A few weeks ago, I took the idea of quitting my antiperspirant once I finished the current gel stick I was using. Today I have completed it. I have decided I would document my change as I switched to a deodorant as though it was a science fair project. I will use this blog as my results and data depot until I have used an entire stick.

My statistics as I begin. I am 5 ft 11inches, I weighed in this morning at 198.2 lbs. I have monthly blood work taken for my kidney disease. So I will be able to view any changes in my blood work through my nephrology office lab work. My last red blood cell count was 11.5 and creatinine count was averaged at 4.1.

My guess on what will happen after this change is that I will just be sweating a bit more in my armpits than normal, but I don't think anything in my monthly blood work will change or help. I have a small guess that sweating overall may go up a bit but nothing drastic. I guess I am wondering what the effects of aluminum zirconium octachlorohydrex gly (antiperspirant) is to the body, if at all. I have been using basically the same type for the last 10 years. I found one that worked and stuck with it.

Some initial information:

Safety Information

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has reviewed the safety of the Aluminum Zirconium Chlorohydrex GLY ingredients and has approved these ingredients for use as ingredients in Over-the-Counter (OTC) antiperspirant drug products.

Upon initial google results, it looks like this ingredient is not harmful and has been approved by the FDA in the United States.