Okay, I looked that up too, and all it says is it might not be safe to use aerosols, air fresheners, or creams that have deordorizing chemicals...But I cna't find anything about deodorant specifically?

Yeah well that is probably because no one actually ever thinks of deodorant like that. It's like brushing your teeth or hair, not something you think twice about. I think so atleast.

Yeah ive never really thought about it actually being dangerous to use as its like an every day thing to do. It is definately something to really think about whilst pregnant though. Ive been using deodrant all the way through my pregnnacy. I hope I havent harmed the baby in any way

I wonder if anyone's ever researched it, though?

Hm...I'm gonna check again.

Deodorant no risk for breast cancer
antiperspirant and deodorant are not linked to breast cancer.
By martha miller

one of the most widely circulated internet rumors can now be put to rest: women who use deodorant or antiperspirant are not at increased risk for breast cancer.

A study of more than 1,500 women, published in the october 16th issue of the journal of the national cancer institute, is the first clinical trial to investigate the purported link.

Some women believe that the products contain harmful substances that the skin absorbs, especially skin irritated or cut by shaving.

Researchers interviewed 813 women with breast cancer and 793 healthy women, aged 20 to 74, about their personal habits. Neither deodorant or antiperspirant raised the risk of breast cancer.

There also was no relationship between underarm shaving and using the products within 1 hour of shaving.

According to the national cancer institute, "researchers at the national cancer institute (nci) are not aware of any conclusive evidence linking the use of underarm antiperspirants or deodorants and the subsequent development of breast cancer. The u.S. Food and drug administration, which regulates food, cosmetics, medicines, and medical devices, also does not have any evidence or research data that ingredients in underarm antiperspirants or deodorants cause cancer."


for the past few years this idiotic rumor that underarm deodorant contributes to breast cancer has been circulating around the internet. To put the rumor to rest, researchers at the fred hutchinson cancer research center in seattle put it to the test and found, not surprisingly, that there was no link between deodorant and breast cancer.

The study included 813 women with breast cancer and 793 women without breast cancer. They were interviewed about their personal habits as they pertained to underarm deodorant usage and underarm shaving.

They found no increased risk for breast cancer related to either underarm deodorant usage or underarm shaving

This has nothing to do with breast cancer...?

Yeah I mentioned that there was a suspected correlationtion between deodorant and breast cancer actually.

When I was prego I also used to worry about the anti perspirant every morning when I would put it on. It contains aluminum, which can be toxic. But I think in order for that to happen you would have to be exposed to massive amounts of it. Also, anti perspirant has been around for a long time now, so I would think if there were any harm that could happen to a fetus from the exposure to it, some doctor would of caught on by now. That is just my opinion.

It's actually the alluminium in the deodorant that gets people worried!!

But trust me, the deodorant w/ out alluminium makes you stink soooo bad!! Lol...Yikes!! I tried to stop using anti persperant, and guess what...It wasn't working in my best interest!! Hahahaha..

I highly doubt deodorant causes breast cancer. It's just a coincidense that people with breast cancer wore deodorant!

They also think that alluminium caused .Altzminers, but research shows that that is false also!

Sarah

For some reason this topic reminds of the febreeze commercial "spray on freshness loves, spray on"
i guess because deodorant makes you feel fresh?

that is kind of ironic, in a way. When my daughter was born there was a great big internet scare about how febreeze caused cancer - and no one wanted to use it near their babies. -- heh, I guess that is different now though, huh? ;)

lol,are you serious?

Yes, it was on every message board and everyone freaked out. Of course it wasn't true - but you know how stuff spreads on the internet...

I thought of that too but I just kept using it beause its so hot. If you really are concernd you can just go to a natural store or buy a natural brand like suave shampoo or berts bees or sometihng like that. I know that dehoderant really isnt good for you either way because of all the chemicals.. So you can always go natural

Peeeww whew!! You can do that...Not my behind! Yowzer, stinky pits are grooooosss!!!

Sarah

Lmao,yeah,i think i'll take the risk!

There is always stupid rmours about something to stop people from buying a product..

Anyways just an fyi deodorant only masks a smell and anti perspirent actually helps to reduce/remove it...

We were told not to use pads before cause they use to bleach them and could harm you lol now its tampons but that is a risk factor

Well i've never heard of anyone dying from it so. . .

Could you imagine this:

reporter:and what was the cause of death bob?
Bob: well it seems that this woman was wearing deoderant and she had bleach in her pad

.L.M.A.O

hahahaha!