It’s been a hot topic for a long time, and one that people have very mixed feelings about.

But the truth is there’s no real evidence that aluminium antiperspirants are harmful.

The connection between aluminium in antiperspirants and negative side effects has a long and spurious history.

In 1965, a scientific study was conducted that showed a link between aluminium and brain degeneration in rabbits.

Hardly a clear indictment against antiperspirants that use aluminium, but this study did kick-start a conversation that’s still discussed today, and one that is not backed up by scientific facts.

There are two main schools of thought in the ‘aluminium is bad’ case.

Some people suggest there’s a link between aluminium and neurological conditions like Alzheimer’s disease, and others claim that using an under-arm antiperspirant raises the likelihood of getting breast cancer.

Some people cite scientific studies to support these claims, but these studies have been proved to be inconclusive and counter studies have even found the opposite.

No clear evidence that aluminium is bad for you

These days, we’ve learned to become health-conscious critics of food and healthcare products with any extra ingredients added.

No added sugar.

No preservatives.

No artificial flavourings.

And this is great – it means that producers have to keep the quality of their products high.

But such concerns have kept the question of aluminium in antiperspirants alive – even though no connects between aluminium and negative health benefits have been found.

Most antiperspirants use an aluminium compound as their active ingredient.

These compounds stop you sweating by interacting with proteins in the sweat pores on the surface of the skin, creating a physical barrier (a gel plug) that covers your sweat glands, temporarily blocking them from releasing sweat.

Once this barrier has formed over the sweat glands, it can effectively stop you sweating for multiple days.

Aluminium is not absorbed into your body

These days, we’ve learned to become health-conscious critics of food and healthcare products with any extra ingredients added.

No added sugar.

No preservatives.

No artificial flavourings.

And this is great – it means that producers have to keep the quality of their products high.

But such concerns have kept the question of aluminium in antiperspirants alive – even though no connects between aluminium and negative health benefits have been found.

Many concerns about aluminium suggest that some of the aluminium compound is absorbed into the body, and that can lead to other diseases due to the fact that aluminium is toxic in very high doses.

But this theory falls down when faced with the reality that the aluminium is not absorbed by the skin.

Your skin’s major function is to work as a protective barrier against external factors, and it does this job very well.

The skin does not allow the aluminium to enter.

Instead, aluminium compounds in antiperspirants rest on the surface of external sweat pours and never enters into your body.

It has been clinically proven that DryDry and other such antiperspirants are not absorbed into the body.

And anyway, the amount of aluminium you would need to ingest for it to be dangerous would need to be huge – it is unfeasible that antiperspirant use could transfer that amount of aluminium.

People currently eat doses of aluminium far higher than an antiperspirant could deliver as part of their daily diet.

So the answer is: there’s no real evidence that antiperspirants that contain aluminium are dangerous.

And the peace of mind they give to people with sweating issues far outweigh any potential risk.

To be extra safe (and dry), choose a high-quality antiperspirant that is clinically tested and proven to work.