As much as I would like to visit the storeBootsmore regularly, I can’t. Time and location of the stores means if and when I visit it’s normally for another reason. But when I’m in the area I always like to have a look to see what’s available and check what special promotions are on in regards to bath, body, skincare or fragrance products. Did I find anything during my most recent visit, and more importantly, did I buy anything at a special price point?
Salt of the Earth Unscented Natural Deodorant Crystal
I’m very open minded to natural body products. Salt of the Earth Unscented Natural Deodorant Crystal got my attention because we go through LOTS of underarm products. With a 14 and 12 year old you can imagine the amount I have to buy in various fragrances and types. This seemed very affordable (£1.38 down from £5.50). Contains 100% natural ingredients, unscented and is supposed to not leave white marks. I bought 3 in the end.
Salt of the Earth’s Unscented Natural Deodorant
So these were the two bargain buys I found in Boots. 4 shower and bath gels and 3 natural deodorants for roughly £6.00. Not bad if I say so myself! It’s always a good idea to keep an eye on shelves in stores such as Boots, Superdrug and also supermarkets because there can be some really great priced products available to suit even the lowest of budgets.
Deodorants are THAT product I buy regularly for my household. Not only do I need to buy them for myself but also for one teenager and one pre-teen. Both are at that age where their appearance and hygiene are very important to them. So I’m always on the look out for effective and gentle products that can freshen and lightly fragrance the under arm area for all of us. That’s why I gave the brand Wild a go. For the cost of the p&p (under £3.00), I ordered two travel sized deodorants which included Fresh Cotton & Sea Salt and Jasmine & Mandarin Blossom. Both 17g each.
Wild’s Natural Travel Sized Deodorants in Fresh Cotton & Sea Salt and Jasmine & Mandarin Blossom fragrances
Why did I get these?
I’ve noticed lots of posts on social media mentioning this brand and it’s products recently which got me interested. Many highlighting special promotional deals because these do cost more than the standard deodorants available in a supermarket or discount store. So rather than buying full size at possible full price, I opted for the more affordable option to see if I actually liked these.
What’s special about Wild’s deodorants?
Their deodorants are made from natural ingredients rather than filled with things such as aluminium and parabens, which some people don’t want to use. Their full sized products are refillable. Once the refill has been used, you can insert another one into the casing which takes away the constant use of plastic.
Packaging
These travel sizes are presented the same way as a lip balm. Slightly bigger in size but housed in a small cylinder. The sleeve is the lid and to get more of the deodorant out you need to push the bottom. Not made from plastic but cardboard. I love how simple this looks with the splash of colour, very individual and stands out.
How does the deodorant actually look?
It looks like a lip bam in it’s packaging and actually LOOKS like a lip balm product wise. It’s solid, while in colour and the texture of it is balm like. It looks so much like a lip product I’ve warned my daughter not to attempt to put it on her face!
Fragrance
The two fragrances I received were Fresh Cotton & Sea Salt and Jasmine & Mandarin Blossom. Fresh Cotton & Sea Salt is just glorious! It’s a beautiful fresh and clean scent that couldn’t offend anyone. A mix of traditional fragrance cotton with an added slightly salty, mineral hit. Jasmine & Mandarin Blossom is a soft, feminine floral with the tiniest fruitiness to it. It doesn’t stand out as much as Fresh Cotton but still smells really good.
In use
My preferred way to fragrance my underarm is to use a spray. Although this felt a little alien to me it was quick, strangely satisfying to apply that not only gave this area fragrance but moisturisation too. It didn’t leave any marks once rubbed in, wasn’t sticky and I threw my clothes on straight away.
I would say this performed well. It kept my underarms very fresh in feel and scented all day. Did I reapply this? Only in the evening after I had a bath. It is hard to say whether this performed better than my usual deodorant spray but it did it’s designed job very well.
Recommended?
This is an interesting product. I was impressed by the size, packaging, ease of use, fragrance and how fresh I felt after use. Getting the opportunity to use this without paying the full retail price was such a good idea. I can’t actually fault this! And I will be looking at purchasing this for myself and my children in the near future.
The travel sized deodorants are available direct from Wild in various combinations and costing £10.00 and £16.00 for 3 or 5 of them. Full sized and refillable versions are available from various places such as Boots, Holland & Barratt and a handful of supermarkets. Prices are around £12.00 for the case and 1 refill and refills £6.00 each. But keep an eye out for special promotions with different retailers to save a few pounds.
I didn’t think deodorants could be such great buys but I was wrong!
