Vanicream Aluminum-Free Gel Deodorant - 2 oz - Unscented Formula for Sensitive Skin

All of a sudden about two years ago I started turning up allergic to every anti-perspirant I tried, starting with the one I'd used for years without issue. I finally landed on Lume' for the deodorant and that actually worked best for me, but could not use their anti-perspirant products, just their deodorant, and constantly had wet pits that would still start smelling towards the end of the day. After speaking to a dermatologist, she recommended this Vanicream Anti-Perspirant Deodorant for Sensitive Skin. I checked several stores before finding it on Amazon. The first time I used it, it did burn a little and cause a small rash. I think my skin was still agitated from the last shave. It was a little dry/rough going on the first time, but now that first layer is off the product, it does go on smoothly without pulling at the skin. It's been almost a week, and I've had dry underarms no matter what I'm wearing since after the first application (which was in the morning). Use it at night after washing, and it works perfect! I did also change my shave cream to something more high quality, started moisturizing the skin there, and changed my razor to a brand new one geared toward sensitive skin and all that together seems to have solved my two year problem. No breakthrough sweat, no breakthrough smell. I feel like a normal person again and can stop avoiding other people for fear my deodorant has stopped working. So far, no rash, no burning, no itching either. I think... hopefully... this is finally the product that's going to work long term for me. I'm so glad the dermatologist recommended it!

I’ve been looking for a fragrance free deodorant as I cannot tolerate fragrances at ALL! I’ve smelled the ones in store that say they are fragrance free but they smell horrid and of chemicals. I did some research online and people suggested this one. I ordered it and WOW! It’s truly scent free! I can sniff it up to my nose and nothing at all! I have been wearing it for a week now and it’s great with keeping sweat at bay just like normal deodorant. I will say for the size it’s a bit small but worth it if you have sensitive skin or need scent free.

I have contact dermatitis that flares up whenever and wherever and recently I have been getting bad rashes under my arm. I would use the ordinary toner as a deodorant but after getting this rash I wasn’t able to so I switched back to clinical strength deodorant because the heat in NY recently is bad. I used degree and secret clinical strength and the burning of it was horrible. Did some research and chat gpt recommended this to me which I was skeptical at first because it has no scent but it works so well. Since using it my rash is slowly going away, it does in fact help with odor and does not burn going on at all. Would definitely be getting the rest of my life, please never stop carrying this!!! The only con I can think of is at the end of the day when trying to bathe it leaves a weird film under my arm which is hard to take off with regular rag and soap. I need to use facial product and a silicone face scrub to scrub the day’s deodorant off to then reapply a fresh new coat before bed.

Dries quickly, lasts long. No rashes and notice way less discoloration when I use this regularly vs drugstore antiperspirant. No discomfort or slickness after application. Good at antiperspirant but does not stand up to stinky. I pair it with a non-antiperspirant deodorant scent I like and that works better for my sensitive skin than a scented antiperspirant.

Ordered two of these deodorants. Overall I think the deodorant itself was good. Doesn’t cause skin irritation and does a good job with preventing smells and sweating. However, just a warning to purchasers to double check it hasn’t already been opened and used. 1 out of the 2 was previously opened missing the safety seal and very obviously had been used at least once.

I order 5 of these at a time because I love it so much and I can’t find it in any stores. The skin on my underarms is very sensitive, and this deodorant is one of the best I’ve tried in terms of working well and not causing any issues. It takes care of odor, too in my opinion and is a great fragrance free option.

