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Two years ago my grandmother died. She was 90 years old and had lived independently in a second-story apartment with no elevator.
At the time I was cleaning out her apartment, I had noticed that my grandma had no "products" in her bathroom and medicine cabinet. She only had very basic items such as talcum powder, vasoline, rubbing alcohol, baking soda and hydrogen peroxide. And over the next year I could never forget her simple bathroom.

One day about a year ago, I read an article about a possible link between anti-perspirants and breast cancer. I thought about my grandmother. I wondered why she was spared breast cancer as it had taken all of her sisters and several aunts and nieces. Breast cancer spread like wild fire in grandma's family. Again, I went back to grandma's bathroom. It totally clicked. Grandma, who was considered "high risk", never got breast cancer because she did not use anti-perspirants.
I did several internet searches on the topic and have discovered so much information about it, to the point that I immediately stopped using all deodorants and anti-perspirants. What I also discovered is that I have no odor (I do shower every day) and since I stopped using these "products", the wetness in my pits is completely gone. I couldn't believe it, I was always wet in my arm pits. I would slather on the anti-perspirants in layers to control the wetness, and it never helped. I believe now that the underarm wetness was from my skin trying to eliminate the chemicals that I kept applying. I am completely dry in my underarm area now throughout the day. It's amazing to me. At certain times, when I am perspiring, I will use baby powder or a little splash of alcohol and that is all I need.
Now, the connection between breast cancer and anti-perspirants makes perfect sense to me. I challenge everyone to first read the ingredients of your favorite anti-perpirants - all chemicals. Secondly, stop using it for a month and see what results you get. Use baby powder or alcohol if you still feel you need something. And thirdly, just think about it. No wonder breast cancer is on the rise, we women are applying these chemicals daily to our underarms, the chemicals then get absorbed to the glands in our breast. After all, why would we stop ourselves from sweating? We are suppose to sweat, it's a natural elimination process. You certainly would not stop a dog from panting, right?

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