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Re: Reality: Old Spice sales are down since ad campaign began

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Post by bingaman » Thu, Jul 22, 2010, 6:31 PM UTC

sdz wrote: post #45

crystalis wrote: post #41

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The old spice container I have shows no aluminum in the ingredients list... care to revise or elucidate?

Alumimum is commonly found in most (all?) anti-perspirants. It's definitely not something limited to Old Spice. If you want to avoid aluminum, you'll probably have to stick to using deodorants that are not also anti-perspirants -- it might be the case that Old Spice doesn't sell anything like this.

Old Spice definitely does sell deodorant and it doesn't have aluminum. Here are the ingredients on the back of mine (Pure Sport High Endurance - which seems to work for me): Dipropylene Glycol, Water, Propylene Glycol, Sodium Stearate, Fragrance, Ppg-3 Myristyl Ether, Triclosan, Tetrasodium Edta, Sodium Hydroxide, D&c Violet No. 2, D&c Green No. 6.

Re: Reality: Old Spice sales are down since ad campaign began

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Post by bingaman » Thu, Jul 22, 2010, 6:35 PM UTC

sprout wrote: post #11

_pi wrote: post #4

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Last time I "tried" Old Spice I got a rash. They make crappy deodorant. It's okay if you're used to it but if you switch prepare for the worst. For some reason I've found this to be more common with Old Spice rather than any other deodorant brand.

I've gotten a rash from just about every deodorant on the market after half a container or so. The only ones I trust are the simple white cake ones. And they usually say 'dermatologist tested' since they require a gimmick to be sold. I wish we could go back to when nobody wore the stuff.

Lay off the dairy and it becomes less of a necessity. You do need to wash the pits very well at least once a day if you're going to even attempt this, though.

Re: Reality: Old Spice sales are down since ad campaign began

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Post by silencio » Thu, Jul 22, 2010, 7:06 PM UTC

goatforce5 wrote: post #43

sprout wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I've gotten a rash from just about every deodorant on the market after half a container or so. The only ones I trust are the simple white cake ones. And they usually say 'dermatologist tested' since they require a gimmick to be sold. I wish we could go back to when nobody wore the stuff.

You might want to try a crystal body deodorant, such as this (or an equivalent brand): http://www.thecrystal.com/crystal_story.cfm Costs about $5 or $6. I got mine at my local drug store (if yours doesn't carry it, try a health food kinda store). They're supposed to last at least a year. I made the switch about 4 months ago and am happy with it.

One thing to note is that that's only a deodorant, not an antiperspirant. It certainly helps prevent smells with no lingering perfume, but that's it.

I tried the Crystal deodorant and was happy with it, but I had to switch back to my regular antiperspirant because sweating led to chafing, not body odor (I shower 1-2x a day). If I wasn't concerned about sweating (cold day at home, no workout), I'd probably use the Crystal stuff again.

Re: Reality: Old Spice sales are down since ad campaign began

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Post by silencio » Thu, Jul 22, 2010, 7:18 PM UTC

nevinera wrote: post #37

>Are the women targeted by the ads not actually the ones making body-wash-related decisions for the men in their life? Those ads are clearly not targeted at women.

Neither are their products. :( As a woman, the ads amused me so much that I was tempted to buy one of their products, but it was the fairly masculine scents that put me off. If Old Spice ever sold unscented products (looks like they did at some point, then gave up on those..), or products with more feminine scents, I'd probably try it at least once just because of the social media success.