Review: Sebamed Balsam Deo Sensitive

Summer is coming and with that the need to have a good protection against sweat. There is nothing more disgusting than people walking around in their sweat cloud...

I got this Sebamed Deo a while back, but have never gotten around to review it. It's free of aluminium and alcohol and it still works!

You definitely get a 12 hour protection out of it, which is amazing. I can totally recommend it. I've been using it a lot lately. :-)

Love,
Guinevere
PR-Sample

Current Favorites

It's been ages since I did one of these. Here are the products I've been using all the time lately.

Let's go into detail. All the products I already reviewed have links on them. The rest I'll review soon:

• Shower Tangle Teezer 
• Hansaplast "Anti Calluses" 2in1 Peeling: a 2in1, which is really good if you have difficult feet like mine
• treaclemoon "one ginger morning" shower gel: I love the ginger-lemon scent, I recently discovered it in my local DM. Must be new :-)

• Vichy Idéalia Life Serum
• Sebamed Feet Cream: one of the few feet creams that absorb quickly and make your feet feel nice
• Mac Pro Eye Make Up Remover: a classic, I'm sure you all know it
• Sebamed Frische Deo

• Catrice Liquid Liner Waterproof: my absolute favorite when it comes to liquid liners, easy to use and stays all day
• Maybelline Master Shape Brow Pencil
• Soap & Glory Quad: review will follow soon :) 
• Bourjois Healthy Mix concealer
• Maybelline Fit Me Make Up Stick
• Emite lash curler: I like it more than my shu uemura one

I also have some non-beauty favorites of mine for you:

I love my cat ballerinas and am currently doing the "Fit ohne Geräte" Workout. I actually hate it, but it's quite effective..

My new favorite teacher gadgets:

Facebook stamps with the "I like" and "I don't like". I haven't used them so far, but I'm sure those will be a hit. 

Another item I use every day, my beloved chalk pen. It keeps my hands free of chalk dust. 

What are your favorites? Probably one of those I mentioned?

Love,
Guinevere

Aluminium Chloride in Deodorants - Highly Dangerous?

I worked on this post for months, no kidding, I really did and now it's finally time. As I mentioned in my last post Aluminium Chloride is a "necessary" ingredient to close your pores and avoid extreme sweating. 

Sadly, I've heard horrible thing about this ingredient. Some scientists say it increases the risk of Alzheimer's disease dramatically. This horrible illness destroyed my grandfathers brother and now is taking him more and more from us as well. Needless to say this worries me quite a bit. I know that other scientists say this is rubbish, but better be safe than sorry.

So what did I do? I went looking for aluminium chloride free deodorants and while it wasn't as easy as I thought I found some and I must say, most of them are a perfect substitute when it hasn't 40 degrees.

Let's start. I tested (left to right) Sebamed Frische Deo, Yves Rocher Bio Aloe Vera, CD Frische Deo, The Body Shop Deo Dry and Balea's Med Deo.

My ranking:

1. CD Deo: Those were my absolute favorites. They last 24 hours and smell amazing. Love them!
2. Sebamed Frische Deo: There can only be one winner, but this is basically just as good as the ones from CD. 
3. Yves Rocher Bio Aloe Vera: Lasts at least 12 hours and I love the fresh aloe scent.
4. Balea Med: The scent is subtle, but you don't get a full day of protection. 
5. The Body Shop Deo Dry: This series is a bit weird, it smells nice, but you could set a watch - after 8 hours it stops working. 

The first three places are a real alternative to the ones with aluminium chloride. I'll definitely return to them as soon as this Sahara heat leaves us.

Most of the brands I tested have deodorants/anti-tranpirants with aluminium chloride as well. So if you want to try other products from the mentioned brands you should check the ingredients.

I can't say with absolute certainty that aluminium chloride is dangerous. I'm not a scientist and there are different opinions on it, but I rather be on the safe side, especially when they are just as good as the ones with aluminium chloride.

I hope this was helpful and interesting.

Love,
Guinevere

Sebamed Lime Shower Gel

Hey guys,

Having a nice weekend?

Yesterday, I had an English exam and it went quite well. What a gorgeous feeling! So, today is blogging day!!

Let's start with this nice shower gel by Sebamed. The weather in Vienna is insane right now. It's so hot that I shower about 5 times a day. I hate feeling sweaty and I wish more people would feel like that..

I never tried one of their shower gels, but it smells fresh and nice. Something I need when it's hot outside, lime is just the right scent for that. Aaand it doesn't dry out my skin. What more does one want? :-)

If you got curious, better be fast, it's limited edition.

Love,
Guinevere