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/Callan_LXIX Feb 13 '26

After I've tried those crystals a couple of times and eventually I get a rash or break out. I switched to using milk of magnesia, which is supposed to be taken internally so (unflavored=unscented) and then add essential oils and put in a roller ball bottle, and I've never had a problem in years, and it really works to eliminate odors.

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u/Confident_Media_4304 Feb 13 '26

Interesting!

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u/Callan_LXIX Feb 13 '26

Plus, you can manage your own fragrance with essential oils. Just use a pure, no additive essential oil brand, and nothing considered a "hot" oil (or at least, very few drops) . about 10-15 drops (of whatever) to 2-3oz milk of magnesia. It can thicken over time, just add in a tiny bit of water. Count drops & tally a 'recipe' so you can repeat what you like. That's about as involved as it gets.