I remember first seeing spray-on deodorant at a CVS sometime during high school, and thinking, why? Long considered the domain of Europeans and Axe-wielding teenage boys, it is the watery, questionably effective cousin of reliable stick deodorants. How do you know the mist really sticks and works? How do you know you won’t share the fate of those sad people in the Secret Clinical Strength commercials, not-so-subtly smelling their armpits on the subway, wondering if their deodorant has lasted all day? If you’re skeptical, I understand. But I’ve recently converted, so hear me out.
I came across Thai Crystal Deodorant Mist at the highly reputable Great Jones Spa in New York, where it stood on the communal-products table in the dressing room. It didn’t look like it would do much of anything. The packaging is reminiscent of a natural bug spray, and the ingredients list — just water and mineral salts — was not convincing. It has no scent, and it felt more like misting my armpits with thermal water than with deodorant. But at the end of the day, after going out for lunch, running errands, and riding the subway, I hadn’t thought about the deodorant once. It passed the ultimate test for a beauty product: It worked so well I didn’t worry if it was working.
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