Episode 1 — Dirty Thirty Chemicals: The Deodorant That Might Be Eating Your Brain

Episode 1 — Dirty Thirty Chemicals: The Deodorant That Might Be Eating Your Brain

Hey there, welcome to KeysPure.com's Dirty Thirty series. I'm Bob Root, and today we're kicking things off with a chemical that might literally be in your armpit right now. Say hello to Aluminum Zirconium — and its sketchy cousins, other aluminum compounds.

So what does it do? It's the stuff in antiperspirants that plugs your sweat glands to stop you from... well, being human. Your body sweats for a reason, folks. But apparently, the beauty industry decided to just cork the whole operation.

Here's where it gets wild. Aluminum compounds have been linked to the development of Alzheimer's Disease. Yes, the thing keeping your shirt dry may be messing with your brain. It's also a probable neurotoxin and a possible nervous system, respiratory, and developmental toxin. Oh — and the European Union has banned it. So our friends across the pond said "non, merci" while it's still sitting on drugstore shelves here.

The bottom line? At Keys, we don't go near this stuff. Your underarms deserve better than a chemistry experiment. There are fantastic natural deodorant options that work without the neurological side effects. Visit us at KeysPure.com to see what clean really smells like.

That's a wrap on Episode One of the Dirty Thirty. Stay clean, stay curious — and check your labels.

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Episode 1. Dirty 30 Chemicals The deodorant that might be eating your brain. Hey there, welcome to Keyspure.com's Dirty30 series. I'm Bob Root, and today we're kicking things off with a chemical that might literally be in your armpit right now. Say hello to aluminum zirconium and its sketchy cousins, other aluminum compounds. So what does it do? It's the stuff in antiperspirants that plugs your sweat glands to stop you from, well, being human. Your body sweats for a reason, folks, but apparently the beauty industry decided to just cork the whole operation. Here's where it gets wild. Aluminum compounds have been linked to the development of Alzheimer's disease. Yes, the thing keeping your shirt dry may be messing with your brain. It's also a probable neurotoxin, and a possible nervous system, respiratory, and developmental toxin. Oh, and the European Union has banned it. So our friends across the pond said no merci while it's still sitting on drugstore shelves here. The bottom line? At Keys we don't go near this stuff. Your underarms deserve better than a chemistry experiment. There are fantastic natural deodorant options that work without the neurological side effects. Visit us at Keyspure.com to see what clean really smells like. That's a wrap on episode one of the Dirty 30. Stay clean, stay curious, and check your labels.