Everybody warns you about the lack of sleep and endless crying you may encounter when your baby arrives. But nobody and I mean not one single person gave me a heads up about postpartum body odor. Postpartum hormones do some wild things to our bodies and funky postpartum body odor (from literally doing nothing but sitting on a couch in the air conditioning) is one of those things.
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Nobody likes to be stuck under a sleeping baby while you are smelling your own postpartum body odor. It stinks. Pun intended. I went on the hunt for a deodorant to help with this problem. I had a few criteria I was looking for:
- Must Actually Work
- All Natural Ingredients
- No aluminum
- Long Lasting Results
- Pleasant Smelling (I hate the smell of most deodorant)
- No baking soda
- Cruelty Free
I really wanted to find something that would work, but was not willing to use anything that could potentially contain toxic or cancer causing ingredients. Something with its own gross smell or something that I would have to reapply multiple times a day to continue to see results was also off the table. I have very sensitive skin, so baking soda could not be an ingredient as it causes lots of irritation.
Finally, after FIVE years of searching I finally found a product that works!! Lume Natural Deodorant for Underarms and Private Parts
Lume has a pretty cool back story. It was created by on OB/GYN who wanted to help give her patients a better solution to their body odor issues. She discovered that a lot of body odor is caused by the bacteria on our skin digesting bodily fluids. Gross but this allowed her to formulate a better product. Instead of trying to mask the smell, Lume prevents the smell. Lume can be used anywhere on the body that smells.
Since day one of trying Lume, I have been hooked. It works well and continues to work for a long time. So when I don’t have time to shower for a few days, because the baby won’t let me put him down, I still don’t stink. It is a GAME CHANGER.
It comes in 5 scent options- Unscented, Jasmine Rose, Juniper Berry, Silver Spruce and Lavender Sage. And two container options- a typical deodorant type container and a squeeze tube. I got the Lavender Sage scent in the typical deodorant style container. It smells amazing and is super easy to apply.
With other deodorants, a more is better approach always seemed best. With Lume, you only use a little bit to lightly cover the skin. If you can see excess product, then you used too much. My husband tried it after I told him how much I liked it and he immediately made the switch. In conclusion, Lume is awesome. Lume is the solution to your postpartum body odor worries.
If you are like me and sometimes forget to apply deodorant before leaving the house, get the two pack so you can have one at home and one in your car or at work! You will never be stinky again!
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