Prevodorant

Knowing that body odor is caused by bacteria eating genetic components of our sweat and then producing waste products left on our skin, then should your goal be to cover the resulting scent, or should you try to stop sweating?

Some considerations…

Because we all have different genetic make ups, we naturally have different types, and intensities, of odor. For a person who’s typical body odor is very mild, maybe a very little fragrance is enough to do the job. But for a person who’s body odor is very pungent, maybe typical products on the market are insufficient. In Western cultures, where body odor is almost always frowned upon, it is unfortunate that many of us actually don’t know the scope of our own body odor problems, and it is often culturally taboo for our neighbors to tell us what we maybe remain naive too. Maybe that’s the reason that in the United States, the synthetic fragrance levels in deodorant products has continuously become stronger and stronger; because we just don’t want to talk about it.

So for some, the decision to prevent sweat seems to be a solution for not having to deal with the problem at all. The question becomes how? Should you just stop exercising, and therefore stop sweating? Fact is that many of us sweat without having to engage in strenuous activity. Many of us sweat at night when we’re bundled under our blankets. Worse yet, some of us sweat only because we’re nervous about sweating, and the tighter you hold your arms to your ribcage, the worse your glands seem to turn on the faucet.

But is the use of products that jam up our sweat glands with aluminum powders or solutions healthy? We’d argue it is not. We need to sweat. Our glands and pores are there for a reason that we probably don’t want to dispatch if there are other options. Imagine that in the lower (inner) layers of your skin (dermis) that the glands are producing sweat, but because the pores are clogged it can’t come out. Where does the sweat go? We don’t know that we have an answer to that question, though likely your body is capable of metabolizing most all products of its own systems’ operations.

So, is there a solution besides simply masking existing odors, or stopping our pores from allowing sweat to surface?  What Simplify by Kim offers is a tried-and-true method of killing common bacteria through minerals known for their “broad spectrum antimicrobial activity.” Silver, copper, and zinc are “transitional metals” which have been used for millennia to do exactly that. Coming out of the shower and applying various forms of these metals on the skin where the most common problem bacteria do their dirty work forms a barrier that kills those bacteria when they arrive so the food chain doesn’t start in the first place.

Because researchers have identified over 600 known bacteria, fungus and mold that silver, copper and zinc effectively kill, you can rest assured that use of our Prevodorants on any part of your body where you experience unpleasant odors will do the job.

A word of caution: the bacteria and its waste products that cause body odor will get into, and stay in, the fabric of your clothing. The good news is that use of Simplify by KIm Prevodorants will kill those bacteria before they can begin to form their colonies either on your skin or on your clothes. But once those bacteria and odors are in your clothing, putting those clothes back on will lead to hygiene issues (odor being only one) whether you re-apply product or not. Regular showering / bathing, changing of clothes and doing laundry are all part of a healthy hygiene routine. No hygiene product manufacturer should be held responsible for perceived odor if you are allowing bacterial colonies to form and stay on your clothes.