The Best Deodorants For Men

We are presenting you the theory behind deodorants and antipersirants. Our head filled with wisdom, we will have a look at the best men’s products on the market.

After we have encountered the best perfumes for men in a list of timeless classics in men’s perfumes it is time to turn the focus on perfume’s younger brother: Through cross-nation comparison we are about to discover the best deodorant for men. Speaking of quality it is helpful to start off with some insight into the way men’s deodorants deliver their service. So before we get to the definite list of the top deodorants for men, we will fill our head with wisdom on some deodorant theory.

Directly following we will encounter the best in men’s deodorants that are available in some of the best countries to live in. Get ready for the top 10 of men’s deodorants that you will not come across every day when strolling the shelves of your local drugstore.

Understanding How Deodorants Keep You Fresh

How do deodorants work? In regard to understanding deodorants it is crucial to differentiate between deodorants and antiperspirants. Despite common belief there are some fine, but important differences between the two that are worth pointing out. Once we have learned about the difference between deodorants and antiperspirants it is time to have a look at scene in different European countries. In a never-before-seen list we are then bringing you the best deodorant for men in the 8 most travelled European countries.

Ready? Let’s have a look at the fundamental difference between the two types of men’s deodorants.

In case you ever wondered why a care product that seeks to make you feel fresh and smell good comes with the rather unusual name of “deodorant” here is your answer: derived from Latin dis-odorator the composite word has seen some mild alteration and could be translated as something like a body-odor-de-attacher.

How Body Odor Develops

The vast majority of deodorants are alcohol-based which is often seen as reaching two goals at once: on the one hand alcohol is seen as the perfect base fluid for any scent omitting constituent, on the other hand the sterilizing effect of alcohol is said to neutralize bacteria. Dwelling in the perfect nurture ground for bacteria that is the human armpit, bacteria are the number one reason why human sweat develops an unappealing smell in the first place: human sweat as such may is entirely odorless. It is only through time and unfavorable hygiene that bacterias decompose, thus creating a smell.

Deodorants As Perfume

In sum, deodorants can be seen as an unsophisticated version of perfume. Featuring far less different scents and ingredients – Giorgio Armani’s Pour Homme is said to consist of no less than 300 additives – both deodorants and perfume rely on alcohol as their carrier material and are rich in odor emitting components.

When deodorants have a more outside approach to making men feel good & fresh then antiperspirants go to the root of all evil.

Antiperspirants Affect Your Body

While ‘evil’ is not really the right choice of words, antiperspirants definitely go to the root. Their way of functioning is through closing the human pores that are emitting sweat in the first place. In detail, antiperspirants work by creating a tight-sitting film of fluid that consists of two components: (1) wax as the carrier fluid that in deodorants mostly consists of alcohol, as well as (2) an aluminium-based salt that mostly is one of the followiong three:

• Aluminum chlorohydrate — aerosols, roll-ons
  
• Aluminum zirconium tricholorohydrex glycine — sticks, gels
• Aluminium chloride — more a prescription drug

Applied to the armpit, antiperspirants then emit the aluminium ions contained in the aluminium salt. These ions congregate inside the cells of the epidermis, the top layer of the human skin. Binding the water, i.e. the sweat that is about to be discharged the aluminium salt contained in antiperspirants plays the key role in keeping sweat that would normally leave the skin.

Aluminium definitely can be a harmful substance that should be consumed with care. Be that through food or through the use of an antiperspirant. This being said the chances of of having any antipersirant affect your health even if you use them daily can be seen as marginal.

Intake Through The Body Or Through Food

It can be argued that aluminium reaching your body directly by being applied to your skin cannot be filtered by your stomach like if you consumed aluminium through food. In that case the aluminium contained in antiperspirants would have a more striking effect on your body than the aluminium contained in fish, cheese or other foods. But then again who can really imagine they will one day suffer from Alzehimer’s through the year-long use of antiperspirants alone? Or through the consumption of pickles?

— With these insights in mind let us now have a look at the best deodorant for men in 8 European countries.

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