Primal Pit Paste ~ Review and Giveaway!

 "Pit Paste." It's catchy right? ;-)

I love this stuff! And I want you to love it too. Muchas gracias to my friend Rachel for recommending it. This was my second natural deodorant to try over the past year or so. The first type I bought left me a bit irritated (redness, bumps) sticky, and I noticed some staining on a couple of shirts. No bueno. I went back to my Dove. And no sweating.

But is no sweat really a good thing? Antiperspirant/Deodorant combos are designed to keep us from sweating/smelling. A common ingredient used to do this is aluminum chloride or aluminum chlorohydrate - metallic salts. (While there have been some studies linking aluminum to breast cancer and Alzheimer's, I'm not going to cover that here.) They work to block the sweat ducts through a process that ultimately ends in sweat being produced but unable to reach the surface. Cool right? #seewhatididthere

Sweating is a perfectly normal process though, not necessarily one we want to prevent. We sweat when it's warm outside, during exercise, or when faced with a stressful situation. It's the body's natural response to keep us cool. It's not the sweat itself that smells - body odor is produced when sweat is broken down by regular skin bacteria. And while it's true that some people struggle with excessive sweating, for the average person managing B.O. is probably more important than banishing sweat forever.

Primal Pit Paste does an excellent job of just this! Their tag line boasts: KILLING THE ODOR WITHOUT KILLING YOUR BODY! and is free of aluminum and parabens. The makers wanted a product that was natural and that worked. You can read more here.

They offer a variety of deodorant strengths and scents (even for kids!) at a very affordable price point. I opted for the unscented "light" version due to my first experience. If you prefer scented, know that PPP uses pure and natural essential oils only. You can purchase a jar or stick - or both, and keep one at home and one for the road. The application is not messy but goes on smoothly and absorbs completely with no sticky residue. Also, no staining! And I love knowing I'm no longer applying aluminum and other chemicals to my arm pits everyday. :-)

Ingredients: Organic Coconut Oil, Organic Raw Shea Butter, Non-Aluminum Baking Soda, Organic Arrowroot Powder

I apologize for the photo quality!

I can officially say that this stuff holds up in the Texas heat too. We went to a balloon festival recently (NOT as fun as it sounds like) and it. was. hot. We trekked 3/4 of a mile both ways, just walking from the car and back as well as a good thirty minutes of walking in-between. Once we got home I did the sniff test and tada! No smell. None. Did I sweat? Yes but nothing too crazy. And there was absolutely no stink. #primalpitpasteforthewin

I tested it again today on a 30 minute walk and 20 minutes of weights. #stinkfree! 

SO. Who wants to win their very own Primal Pit Paste natural deodorant? I know you do! And here's your chance. Simply enter the Rafflecopter giveaway below (you must log in) and follow the instructions by leaving a blog comment. Tell me why you'd like to try PPP and which formula you'd choose. You can check them out here. For additional points (not mandatory) tweet the message below using the Rafflecopter entry. You can do this option once per day.

On Saturday the 27th, I'll announce the winner! The giveaway is for 1 jar of Primal Pit Paste.

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Happy Entering! 

Sources

*Derm Net NZ

*AntiperspirantsInfo

Date Night

I didn't write my "Monday Stuff" post yesterday so I thought I'd write about weekend stuff. We had a good one! Friday night my sister came over to babysit while Ryan and I went out on a much needed date night. We NEVER go to the movies anymore but it's one of my favorite things to do. Ryan wanted to see Draft Day and we had a gift card left over from Christmas. Karlyn was excited to have aunt Karoline all to herself and I snuck out in time for us to eat before the movie. I was happy to see that one of our favorite burger places now has gluten free buns! I ordered a turkey burger with cheese and we split the sweet potato fries. I ate every last bite!

The movie was great. I really enjoyed it and it kept the attention of my always falls asleep spouse. We did have to sit on the end of a row instead of in the middle though since we were late. Movie pet peeve!!

Saturday morning Kar and I headed to the first farmers market of the season in our area and picked up a few things. Then we went to an essential oils class where I got to smell some new Young Living oils and pick up a reference book I'd ordered.

I LOVE Stress Away. Will definitely be getting that one soon. Speaking of oils, my allergies have been a mess the past few days. And I don't even have allergies! Somethings in the air so I've been diffusing lavender, peppermint, and lemon and today I saw a huge difference. I came home with a scratchy throat and runny nose and after running the diffuser and literally putting my face in the mist several times, my symptoms were gone. We've been having a slight "ants" issue too, I think because we had the dog food inside. Anyhoo...I didn't have any ant spray so I took a paper towel and added several drops of peppermint, lavender, citrus, whatever I had and wiped along the area where I'd been seeing them. I just now checked again and saw 1 ant. Only 1! Yay.

Later we took a family trip to Home Depot where our toddler proceeded to find some little plant booklet, climb up on this ladder/stool thing and say, "Be quiet everyone, God's lesson is about to begin." The girl is crazy! We let her get her "watering candle" which she was happy about. #itsthelittlethings

Sunday we went to church, came home and ate, and then this happened. :-( This was one of two red 13x9's I have and it made me sad. I was just washing it when...CRACK. I guess there will be an empty space now in our hutch.

That was our weekend! And tomorrow's already Wednesday. Tick tock, Tick tock.