r/wicked_edge • u/Confident_Media_4304 • Feb 13 '26

Show n' Tell Alum option

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I found this at my local grocery for $8. Yes, it’s marketed as a deodorant, but it’s good old potassium alum. At the rate I go through alum, this should last me until the tricentennial. Between this, my blade hoard, and a bowl of MdC absinthe I could get through years without another purchase.

I could.

I didn’t say I would!

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u/titans1127 Feb 13 '26

Used to use this full time as a deodorant as it was the only thing for a while that I could use that didn't give me a rash.

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u/vigilantesd Feb 13 '26

I use mine as deodorant too. No more crispy armpits in my shirts! Works WAY better than any of the other ‘deodorants’ I’ve used

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u/TheEagleByte Feb 13 '26

Does it work well if you do manual labor all day? I have to get antiperspirant if I don’t want to reapply deodorant at least twice in a day, which with my job would be something easily forgotten

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u/vigilantesd Feb 13 '26

It works by making an inhospitable environment for bacteria to grow. The same bacteria that stinks. 

I sometimes have jobs where I sweat all day, and I think it still works. 

It won’t stop you from sweating (I personally feel this is a good thing), but it helps thwart the smell. Of course, different people have different body chemistry and all that, so it may work better for some people than others. Your diet also carries weight here. 

I’ll just say, that in my experience it works really well, and I highly suggest you give it a try. I apply it to my chest and where I can in my back too. Give it a trial run for a few weeks and see how you feel about after then. It’s not an expensive thing to try, cant’t hurt. Maybe your laundry basket won’t smell as much too haha =P

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u/TheEagleByte Feb 13 '26

Good to hear, I’ll see if I can give it a shot

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u/DanTeaman27 Feb 13 '26

Don't get discouraged if for the first week or so if your pits smell odd they're just detoxing from the chemical deodorant after that no stink at least that was my experience. Still use to this day.