LumeWhole Body Deodorant - Invisible Cream Stick - 72 Hour Odor Control - Aluminum Free, Baking Soda Free, Skin Safe - 2.2 Ounce (Toasted Coconut)

I like Lume. It took me awhile to getting around to trying it as I had actually been using a different but similarly effective product for awhile by Boscia. I find that with these products, a little goes a long way. Whether from a tube, or from an applicator, the product is creamy. It spreads well, and rubs in nicely. No need to leave it caked, be sure to massage in until it pretty much disappears. With the applicator, when using anywhere than the armpits, add some to finger tips then spread over body parts.I get a funky smell in the leg area when I have been sweaty. I was taking multiple "bird baths" through the day to freshen up, but it never really made a difference. Using a product such as Lume will knock that out. I massage some into leg pits (where legs meet crotch area), around my belly button, butt area, and any spot that I think could benefit from this stuff. I dont use it on my arm pits as I have plenty of deodorant already for that. But it could be used for that.Basically what this is doing is not masking, blocking out odor, but it has components that help eat bacteria causing odor. This is why it is possible that is can be effective for a few days at a time, even with showering. Now, the time frame of how long it works will depend on your body chemistry, your environment, and even what you wear. My clothing isnt all that breathable so that has much to do with the funk smell. Pools of sweat in hot body regions. Yuck. I use Lume (or Boscia), and I am not stinking. I can swipe my finger along my inner leg crease, and my finger just smells like citrus. I'll use this daily for rest of summer, then likely just a couple few times a week going into cool temps. Or maybe I will just use it daily. Little goes a long way, its effective, smells good. No issues. I'll buy this again.Got a stinky belly button? try this.btw, here is link to the other product I use- same texture, little goes long wayBoscia version https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08W3KK6MB/

Am I the only one that liked this SO much better before they changed the formula?? For years, I've been using Lume now.. it was one natural deodorant I found that didn't irritate my underarms, and that made me smell amazing the whole day long, without also staining my clothes and underarms, like regular deodorant does. It was expensive, but I found myself not even caring about the price anymore, because I couldnt imagine a different deodorant. Also...it does last for awhile :-)Imagine my disappointment, when the last batch of deodorant I got (a different scent;) was a completely different formula. Like, it is a stick deodorant now, instead of a cream. The cream used to dissolve into my underarm, and then there were no problems the rest of the day.This new stick deodorant...causes a complete mess, every time I try to close the lid. The stick smears outside the lid. No matter what, it's simply a mess.But add to that...it now stains my clothes, just like the regular deodorants. Imagine my chagrin when I took of my new, expensive red linen dress, which was supposed to last me years. To see the underarms stained from the new deodorant.How horrifying.Thankfully, I washed it out.But ever since then, i found the best solution is to dab my underarms with a paper towel, so no excess deodorant will come off on my clothes.I used to do that with normal deodorant, too. But I thought I had found a brand that fixed that problem.I prefer to be able to just put on my deodorant, and go...not have to wipe it off so it doesn't stain my clothes.But anyway.I can see many other customers like it better this way.And I understand, you have to make what your customers want, in general.But I was in love with the old style of it.The new style is just a mess, for me.And I'm gonna have to start looking for a new deodorant, sadly:-/I will say tho...I enjoyed your deodorant for all those years, and one thing I did love, and which still remains about it, are the fantastic scents. They smell real...not chemically. And they last basically all day.That's the best part of all about your deodorants:-)Best of luck as you expand your product!!Sometimes, tho... what we originally start out with turns out to be the best of all:-D