The question of whether to wear deodorant or not to wear deodorant has been a personal and cultural question for generations. There are cultures all over the world that simply don’t wear deodorant to stop body odor because body odor is not an issue. In some cultures, a man who smells clean might actually smell strange to his companions.
In the United States however, as in most English-speaking countries, underarm odor is simply considered not acceptable. Men are given a certain amount of latitude to be stinky if they have been exercising but nothing is considered more gauche than for a man to have visibly sweaty armpits in a business environment. For this reason and many other situations of great import, men’s deodorants and antiperspirants that are highly effective have been invented and are marketed and purchased by the millions on a daily basis.
When it comes to the different types of deodorant for men the active ingredient is what makes or breaks it. If it keeps you dry and controls odor then it’s successful; if it doesn’t, then it was a giant waste of money.
Mitchum deodorant for men has what appears to be two groups of loyal followers; they have an extremely loyal group of fans that have been using their product since it first came out decades ago. They also have a younger generation of men and women who are using their newer line of products. But to properly appreciate the Mitchum line of deodorants for men it’s necessary to first understand the classic Mitchum deodorant, what its ingredient was that works so well, and then analyze the new Mitchum products that are out on the shelves today.
The classic Mitchum antiperspirant deodorant was marketed as a product that was “So Effective You Could Skip a Day.” That slogan is actually a registered trademark for Mitchum, and the ingredient that made it happen was aluminum zirconium tetrachlorohydrex gly.
In antiperspirants, aluminum ions are passed into the skin cells that come in contact with the solution that contains the aluminum compound: in this case, the Mitchum antiperspirant deodorant. The ions take water with them and cause the cells to swell shut, which keeps sweat from passing back out through them. This is how it so effectively stopped sweating for so long. Additionally, studies have shown that aluminum zirconium tetrachlorohydrex gly is one of the least irritating compounds to delicate underarm skin, as well as being least likely to aggravate any preexisting skin conditions in the area.
Mitchum for Men Clear Gel
Anti-perspirant & Deodorant,
Rainstorm 80 G /
2.8 Oz (Pack of 6)
No wonder the classic Mitchum antiperspirant deodorant has such a loyal following of users who swear by the product and never use anything else.
It should be noted that recently Mitchum changed the active ingredient to aluminum sesquichlorohydrate, but most of the loyal users of this product are still with them. For those who really need the specific ingredient of aluminum zirconium tetrachlorohydrex gly in a Mitchum product, there is now Mitchum Smart Solid.
It might be a little bit difficult to get used to the concept of a solid being water-based, but Mitchum Smart Solid is exactly that, a patented water-based solid antiperspirant deodorant that fights wetness before it even starts. Most antiperspirants require you to actually start sweating before they can kick in and start working. This is due to the action of the aluminum ions transferring water to the cells in order to swell them shut. The water has to come from somewhere.
Mitchum Smart Solid doesn’t need you to start sweating in order to have some water to work with, because the water is already there in its base. You put it on, the aluminum ions do their job, and you never once get even a smidge of wetness in your underarm.
The Mitchum Smart Solid antiperspirant deodorant comes in two flavors, unscented and Clean scent. It is not available in roll-on, spray or any of the other methods of application, but it is an invisible solid that that leaves no residue of white gunk on your shirt, and as mentioned before not a hint of wetness will ever be present on your shirt either. The Mitchum Smart Solid lives up to its name in every way; besides being a genius application, it brings no shame to the Mitchum brand of products whatsoever.
For men who like to have more options in scents and whose underarms aren’t sensitive, the Mitchum line of Power Gel
In summary, the Mitchum brand of deodorants for men has been around for a long time and a lot of men use their products. Success like that speaks for itself.