)
Natural fragrance
Tocopherol (vitamin E; sunflower-derived)

Who the hell would've thought that this would ACTUALLY work for your sweat?! I was always a firm believer that you NEED all of those other chemicals in order for it to actually work hahah.

Rose + Vanilla Ingredients:

Maranta arundinacea (arrowroot) powder
Sodium bicarbonate (baking soda)
Cocos Nucifera (coconut) Oil
Butyrospermum parkii (shea butter)
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride (fractionated coconut oil)
Euphorbia Cerifera (candelilla) Wax
Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil
Natural fragrance
Tocopherol (vitamin E; sunflower-derived)

Bergamot + Lime Ingredients:

(I didn't know wth bergamot was... so I googled it: "fragrant citrus fruit the size of an orange, with a yellow or green color similar to a lime, depending on ripeness.")

Maranta arundinacea (arrowroot) powder
Sodium bicarbonate (baking soda)
Cocos Nucifera (coconut) Oil
Butyrospermum parkii (shea butter)
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride (fractionated coconut oil)
Euphorbia Cerifera (candelilla) Wax
Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil
Citrus Aurantium Bergamia (Bergamot) Peel Oil
Citrus Aurantifolia (Lime) Oil
Tocopherol (vitamin E; sunflower-derived)

Lavender + Sage Ingredients:

Maranta arundinacea (arrowroot) powder
Sodium bicarbonate (baking soda)
Cocos Nucifera (coconut) Oil
Butyrospermum parkii (shea butter)
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride (fractionated coconut oil)
Euphorbia Cerifera (candelilla) Wax
Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil
Lavandula Angustifolia (Lavender) Oil
Salvia Sclarea (Clary) Oil
Tocopherol (vitamin E; sunflower-derived)

Ylang - Ylang + Calendula Ingredients:

(Again.. wth are these things?! Apparently I am not partaking in many healthy foods for not knowing what these are!? I'll google them for you guys:

Ylang Ylang: a sweet-scented essential oil obtained from the flowers of a tropical tree, used in perfumery and aromatherapy.

Calendula: Calendula officinalis, the pot marigold, ruddles, common marigold or Scotch marigold, is a plant in the genus Calendula of the family Asteraceae. ---- it's a flower.. lol)

Maranta arundinacea (arrowroot) powder
Sodium bicarbonate (baking soda)
Cocos Nucifera (coconut) Oil
Butyrospermum parkii (shea butter)
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride (fractionated coconut oil)
Euphorbia Cerifera (candelilla) Wax
Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil
Cananga Odorata Flower Oil
Calendula Officinalis (Calendula) Oil
Tocopherol (vitamin E; sunflower-derived)

Cedarwood + Juniper Ingredients:

Maranta arundinacea (arrowroot) powder
Sodium bicarbonate (baking soda)
Cocos Nucifera (coconut) Oil
Butyrospermum parkii (shea butter)
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride (fractionated coconut oil)
Euphorbia Cerifera (candelilla) Wax
Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil
Cedrus Deodara Wood Oil
Juniperus Communis Fruit Oil
Tocopherol (vitamin E; sunflower-derived)

If you are not wanting any of these scents.. they also offer fragrance free!

Frangrance Free Ingredients:

Maranta arundinacea (arrowroot) powder
Sodium bicarbonate (baking soda)
Cocos Nucifera (coconut) Oil
Butyrospermum parkii (shea butter)
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride (fractionated coconut oil)
Euphorbia Cerifera (candelilla) Wax
Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil
Tocopherol (vitamin E; sunflower-derived)

Orrrrr.. you can be a badass and buy the five pack!

This five pack comes with their classics! Honestly, it's worth purchasing. It costs $44 and that's averaging each around $8... SO.. honestly, doesn't save you much money on getting the five pack hahahah. They should probably change their marketing strategy on this. Speaking of marketing strategy, they have an amazing graphic design team or person. I love the colorful and simplistic look to these! It definitely states "we are natural". They also have other product for purchase on their website... but, I'll let you do the research on those ;). If you'd like to purchase any of their deodorants, you can by clicking here.

Thanks again for reading this blog posting on this deodorant brand. I know it's not the most interesting subject, but I hope you find it helpful.

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