I'm having a challenge with the Native deodorant I'm using.
It's actually something I've noticed every.time.I.use.the.brand.
(I haven't paid too much attention to other brands lately, so this whole post could be moot)
The last drop of the stick can't come out of the plastic unless it falls out.
What?
When you push the little knob to raise the stick up, the post isn't tall enough to push out what's left of the deodorant.
Rather, it pushes the deodorant out and can't keep it in
(can't keep it in / I've gotta let it out / I've gotta show the world, world's gotta see...)**
Whatever is left, and you try to use it on your pits, it gets uneven in the plastic holder and see-saws around until it wiggles itself out of its seat. Then it falls to the floor because you're not paying attention and now you have to mop the area the clump fell on.
It's a messy process and such a pain because there's obviously enough left over, that it should theoretically be able to smoothly glide in your under arm region with no problems.
Except there is a problem: the internal mechanism doesn't keep everything together and by swiping in any or all directions, things start shaking and you lose another week or two's worth of fresh smells down the literal drain (depending on how dirty your place is). It's also a waste of money because this product isn't cheap, and to have that much left and allow it to feel wasteful, well, it is pretty reckless in all sorts of ways. Including the design.
On a design note, I haven't tried the paper version of the brand yet, but from what I've seen in the stores, it's basically a toilet paper roll with a push pop bottom that allows you to put the deodorant on like normal. No inside rotating stick that moves up the inside of the roll for you to brush on your pits. The only mechanism in this tube is your finger pushing up said butt end of the roll and off you are to the races. You're free to go about your day and know you're saving a landfill from something that doesn't break down easily under normal circumstances.
There has to be a point to this, right?
Yes. I'm kind of mad (well, not mad, but not upset. I'm not happy or pleased about this) because this is a great brand and I'm happy to support when I can (although it's again, not cheap) because I don't have any chemical or harsh reactions to the ingredients in it. It's that for the cost, there has to be a better way to make this work because I feel like you lose enough at the end, that you literally could buy a few sticks and save that bottom bit to make one whole one if it were at all possible. It might take a while, but I'm sure it could be done. If anything, it would fit in a few travel containers because those little dudes are seriously tiny.
I don't know. Maybe I am over thinking this and something already exists. Maybe it's just me being ridiculous. I can't describe it well enough, obviously, to do anything about it, but at the end of the day (or beginning, in this case), I'll just resort to taking what's left out of the plastic holder and putting it on my arm pits a different way. Just got to make sure I glove up because I don't want to inadvertently get the deodorant under my nails even though I'd wash my hands, duh) and end up somehow ingesting the deodorant. That would be bad.
Until I can sort this out and not make it so confusing.. stay unsalty and clean.
Cheers;
See also (aka "If you want to try Native out yourself, for as good or bad as I have made it out to be"):
* Native site: I have a referral link that gets us both some percentage off. Rack up them rewards, baby!
* Amazon sells the brand, but watch the price because it might come from a third party seller. They may have "vintage" (no longer sold) scents though (sold by vendors).
* ** There is a line I used from Cat Stevens. The song is called "Can't Keep It In and is from 1972. It was on the album Catch A Bull At Four. The lyric popped in my head after I wrote that sentence. I'm weird like that. I know; considering it's a song that's not even relative to the point at hand. Doesn't help I've been thinking about some of Mr. Stevens' songs lately, either.
