Acure Deodorant - introducing the new Acure Sensitive range | Shop Naturally News Blog

One of the most popular offerings in the original Schmidt's deodorant range was their bi-carb free range for sensitive pits. Acure Deodorant didn't do this off the bat. Unfortunately, not too long after the company was bought out by Unilever, the offering in Australia was significantly reduced. They removed all of the bi-carb free options leaving nothing in the way of a scented product that was bi-carb free and in a stick. Some peoples pits are sensitive to the bi-carb, some people are just sensitive to specific essential oils on their skin, others have an issue with both.

This month, we are pleased to announce that the Acure has two new additions for our natural deodorant aisle, and they're both bi-carb free. When you remove bi-carb soda from a deodorant, another active needs to take its place. In these new deodorants, magnesium hydroxide, corn starch and charcoal powder make up the powerhouse ingredients to help prevent odour.

Like every other natural deodorant on the market, their role is not to stop you from sweating, but to stop the growth of bacteria. It is this bacteria, over time, that creates the odour on your body. When you're at the gym or going for a run, it's healthy to sweat, so you're best to stick with a natural deodorant that lets you do that.

There are two options in the new bi-carb range.

Acure Charcoal Magnesium Deodorant is unscented
Acure Charcoal Geranium Deodorant is the same base formula with the addition of geranium essential oil

For those without sensitive pits, the original selection from the Acure deodroant range is Lavender & Coconut, Lemon Verbena, Cedarwood & Mint and Fragrance Free. We are an Acure Australia official stockist.

Why did Acure create the Acure Deodorant range for sensitive skin?

Bicarb soda, the same bicarb soda you have in the kitchen, is an incredibly versatile ingredient, not only in baking but also used in conjunction with vinegar as a cleaning product. It is, at the core of it, a really effective deodoriser. You can put a little tub of it in your fridge to get rid of odour and it does the same thing under the pits. However, bicarb soda has a really high pH level of 10 and our skin at it's optimal level is a bit under 5 (at 4.7) but can reach up to 5.75 and still be within range.

For many people, putting something pH 10 on your skin can really irritate it. Sometimes an armpit detox will fix the issue, other times you body just can't adjust and you need to choose something bi-carb soda free, which is what most brands do for their sensitive ranges.

Is Acure Deodorant still available in Australia?

No. The Australian distributor stopped importing the Acure deodorant range in 2023. We can see on the USA website that they have just released a new Lavender & Coconut Magnesium Deodorant packed in a cardboard cylindrical tube instead of the plastic oval packaging it was in originally. This new deodorant is baking soda (bicarb) free, plastic free and uses magnesium hydroxide as one of the odour fighting ingredients. We expect that it will be added to the Australian range in the not to distant future.

What deodorant do we recommend for sensitive pits in the meantime?

We have a whole category dedicated to bi carb free natural deodorant. We have put 4 of our favourites in to the Shop This Article box. Australian brand Woohoo have 2, one is scented, one is unscented. New Zealand based Aotearoad have done the same thing, one unscented and one scented bi carb free option.