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Old spice Blue vs White stuff (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by werefreeatlast@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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While shopping on Amazon for my usual old spice bearglove smelling system, I've gotten burned with what I'm getting. I want the blue stuff and I keep getting this white stuff. I don't care if they took the aluminum off, I'm not willing to try that again. Last time I tried it my armpits got extremely irritated. I'm not a sissyfus type of person, but hey if someone was poking you in the armpits that would hurt.

So here I am thinking...hmm deodorant is the blue stuff! Antiperspirant is the white stuff. But no. Now there seems no difference. So does anyone have a good aroma deodorant that not white irritation based for me to try from Amazon?

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[–] QualifiedKitten@kbin.social 24 points 1 year ago

I'd be hesitant to buy anything of the sort off Amazon due to the higher possiblity of fake products. I checked target.com, and I think this is the blue gel, but there's a handful of reviewers noting burns also.
https://www.target.com/p/old-spice-wild-collection-bearglove-deodorant-3oz/-/A-14898298#lnk=sametab

[–] chowdertailz@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Pretty sure the white stuff is antiperspirant while the blue is just deodorant. Most scents have both kinds and the label should say which is which. I don't sweat much myself so the antiperspirant def iritated me years ago when I bought the wrong kind.

[–] LazaroFilm@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yea also check if it contains aluminum.

[–] werefreeatlast@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Yup the aluminum stuff, from what I recall is what caused my armpit rash. And this was like 2019. I'm sure there's still stock. But I couldn't help but notice that almost every brand right now is advertising "no aluminum". They probably got the message. That rash was gnarly! And obviously from the deodorant. I would not be surprised if everyone of us who used that stuff since highschool ends up getting some cancer or Alzheimer's or liver disease.

[–] werefreeatlast@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

That's my experience but yeah, the ad has both shown on the same product "deodorant" what I would have expected to be the White stuff.

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

The antiperspirant is so damn sticky it almost abrades my skin just trying to scrap some onto my pit

[–] adaveinthelife@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I'm just happy to know others acknowledge that bearglove (and wolfthorne) are the best smelling wildly available deodorants. White is antiperspirant, blue is still just deodorant.

[–] TheRealKuni@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

I miss Hawkridge. It was my jam and they killed it.

[–] kaklerbitmap@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Wolfthorne is the only deodorant I've tried that I actually like the smell of (vs just tolerating it)

If they could figure out a way to make their antiperspirant in the same consistency as the deodorant that would be amazing. Hate the white chalky feeling shit

[–] Lemjukes@lemm.ee 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

One might even say your search was, Sisyphean…

[–] danhakimi@kbin.social 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

what exactly does OP think he meant by "sissyfus"

[–] Cinner@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

sissy (more polite term for pussy)

[–] danhakimi@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

what would that have to do with irritation from aluminum-based deodorant? Is he saying that "sissies" - "fus" (???) are complainers? That's a new one, to me, I thought the term was mostly just used to describe men who were perceived as feminine in some stupid way... unless OP is trying to suggest that complaining is femme...

[–] werefreeatlast@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I think OP just meant that he's strong as an ox if oxen...oxen were the size of a human person. But good question. What exactly is a sisifus or whatever I typed there. Did it actually mean feminine men? Or more like really bitchy men who complain too much. Does bitchy mean people who complain too much? Should I have just said hey I never complain too much but this armpit rash is crazy? Does that mean the rash was decently incoherent? Do coherent rashes burn like lasers? Can you use a coherent rash to measure the Doppler effect in smelly armpits? What's the speed of smell indeed. I don't know. I just will have to figure it out eventually.

[–] Cinner@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This has no bearing on anything said but I thought this vandalism bing/DDG picked up was funny:

Actual article:

[–] werefreeatlast@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I got lucky on the misspelling 😂.

[–] danhakimi@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I am assuming OP once heard the name "Sisyphus" and made a strange assumption about what he thought it meant and how he thought it was spelled.

edit: oh, I'm replying to OP... that explains why it doesn't make any sense...

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's a double entedre. A sissyfus is someone who complains about lots of things. Given such behavior is a choice, and makes life harder, they are also actively pushing the same boulder up the same hill.

[–] danhakimi@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

I don't believe that's what OP intended.

[–] LilB0kChoy@midwest.social 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Deodorant is blue, deodorant + antiperspirant is white in the store. It’s also all aluminum free now which sucks. I miss the aluminum deodorant gel.

[–] Sureito@feddit.de 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

While it might have been more effective, absorbed aluminium is linked to Alzheimer's and other brain diseases.

[–] filcuk@lemmy.zip 9 points 1 year ago

And it stains clothes

[–] TimLovesTech@badatbeing.social 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Isn't the blue kind the gel stuff? The white is the "solid" kind.

[–] werefreeatlast@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yup, but how do I make sure what I get is the blue gel stuff?

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

Time travel. Buy the deodorant, check its color. If it's no good, undo a repeat with a different seller.

Duh.

[–] werefreeatlast@lemmy.world -2 points 1 year ago

Oh I see, do just search for gel.. ok someone else also suggested that.

[–] Brunbrun6766@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You're looking for deodorant GEL

[–] werefreeatlast@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I just did a search with that term and I get the same lowsy results. They show many pictures of the container, even one with dimensions and an arm for size comparison because I always check to make sure my deodorant is not 3 gallons size. But color of actual useful material? Nah! The buyers would never want to know! That's crazy talk lol.

[–] TheColonel@reddthat.com 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Lowsy results

Future reference, the word you’re looking for here is “lousy”.

Stay fresh!

[–] werefreeatlast@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Hey I'm only as good as the Internet can correct me. Thanks 👍.

[–] Brunbrun6766@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Strangely that exact listing in your image has pictures of both, the picture with the lid off showing the regular white stick, but some of the profile shots show the clear lid that is typically used on the gel product...I can also see Amazon says this product is frequently returned

[–] werefreeatlast@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Exactly! They got reviews going like "it's awesome I put it on my soup and it tastes great" with a picture of the blue stuff, then a few other pictures and bam! It's the white stuff! Like WTF!

This one is interesting because "83 thousand people bought it" Native Deodorant | Natural Deodorant for Women and Men, 72 Hour Odor Control, Coconut & Vanilla https://a.co/d/0DeiUjn

[–] BingoBangoBongo@midwest.social 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ive been using schmitts, but it's baking soda based just like that old spice probably is. I really loved using sweet pitti, which is unscented and uses mandelic acid. Imo, mandelic acid is the king of deodorants. Nothing is going to stop the sweat except aluminum though.

[–] sramder@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Can’t remember the name of the chemical, but there’s “SweatBlock” wipes and roll-ons that will literally keep you from sweating.

[–] BingoBangoBongo@midwest.social 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

A brief check of their site shows they use aluminum salts.

[–] sramder@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Sorry about the mislead there. I really thought there was something else that was responsible for the pore blocking effect.

[–] Chuymatt@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Glycopyrrolate?

[–] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 1 points 1 year ago

It would be a crazy coincidence if you were allergic to something other than aluminum in antiperspirant.

[–] PP_BOY_@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Certain-Dri antiperspirant + Georgio Armani Profumo is the winning combo

[–] transientpunk@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Just a thought, if you leave the house to buy things, you can ensure you're getting the things you actually want

[–] EditsHisComments@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

Not everyone has the ability or capability to leave their home.