I broke down

 ... and went to the Native Deodorant website. I bought a three pack of sensitive skin seasonal summer smells. 

What are the smells, you ask? "This pack includes 3 regular bars of: Sweet Peach & Nectar (Sensitive), Cactus Flower & Poppy (Sensitive), Cucumber & Mint (Sensitive) in our sensitive formula". 

For the three of them, I ended up paying $30, as Native is having a deal where you don't pay shipping (nor tax, apparently). This weekend only, if you enter a specific coupon code, you get a free Mini Charcoal Deodorant stick plus Charcoal Toothpaste, which is a $6 value. I guess I made out pretty good, price wise, as Amazon has a Native 3 pack (Coconut Vanilla) for $35.99 (normally $45.99). There is also a mini inclusive, but it's 3 Pack of Eucalyptus & Mint and Free Mini Bar of Blackberry & Green Tea for $33. 

Comparatively, a single stick on Amazon is $11.97 for the Cucumber Mint. While both the Native website has the stick for three cents more, plus retail stores ranging from $11.99 to $13.99 (no joke - a local CVS has the brand for close to $14), the better deal would be Amazon for singles for sure. It all depends on what you're looking for, and since the brand was having a "sale", I figured I'd snag it on their website. 

So now that I'm an "active" member (they refer to me as "User" even though I made a transaction and they have my name), the site is offering me free mini deodorant for every person I refer. So if you want to do some research and go for a kit, it might do you some good. There are plenty of flavors on the site to choose from. Plus, I get emails every week with new stuff they're rolling out - seasonal items like Pumpkin Spice just arrived, but I'm a little concerned about smelling like Thanksgiving desert when it's 104 degrees out on Labor Day weekend.

So: Why am I writing all this this, you may ask yourself, especially since seemingly had a positive but neutral review when trying the Coconut & Vanilla before? Well, that Crystal Deodorant I wrote about last month didn't work. 

After using it for close to three weeks, I had to throw it out. I think I'm "allergic" to anything that says it's made with essential oils. Much like the Arm & Hammer Essentials, the Crystal has "13 Essential Oils" listed in its ingredient sheet. It's no surprise that after using the Arm & Hammer stick, and breaking out (badly), I had a similar (if not the same) reaction with The Crystal. 

Total shame too, as I thought "going natural" in my pits wouldn't mean I'd literally have to go natural for a while... to get things to calm down. 

It's a good thing I still have a spray bottle of Degree, as my order of Native could take a little longer due to the current worldly situation. It's okay. I'm hoping it's worth it.

Until another time, when I've got to catch up on posting some pictures...

Keep smellin'!

Cheers;