If you’re like me and prefer aluminum in your deodorant (you can read all about my deo journey here), the Lumē Deodorant with Clinical Strength Sweat Control may just become your gym, work, and night-out bag staple.
Despite its name, this tiny tube is actually an antiperspirant, which is the product that stops sweat. “Deodorants help with odor, usually by reducing bacteria or masking scent,” Joyce Park, MD, a board-certified dermatologist in California, previously told Allure. “Antiperspirants actually reduce sweat, which, in turn, reduces odor because there’s less moisture for bacteria to break down.”
The solid stick glides easily onto underarms to prevent perspiration for up to 72 hours with a nostalgic, powdery scent. “When you apply [antiperspirant] to slightly damp skin, the aluminum dissolves and interacts with proteins in your sweat to form a plug near the surface of the duct, temporarily stopping the sweat,” cosmetic chemist Amanda Lam previously told Allure.
With this one, I actually like to apply it at night, right after my shower. Applying in the p.m. before bed, when my body temperature is low, ensures the formula has plenty of time to fully absorb long before I need it for my early-morning Barry’s class.
The Lumē Deodorant with Clinical Strength Sweat Control is in the March Allure Beauty Box.
