Antiperspirant and Swollen Glands

I. G. writes: 

I’ve suffered from under arm problems for years now, and have been to dermatologist doctors and the stuff they give me clogs my pores and leaves my glands swollen. So I was wondering does your deodorant cause any under arm poor clog is it anti bacterial.

I wrote back:

Thanks for writing.

It sound like antiperspirants cause something called granuloma in you. It is a pretty common reaction to the Aluminum components in antiperspirants, I write about it the problem of swollen glands in more detail here.

I’ve not had a single complaint about my deodorant clogging pores or causing glands to swell.

Yes it is antibacterial.

And it works :)!

All my best,
Brenda

Also, if you are experiencing pain under the arms and have not used a baking soda deodorant, there are many possible causes: