THE NEELY HOUSE

Hey,  I know this is probably the last subject everyone wants to hear about, but I thought I'd pass along my findings.  And no, that's not my underarm, thank you google images.  A couple months ago, I started noticing my poor underarm skin really drying out, so being a stay home mom I thought, "Well, you stay at home.  No one's going to smell you or see you sweating.  Just go without for a couple days and see if your underarms get any better."  And I haven't worn deodorant since.  Its amazing.  I don't stink; I rarely sweat except when exerting myself physically.  It's crazy!  I think I actually sweat LESS when I'm not wearing deodorant (except when doing something physically demanding such as working out - then its about the same anyway).  I'm no hippy, but if I can avoid clogging my underarm pores with potentially harmful chemicals headed straight for my lymph nodes, I'm all about it.  That said, you should just try it for a few days... maybe not in the summer.  Maybe when it cools down a bit this fall or something.  But I'm telling you - its probably not as bad as you think.  And just when I think I'm even STARTING to smell a tinge, its about the time I'd get a shower anyway.  And if you're out and you feel like you might be stinky, baby wipes work wonders.  You can get unscented ones so you don't smell like a baby's bum.  That will usually take care of it if you had to run a mile or something strenuous and you have some place to be after that.