Deodorant Stones of America: Thai Crystal Deodorant, 4.25 oz (Pack of 2), Packaging May Vary

Clean and uniquely effective.
Deodorant arrived January 31, 2025.I’m writing review after 2 weeks of use.For decades I used unscented gel stick deodorant and antiperspirant (Dry Idea & Mitchum), and they both worked great.In a strange conversation with a friend the topic of skin irritants came up. And along with it the topic of deodorant. I wasn’t looking to switch brands or type of deodorant, but what my friend was using intrigued me. He had been using this brand (Thai) for over 8 years. The idea of using a salt crystal that feels like a stone, and appears to deposit nothing on your skin sparked my curiosity. So, I bought it just to experiment. I couldn’t tell from the Amazon picture the shape or size of it, so I included it here. According to my friend, the stone lasts for years, we’ll see. I hadn’t read a single review prior to purchase. When I decided to write my own review , I went back and read other reviews to see what issues people had.Here’s my experience with the product.First off, this is only a deodorant and not an antiperspirant. I never really liked the idea of plugging up my pores anyway.The stone is only affective if the stone and / or the skin is wet (very damp) when applying.I found out very quickly that for this stone to work you need to throughly and repeatedly rub the stone over the skin. The stone glides so smoothly over the skin that you don’t feel like you’re doing anything. What takes 3 seconds with stick deodorant to apply per side, will take 20-30 seconds with this stone to be affective. At first I used the stone like a stick, maybe spending 5 seconds per side. It did not do a lasting job until I increased the application time to over 20 seconds per side using a wet stone. It doesn’t seem to be necessary to wet the stone more than once. But it does help if applying after showering.I like the very clean feel of what seems like nothing under my arms. It is winter here in Wisconsin so I’m not perspiring like in the summer. However, I have been exercising shoveling snow, and hiking, etc… The stone has kept me odor free when applying daily. Though I haven’t had to re-apply it, I could imagine it necessary if perspiring for hours at a time, as it doesn’t stick to your skin like gel antiperspirants do.This deodorant stone has no smell at all. Even unscented stick antiperspirants have a little something. I wear mostly cotton shirts, and what I’ve noticed if I sweat, is kind of a very faint cotton linen smell. Kind of refreshing from the usual chemical. I haven’t used it long enough to know if it will yellow cotton shirts under the arm like other deodorants can, but it seems unlikely.Though I haven’t experienced any issues, here’s a few precautions from other reviewers.Don’t drop the stone or it can crack.Don’t store wet stone with cover on. It can mold.Hold stone not the base when applying, or the base might come loose from stone.As long as I throughly rub the stone over every square millimetre of skin and even extend the application slightly beyond the underarm itself, it has been very effective.I am impressed with its effectiveness and pleased to use a product without aluminium and other chemicals. I will continue to use this deodorant stone and see how it goes when summer comes around. I like to say, “I’d buy again” but, with its projected longevity, it might be awhile. 😀