Mama Kat Thursday: A Sweaty Problem

The Mama Kat prompt today is the word: "Glistening."

Glistening immediately brings perspiration to mind: my hubby's perspiration in particular.
Actually, he's NOT a sweaty guy, but he does have a sweaty problem: about a year ago his armpits developed an allergy to stick antiperspirant.
He's been using Old Spice deodorant and, before that, Brut for decades with an occasional dose of Speed Stick. 

(He's over 60.)

But, sometimes, as we age, our bodies change, and a sudden onset of a sensitivity to something isn't uncommon.
So we tried switching brands. 

We bought some Arm & Hammer stick deodorant. His armpit didn't like that either.
He tried my Secret, the one strong enough for a man, but made for a woman--and, nope. He reacted to it, too.

So, he gave up deodorant altogether and just started using Gold Bond Powder spray instead.  At least it wasn't irritating.

But Gold Bond has no deodorizing properties, a fact he recently aired his dissatisfaction with.
"I wake up at night with my arms over my head," he said," turn my head and get a whiff of my armpit and pew! We need to find some kind of deodorant I can use!"
So, back to the grocery deodorant aisle we went.
 I saw some Tom's of Maine deodorant on the shelf. That's supposed to be all-natural right? Let's try that.
Well, two days later his armpits reacted to the Tom's by starting to itch and turn red. Forget that.

So, I said, "Let me see what sort of natural, homemade deodorant alternatives I can find in Pinterest."

I didn't want to make anything wet or creamy, so I went with a dry cornstarch & baking soda combo recipe and added a shake of Gold Bond to pat under his arms with a powder-puff.
So far, it seems to work for him. I mean, he hardly sweats and what seems smelly to his nose, no one else on earth would notice. 

I gave the cornstarch mix a shot last night and, for me, it's not enough. I glisten far too much for mere cornstarch & baking soda to handle.

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The recipe for cornstarch/baking soda deodorant powder, by the way, is: 

1 part baking soda to 6 parts cornstarch; mix, put in a container & apply with a puff as needed.