Do I smell? (Forever Living Aloe Ever-Shield Deodorant)

Member Name: Coxy1974

Product:	Forever Living Aloe Ever-Shield Deodorant
Date:	25/04/07 (1596 review reads)
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Advantages: Value for money, smoother and better looking underarms and no white marks

Disadvantages: Nothing as yet

I have had this product on my bathroom shelf for the last 8 months but have only been using it since December last year.

I was sceptical when the woman down the road invited me to an 'Aloe Vera' party but thought I'd go along as it might be a bit of a laugh and a good get together with the neighbours.

Once there I was introduced to the world of Forever Living. Who are they? Well I had the same question as I hadn't a scooby of who or what they were.

At the party you are taken through who the company are and the benefits of Aloe Vera. I'll go through who the company actually are before moving onto the product and Aloe Vera.

Forever Living

FLP (Forever Living Products) are based in Arizona and they claim to be the largest grower of Aloe Vera along with being the largest producer and distributer of Aloe Vera products.

Rex Maughan is the founder of the company, which was apparently founded in 1978. He extols the virtues of Aloe Vera and the company produces a wide range of gel drinks, cosmetics, face creams, shampoos, toothpastes and household goods.

As far as I understand the products are marketed through television mail order, internet and through the parties.

Aloe Vera

Aloe Vera has been used in skin creams for years and for thousands of years we have used it in it's purest form to help skin problems but I have found out that it has other properties too.

Drinking Aloe gel can help digestion and it is claimed it also contains anti-inflammatory properties. Certainly the rep at the party was keen to go on about it's healing powers.

Well this certainly convinced me and after a few testers of different products I was soon writing on my order form and getting out my by now exhausted credit and switch cards.

The Product

I bought several products at the party and will review each in other reviews. One of the products I bought was the Ever Shield Deodorant Stick.

I have problems when buying a deodorant as I do sweat and I also have sensitive skin. Sure is a no no with me so I really only ever get on with Dove or Nivea but using these twice a day I end up buying them a couple of times a month.

Packaging

There is no box. When I received my parcel it was all sealed in a pretty bag with the Forever Living logo on the side. Delving in I came up with the Deodorant.

The tube (if you can call it that) is kind of a flat oval shape about 10 inches high. There is the hygiene seal around the top of the product to show it hasn't been tampered with.

The Forever Living logo is in gold with the name of the product underneath.

It has a twister at the bottom so that as you twist the deodorant stick will appear above the lip at the top ready for use.

The deodorant has no smell and it's not an antiperspirant. I twisted the stick up and smoothed a little on my hand. It had a nice texture and glided easily. I couldn't wait to try it out but as I am a stickler for finishing one product before trying another then I had to wait.

Claims

This product will not stain clothing. It contains no aluminum salts (I'd read somewhere that these could cause cancer!) and can be used after shaving and waxing.

It's natural and fresh scented and will keep you fresh all day long.

Hmmmm - not convinced about this let's find out how it fared with me.

Usage

After finishing my normal Dove deodorant I decided I'd move onto the Ever Shield. I'd been in the shower and had shaved under my arms. As I have sensitive skin this is always an ordeal for me as the hairs sometimes have a tendency to grow inwards too so my armpits can feel like they're on fire!

I smoothed on the deodorant and was immediately struck by the cooling almost soothing sensation. Almost like I was rubbing on a moisturiser. It was completely dry too so I didn't have to wait to put my clothes on.

The first few days I found that I sweated a little more than I would normally but as this isn't an antiperspirant that is normal as it doesn't block sweat. What I did notice was the absence of smell. Sometimes at the end of the day you can smell your deodorant (or at least I can - maybe I'm abnormal?!?!) but with this I couldn't smell anything - not even a whiff of BO.

I continued to use it - shaving under my arms every other day - and noticed that I was starting to sweat less. This is because my body had started to get used to the way this product works.

At the end of the first week I noticed that the dry patches under my arms had disappeared and they were nicely smooth. The red blobs where I had shaved (which normally appear) were also absent and I didn't experience any stinging after shaving.

Now nearly 6 months on and I have used this product every day - not even halfway down it yet. My underarms have never looked or felt so good.

A big plus with me - I wear a lot of dark colours and with other deodorants I used to end up with white lines where I'd pulled on a Jumper or something but with this product I don't get that anymore. It really doesn't stain your clothes.

Recommendation

God yes. I only need to use once a day, no stinging, keeps me fresh and my underarms are smooth and look great.

Price & Availability

I paid £5.25 for 3.5 fl oz of product, which considering the length of usage I am experiencing is extremely excellent value for money.

It is available to buy through

www.foreverliving.com
www.aloeveraproductsonline.co.uk
Or find out who's having a party - I couldn't actually find any details on this at all on the website so not sure how this is organised.

Summary: Definitely worth giving a whirl