Deodorants are no exception to the demand for transparency that has taken hold of cosmetics. Suspected of promoting breast cancer and Alzheimer's disease, aluminum salts, in particular, are singled out. "To date, studies are not conclusive, so there is no evidence to suggest that they are harmful. In any case, since the role of these salts is, in theory, to constrict the sweat ducts to limit the flow of perspiration, only antiperspirants contain them and not deodorants, which simply mask odors," explains Sophie Strobel, chemist and cosmetics consultant. Nevertheless, once doubt has set in, it is difficult to dispel it. Hence the urge to turn to greener formulas.
Among them, with essential oils of lemon, bergamot and lavandin, Les Petits Prödiges 100% Natural Lemon deodorant.
