Based on www.nutritionfacts.org blog
I am not proposing that women stop shaving their armpits. I am throwing the spotlight on armpit shaving AND then using toiletries – like antiperspirants – which have chemicals in them which is directly absorbed into the body. I also want to spotlight antiperspirants that DON’T use harmful chemicals like aluminum in them.
Ladies, when you shave your armpits – sometimes you also create skin scrapes and cuts too. While chemicals are only minutely absorbed through outer skin layers; when chemicals are put on skin with cuts and scrapes, there is an increased absorption through that skin. The FDA and the European safety authorities advise against using aluminum antiperspirant/deodorants on damaged or broken skin.
There is now a theory to explain why most breast cancers occur in the upper outer corners of the breast. The theory is that aluminum-containing anti-perspirants/deodorants are being used after armpit shaving – AND the absorption of aluminum is starting the process of cancer cell growth in the breasts. The theory explains why an unproportionate number of breast cancers are found in the upper outer quadrants (near armpits) AND aligns with US antiperspirant /deodorant sales. It also aligns with observations from mastectomy breast tissue. Aluminum has pro-estrogenic effects on breast cancer cells, so it could be the reason for tumor initiation.
While research and studies learn more and reach final conclusions, it seems a logical choice to switch out your anti-perspirant/deodorant to one that doesn’t contain aluminum. And there are many to choose from (Harper’s Bazaar: Best Aluminum-Free Deodorants).
