Ethique Beauty Vanilla & Lavender Deodorant Stick

Most Helpful Critical Review

doesn't work well for me

I'm sweaty and my sweat stinks. I love Hey Human deodorant in the paper tube but my husband doesn't like the scents so I tried to branch out. 1. It says I'll need less than I think, but that turned out not to be true. I tried, and it failed me. Even after the full treatment a 20-minute walk in 75F w...eather eliminated its effectiveness. 2. It smells like berries. My nose is so sensitive a colleague used to test it by opening his lunch bag without telling me. I would call out "peanut butter!" or "tuna fish!" before he even opened his sandwich. This stick=no lavender, no vanilla, just berries. 3. In Louisiana at least, this particular stick goes back down into the tube when applied. I'm being gentle, but I can't seem to get the hang of it and have to stick my fingers up the bottom of the tube to hold it in place to avoid my pits being scraped by cardboard. My hands are small, and this is really inconvenient near the end of the tube. This has happened with all 3 Floral sticks, and none of the other scents. Maybe the humidity? 4. I mentioned that I have to use the full amount or it doesn't work for me. This is two good swipes over my entire armpit area. Not overkill. I don't see caked up deodorant or anything. But at the end of the day, it's on my bra and my shirt and it doesn't launder out. 5. Some days when I am working hard, the deodorant balls up into little soft lavender-colored pellets which fall out of my shirt (I haven't noticed this with the other scents). It's a little dismaying if not downright embarrassing, and sometimes we step on the pellets, tracking used deodorant around the house or workplace. Ew. Still gave it two stars because you're trying. Paper is better than plastic. My husband doesn't mind the scent (though I'm not so keen). Going back to Hey Humans. I'll figure out a way to make it up to my husband.