Rexona Men Natural Fresh Lime Cool Roll-On 45ml, Imported

Product Overview

Rexona Men Natural Fresh Lime Cool Roll-On, 45ml, an imported international-market version. It is a lime-fresh, neutral fragrance — cool and clean rather than heavy — formulated for all-day dryness and to be gentle on underarm skin.

Deodorant, Antiperspirant and What Each One Does

They are sold side by side and they do different jobs:

• A deodorant does not stop sweat. It masks and slows odour, which is not made by sweat itself — fresh sweat is nearly odourless — but by skin bacteria breaking it down.
• An antiperspirant reduces the sweat, using aluminium salts that temporarily block the ducts. If wetness is the problem rather than smell, this is the one you need.

Two things make a bigger difference than which brand you buy: apply it to clean, completely dry skin, and apply it at night. An antiperspirant works far better applied before bed, when you are sweating least, and it survives the morning shower.

Do not apply any of them to skin that has just been shaved or waxed — that is where the stinging and the rash come from.

Roll-On Against Spray

• A roll-on puts the product where it is needed and nowhere else. Nothing is lost into the air, so a 45ml bottle lasts far longer than the volume suggests.
• Nothing to breathe in — worth something in a small bathroom, and worth more if anyone in the house has asthma.
• No pressurised can, so it travels in hand luggage and does not burst in a hot car.
• The trade-off: it goes on wet and needs a minute to dry before you dress. Rushing that is how it ends up on the shirt.

How to Get the Most Out of It

1. Apply to clean, completely dry skin. On damp skin it dilutes and does very little.
2. Apply at night. This is the single most useful thing in this section: an antiperspirant works best applied when you are sweating least, it sets overnight, and it survives the morning shower. Applying it in the morning at the moment you start to sweat is applying it at the worst time.
3. Two or three strokes under each arm. More is not better.
4. Let it dry fully before your shirt goes on.
5. Never apply it straight after shaving. Freshly shaved skin has had its top layer scraped off and that is where the stinging and the rash come from — leave it until the next day.
6. Wash it off properly each evening rather than layering fresh product over old.

On Yellow Shirt Stains

The yellow marks in the armpits of white shirts are not sweat. They are the reaction between aluminium salts in antiperspirant and the proteins in sweat, baked in by ironing. Applying less product, letting it dry completely before dressing, and washing shirts before the mark sets does more about it than changing brands.

Patch Test First

Before the first full use, put a small amount on the inside of your forearm and leave it for 24 hours. If there is redness, itching, burning or a rash, do not go on to use it.

Fragrance is the most common cause of a reaction in personal care products, and it is in almost all of them. If your skin has reacted to a scented product before, patch test this one properly rather than hoping.

Keep it out of your eyes. If it gets in, rinse with plenty of cool water.

Frequently Asked Questions

How long does 45ml last?

For daily use, comfortably two to three months. Roll-ons waste almost nothing, which is why the small bottle goes further than a spray of the same volume.

Is it an antiperspirant or a deodorant?

Rexona sells this line for all-day dryness, which is an antiperspirant claim. Check the pack for aluminium salts if that matters to you.

Will it stain clothes?

Any antiperspirant can leave a mark if it is not dry before the shirt goes on. Give it a minute.

Can women use it?

Yes. The difference between men’s and women’s deodorant is scent and marketing, not chemistry.

I have sensitive skin. Is it suitable?

Patch test it first and see. Fragrance and alcohol are the two most common causes of a reaction in personal care products, so check the pack for both if your skin is reactive.