I’m allergic to many things and get painful cysts in my armpits that get infected and when lanced, hold a shocking amount of green or brown guck. It’s painful AF and so, not out of wanting to avoid aluminum, I just stopped using antiperspirants. This cut down the cysts (the size of my thumb under my skin in my armpit). So I began my “natural deodorant” journey. zOMG I have bought over 30 deodorants. Anything with grass or tree based eases risk oils or even Baking soda broke me out in a bloody rash that would take weeks to heal. Weeks of zero deodorant and hebacleanse followed by cetephil facial wash and no clothes that were not sift cotton or silk. It has been a hellish struggle. The few times I thought I found something that worked, after 4-6 weeks, I would start getting very red which was my cue to go back to cetaphil facial wash on my armpits and no deodorant. After many years I had an ok, but not great rotation. Kopari unscented coconut deodorant (the essential oils in the scented ones give me a bloody rash) when I was too sensitive for anything else, but it had to be reapplied 3-4x a day and if I was exercising or anxious, that meant showers too. So then sometimes, if I didn’t kind a white film on my clothes, I would use MagnoSol in Rose. Still is viscous as heck so use a thin amount and spread with facial massage stone. That stuff will kill the worst stench abd can be reapplied if you break through and make you smell great again. The minus, it is hard as heck to get off. I would use Dr. Bronners Peppermint soap l, followed by Cetaphil facial wash. After about 10 days I would get irritated skin again, I’m sure from the harsh soap I had to result to, to wash it off. Then I found Freedom Deodurant in CocoVan and that worked better than Kopari on smell, but still needed applied 2x a day and once you broke through, no reapplication would stop the stank. At day 10 I got irritation too. Piffle. Then I say this Dermatologist on YouTube called Dr. Dray. She suggested this and I checked with my actual dermatologist and got the green light. So glad I did. Now I will tell you at first I slathered this on abd it pulled up like crazy and didn’t seem to work well, my pits were wet all day, though no white residue on clothes. Next I wasted abd was shocked that it came off with my cetaphil sensitive skin bar soap. That soap is light weight and could not cut through any other deodorant but Kopari. So, pleasant suprize. Then I thought, just how little can I apply and have it work and that was the trick. I turn the bottom wheel that pushes up the irifuct until you just start to think you see product. It’s clear, so, before you see a full drop form on top. (When I flipped over the deodorant with the cap on and marked it in half’s until there were 8 marks, it seems to take about 1/8th turn to sometimes not quite a 1/4 turn to get the perfect amount of product.) it is not much at all! That thrilled me for the value. If your armpits are damp, there is no way you will feel if you are putting product on. So I blot just armpits and do the 1/8 to just under 1/4 turn, look to see if there is pricier there and then apply it smoothly. Making sure it covers my entire armpit area. Then by the time I finish moisturizing and spf’ing my face, my armpits are dry. I have never had to reapply (though I have not jogged on summer heat yet) I have been using this daily for over a month and ZERO irritation!!! Zero. No red, no bloody rash or lumps that will be so painful I can’t live my arm due weeks... just, smooth, calm, happy, no stank skin. I feel so great about this product that I bought the anti perspiration version to try for when I wear my dry Jean only silk ball gown after the pandemic is not as big an issue. So save yourself 5+ years and 20+ Products at over $5.00 each and just buy this. It may take a few tries to master the application, but you will adore it once you do!

Pros: 1) Hasn't made me break out (yay!) 2) basically has no scent 3) does mask/minimize odor 4) Performs MUCH better than most natural/aluminum free deoderants I've tried (including Schmidt, Lume, Native, Hello, and the Dove 0% aluminum varieties) 5) Comparable to other gel deoderants Cons: 1) like most gel deoderants, it is wet so you have to allow a few minutes for it to air dry or it will give you pit stains. 2) if you close the cap and push it down all the way, it creates suction and pulls out extra product**Edit--resolved thanks to packaging redesign in 2024 3) I went through a tube of this fairly quickly because I had to reapply at least once a day. 4) Compared with the Secret Outlast gel deoderant it does not last as long--but if you're looking for aluminum-free, this is a better option. 5) Pricey compared with other options ______________ Edited: as of 2025, the deoderant container has been redesigned, and I could kiss the person who redesigned it! The cap no longer creates suction that results in large amounts of product squirting out, so you can now control how much product comes out of the tube. I was considering leaving this deoderant behind because of the waste, but with the package redesign I changed my mind.