The Beauty Edit: Lume Deodorant

Working a 90-day legislative session can be stressful.  Important hearings, big deadlines, tense issues are a frequent occurrence.  So is the sweat that comes along with stressful work.  And since having a baby, the sweat isn’t confined to my under arms.

I started using Lume Invisible Cream Deodorant a couple of years ago after a reader recommended it.  I was searching for an aluminum-free and baking soda-free deodorant, and I couldn’t find one that also worked against stress sweat.  I also couldn’t find a deodorant that controlled sweat through an entire workday.

As I mentioned, Lume is aluminum and baking soda free.  Lume also controls sweat and odor for 72-hours.  And unlike many traditional deodorants, the product can be safely used on any part of the body from your underarm to your inner thighs to your intimate areas.

Lume comes in multiple formulations and fragrances.  They make a traditional stick.  They make a softer cream stick.  They also make a lotion-style cream for maximum coverage.

My drink of choice is the tangerine-scented cream stick deodorant.  The scent is a little strong when first applied, but it complements the perfume I wear.  I also own the unscented for days when I don’t want to wear scent.

Not sure what scent you will prefer? Lume makes a trial pack so you can give all of the unscented fragrances a try.

For the heat of summer, I purchase the bundle that has both the cream and the stick.  This way I have the stick for my underarms and the cream for other areas of my body.  If you don’t buy both, the stick runs out very quickly, especially when the humidity hits.

Also, if you need more assistance than deodorant provides alone, the company makes a body wash and a set of body wipes (which are great for post-workout).

As for effectiveness, I don’t think I ever stepped into a courtroom or into a tense committee hearing without sweating through my suit, until I started using Lume.  This deodorant has saved me a fortune on dry-cleaning because it doesn’t leave white marks.  It has also prevented the fear that you take off your blazer and get hit with “the smell.”

I was a loyal buyer of Old Spice stick.  I bought it at Costco in bulk, that’s how sure I was that I would be using it forever.  But Lume completely changed my thinking on deodorant.  Rarely, have I purchased a product that I felt so good about.  Being aluminum-free, baking soda-free, hypoallergenic, and effective — wins all around.

With the hot weather of summer on the horizon, now is the time to try Lume.  You will never go back.

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