Would You Eat Deodorant to Battle B.O.?
by Lexi Petronis,
I think we can pretty much all agree that it sucks to stink. But would you forgo a few swipes of deodorant under your arms for a deodorant that you eat instead?
Banking on the idea that what you eat can directly impact how you smell, Deo Perfume Candy contains geraniol, a component of rose oil that supposedly "aromatizes" as it's exuded through your skin, producing a "beautiful rose fragrance." One serving of the "nutricosmetic" candy--four pieces--contains 12 mg of geraniol, but the strength and duration of its effects depend upon how much you weigh (the four-piece serving size is recommended to someone weighing 145 pounds). The candy's deodorizing effects are supposed to last for six hours.
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Sounds... plausible, right? It must, at least to some people--both versions of Deo (regular and sugar-free) are sold out on Amazon.
But experts aren't convinced. George Preti, a chemist at the Monell Chemical Senses Center in Philadelphia, told ABC News: "Certainly if an aromatic spice gets on your skin, it can persist for quite some time. ... But whether eating something can make it exude through your pores... it's just never been demonstrated."
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Hmm... what do you think? Would you try it, or stick with your tried-and-true methods of blasting B.O. (which are...)?
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