. . .the truth behind the urban legend About ten years ago, a rumor that deodorants, especially antiperspirants, caused breast cancer spread through the Internet like a brush fire. No one seems to know how the rumor got started, but it referenced the fact that most breast cancers occur in the upper outer quadrant of the breast next to the armpit. Add this to the conglomeration of toxic ingredients in underarm products -- like parabens, aluminum, phthalates, propylene glycol, triclosan, talc, silica, polyethylene glycol, ethoxylated alkylphenols, and more -- many of them suspected or known carcinogens, and you have a plausible hypothesis. In 2002 an epidemiological study was commissioned by the National Cancer Institute to address the rumor. It compared 810 breast cancer patients to 793 controls with respect to antiperspirant and deodorant use. No significant differences were found, and the cosmetics industry breathed a little easier. But maverick researchers weren't satisfied, and smal…

. . . a completely safe solution to the problem of body odor!There are quite a few "alternative" deodorants on the market today, but they aren't a whole lot better than those you'd buy at your local drugstore. One example is the crystal deodorant stones that claim to be aluminum-free while containing a form of aluminum!It usually takes me a long time to find products that meet my exacting standards for safety, effectiveness and value. But wading through all the deodorants out there took years! When I finally found IndiuMagic I was ecstatic.This simple and completely safe product has only two ingredients: indium sulfate and water. It's safe enough to be approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for oral use!It's not an antiperspirant; I don't recommend clogging your pores to prevent perspiration. What it does do is prevent body odor. And it does this in a most ingenious way.Body odor is caused by bacterial growth on the skin. These bacteria need water to thrive and multiply. Th…