Oi Vey! Allergic reaction!!

Well, remember how happy I was with Tom’s Of Maine’s deodorant? Well, so happy in fact that I tried the lemongrass version of it. At first my armpits felt alright and I was pretty happy. Two days ago I started to feel a little burn there after shaving to wear a top (we’ve been having some really nice sunny days here) but I didn’t take much notice of it. I still felt it yesterday and today, but I guess I didn’t notice it in the shower… While I was trying some cloths on I actually saw that my armpits are chaffed, very red and very very agitated!! So let me put it this way…

If you EVER had issues in which your skin is just sensitive to different stuff, AVOID this deodorant at ALL COSTS!! It feels quite terrible and unpleasant, not to mention I won’t be wearing any tops soon. I can still recommend using the unscented version of the deodorant because I used it for a whole month and never had any reaction.

So with this, I shall conclude today’s negative feedback! Hopefully next time I’ll have some recommendations we can all use, share and love.

After a light morning jog, some bashing.

Today I woke up at 5 am, kinda agitated and restless. I was sleepy and dare I say, pissy. All of a sudden it hit me that I had paid 20$ for a conditioner yesterday. Holy crap! I looked at the bill and realized that the Aubrey Organics Rosa Mosqueta conditioner, that I thought was 10$, costs in fact 19.49$ at WholeFoods. Today I will go and return it, because when you go from not using conditioner to suddenly using one, I dare say that you will not want to pay 20$ for it, even if it has no chemicals in it.

I have been trying several different shampoos in the last couple of days, but a detailed report of my experience will not be found here today, as I am still deeply unsatisfied. Burt’s Bee grapefruit and Sugar Beet shampoo reminds of the way my hair used to smell like after dyeing it and it doesn’t make my hair feel that great either… But I haven’t given up quite yet.

But after a little bashing of Aubrey Organics, and Burt’s Bee I will continue with a little more bashing of Tom’s Of Maine. I was given a sample of their new SLS-Free anti-cavity plus whiting toothpaste, and frankly.. I have tried some awful toothpastes in my life, but this one wins the gross parade. Its very sad for me, because this is actually pretty natural. I am really a huge fan of Tom’s toothpastes and I use them quite regularly. I find that their Natural Antiplaque plus Whitening Gel Toothpaste actually makes my teeth whiter, its pretty natural and the taste is quite nice. I did try the Whole Care version of it, but the color of my teeth quickly changed to a shade of yellow. I tried different flavors, from peach, mango and fennel to regular mint. I must say that I can manage to get used to the Fennel taste (though I warn you about that one), but the peach was just too much.

I like to use different toothpastes for different times of brushing; I use Fluoride-Free toothpastes at night and whitening pastes in the morning. For anyone just wanting to make a switch to a more natural based toothpaste, I would recommend trying the whitening gel variety, as they are much better than any other brand (I’ll post more about that another time), but still don’t have that really really natural chemical free feel to it. For the brave readers, I would really go for ginger and fennel flavors and as for the activity the toothpaste is supposed to produce.. choose the ones most fitted for your daily dental needs. I have to say that I also tried their floss and loved it.

Ok, I need my breakfast now! More details another time.