Deodorant and Latex

Hi everyone, I just purchased a new latex shirt that I wanted to wear but was curious if I could wear deoderant under my armpits while wearing the latex, or if it would damage the latex if it touches? I use Degree deoderant. I know you are not supposed to have certain oils come in contact with the latex. If you are not supposed to wear deoderant because it can break the latex down, can anyone suggest an alternative? Not that I'm a smelly person, but I tend to be warm a lot of the time, and wear deoderant to smell nice. I know that the latex will make me even hotter and no deoderant could mean b/o and I would like to avoid that!

I don't think it should be too much of a problem but if you are worried I would get a latex glove and put some on and wait a couple days and see what happens. If the glove breaks more easily you might be in trouble. Latex clothing however is usually made of a better quality and thicker grade latex which should be able to take it better. Good luck!

First for a clean smell, be freshly showered before putting on latex clothing.

Based on my experience with latex tops, pants, catsuits and dresses, your wearing DEODORANT won't do a bit of good. There are a couple of reasons for this. First, If perspiration is your concern because of the body oils it may contain, you should use an ANTIPERSPIRANT to limit sweating. Second, the rest of your chest and back will get wet not long after you put on a latex shirt if you are doing any kind of physical activity in room temperature air, so drying your armpits is kind of a moot point. Finally, I don't know anybody who had a problem with perspiration ruining their latex clothing as long as it was properly washed and dried afterwards.

One more thing, a lot of people like to lightly lube up with a silicone like Pjur, ID Millennium, or other brand of silicone sex lube to get the garment on in the first place. Trying to get on skin tight latex clothing without some kind of lube (some people also like powder) is difficult at best, and strong pulling of the garment to get it on can cause it to tear, and latex clothing repairs are frighteningly expensive, assuming it can even be repaired.

After wearing the garment, you should hand wash and air dry it and when dry, powder it and hang it so any layers of rubber are out of contact with other layers.

Thanks for the advise Switchablesusie, I appreciate it 😃

Avoid deodorants containing metals or oils. I use mineral deodorant and there is no problem with latex. Sometimes I use pure alcohol with dissolved natural menthol. It acts as a disinfectant and destroys the bacteria that break down sweat.

Don't use anti-perspirant on latex. Susie's advice is quite right, but if the latex had been chlorinated you won't need to powder after every wash, and won't stick too itself as long as you dry.