I decided to look for an 'aluminium free' brand of deodorant due to scares about this ingredient being carcinogenic. Unfortunately it's used in tons of things, and there aren't many aluminium free options for deodorants or anything else. Bionsen was the first I came across, in Superdrug I think, at about £2.50 for a 100ml pump-spray bottle. It's also alcohol free, which I think means it won't dry your skin out so much. The bottle is transparent blue so you can see how much product is left, always useful. I've used it on and off for the past few months, generally when I know I'm not going out anywhere. This is because I don't really like the smell - it's ...  Read the complete review

After using Ecover and the like for household cleaning for years, (in a bid to feel like I'm doing my bit to be green in some small way) I thought it was about time I started to do the same with my beauty products. Also after reading numerous articles on the possible effects of sulphates, parabens and the like It seemed to make sense to seek out alternative products, with naturally derived ingredients. Hence my purchase of this deodorant. Oh, and it was on offer in Boots. The deodorant comes in a transparant blue bottle, which is great 'cause you can see when you need to buy more. You get 100mls of liquid which is dispensed via a pump spray. The ...  Read the complete review

I started coming out in a nasty red rash with certain deodorants. It happened with more than one brand and I was puzzled which ingredient might be causing the allergic reaction. I took a trip to Boots to try to find a product that would be as gentle as possible on my skin, and still offer effective protection as a deodorant. After speaking to the lady at the pharmacy counter, and explaining the problem, she directed me to the Bionsen range which was hypoallergenic. Following her advice, I selected a Bionsen 100ml pump spray deodorant to buy at £2.65. It wasn't the cheapest deodorant on the shelf but I knew it would be well worth the money if it worked and didn't cause ...  Read the complete review

Bionsen Deodorant. I am going to review here, two products by Bionsen, because I believe they are so similar that for me to review them sparely, I would just end up rewording one to submit two. I have the roll on and spray deodorant by Bionsen. A blue liquid in a transparent bottle (roll on) or a pale blue oval cylinder spray, both products are designed to deodorise. (N/B, on application it will not leave you with blue arms- the colour seems to vanish on application so please don't let its blue colour put you off!) It is important to remember, they are not anti-perspirant, nor do they claim to be. What they do claim is to refreshen your ...  Read the complete review

I don't know about you but I really love the sunshine and nice weather we're having at the moment! However I do worry about sweaty pits and the thought of stains on my clothes and stinking to high heaven really traumatises me so the other day whilst I was in Boots I decided to invest in a few antiperspirants just to stock up with! This cost me £2.49 but do look out for it on special offer and the only reason I bought this was cos a woman picked up a couple of products from this line and she spotted me looking and told me it's all she uses and she loves it and that sold the bottle I have in front of me to me as I do love a good recommendation after-all! The ...  Read the complete review