Antiperspirant safety
Antiperspirants and deodorants have been used for more than fifty years as a safe and effective way to control sweat, body odour and to feel fresh.
Rigorous testing
Manufacturers and safety regulatory bodies rigorously test and evaluate all available antiperspirants and deodorants to ensure they meet strict safety tests before the products are made available to the public.
Research and independent studies have not shown any health or safety concerns associated with antiperspirant and deodorant use.
Antiperspirant ingredients & breast cancer
Some newspaper or internet stories warn that antiperspirant and deodorant use may be linked to breast cancer, however, cancer experts, charities and health authorities assert that there is no credible evidence to support this.
On the contrary, there is strong evidence to show that antiperspirants are safe and effective everyday products. There have been a number of research studies investigating the link between antiperspirants, deodorants and breast cancer. However none of these studies provide conclusive evidence of antiperspirants or deodorants increasing breast cancer risk.
Antiperspirant ingredients & Alzheimer’s disease
There is no clear or conclusive evidence that links aluminium salts used in antiperspirants or deodorants to Alzheimer’s disease. A few studies have discovered a correlation between aluminium levels and Alzheimer’s disease (Tomljenovic 2010, Bondy 2010).1,2
Aluminium is the third most abundant element on earth. Reliable studies have shown that the amount of aluminium that could be available to the body from application on the skin is negligible compared to the amount that is ingested from our diet or from other sources.
1Tomljenovic L.
Aluminum and Alzheimer's Disease: After a Century of Controversy, Is there a Plausible Link?
Alzheimer’s Disease 2010; 23:567–598.
2Bondy SC.
The neurotoxicity of environmental aluminum is still an issue
Neurotoxicol. 2010; 31:575–581.
