For the longest, I have never wanted to be that person.

You know the person who is extra healthy.

Like beyond foods - 

all into the cleaning products, toothpaste, deodorant, makeup, etc.

I always thought I would just eat healthy, exercise, sleep

and that would be good enough.

Then I realized some of the ways these chemicals impact us.

The fact that Alzheimer's and Breast Cancer have been linked 

to the aluminum compounds found in antiperspirants 

was enough for me to start to rethink my decision.

Once the weather changed, I decided it was time to make the switch -

I mean you couldn't expect me to try this out during the summer!

I went from wearing Secret to rocking PUR-BK.

It took a few weeks for me to stop sniffing 

my armpits every couple of hours.

Whenever you switch from chemical deodorant to natural,

your body needs time to adjust.

There is something called a detox phase.

Your armpits will release all the gunk that has been accumulating

for years and years of using antiperspirants.

At first, I would apply PUR-BK in the AM prior to leaving

and halfway through my day, I would put some more on.

I was pretty self-conscious about it.

After about a month, I finally felt confident in PUR-BK

and its ability to hold out during the day.

By then, my body was done detoxing and adapted quite nicely to the change.

The only thing I couldn't shake was experiencing 

a bit more sweating than I was used to.

Natural deodorants aren't antiperspirants

(which is a good thing! - your body needs to sweat to