Crystal Deodorant Stone Fact Sheet
Our Deodorant Stones are produced using only FOOD PROCESSING GRADE KOSHER CERTIFIED mineral salts. The mineral salts that are used have been inspected and registered by the Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act section 404 and 505 in the USA. They are also registered with Health and Welfare in Canada. The Deodorant Stone also complies with UK Cosmetics Products (Safety) Regulations 1989.

The majority of other stones on the market are imported from Thailand using agricultural grade salts used in fertilisers. Like all deodorant stones on the market today, their product is not mined as some are claiming, they have been processed by a chemical company. The question is: how are they processed? How pure are they? Our Deodorant Stone has a minimum purity level of 99.962%.

Our Deodorant Stone is a man-made crystal of food grade Potassium Sulphate. This is a naturally occurring mineral salt found in a powder or pellet form, on or near the surface of the earth in mountainous and lakeland areas of the world.

The Deodorant Stones are crystallised over a period of months from an aqueous solution using a special process. The stones are then hand shaped. The Deodorant Stone is U.S.F.D.A. inspected, registered and kosher certified potassium alum. No other stone can make this claim. All of our Deodorant Stones are produced in the USA.

The Deodorant Stones do contain alum but not aluminium chlorohydrate which is found in most chemically based deodorants. There are many differences. The most important point is that alum is not absorbed into the skin but aluminium chlorohydrate is.

The idea of using Potassium Sulphate as a deodorant has been used for over 100 years in several countries around the world.

Potassium Sulphate has the natural property of inhibiting bacterial growth which is one of the reasons that it is sometimes used as a food preservative.

Deodorant Stones are water soluble. The molecular structure is large. This prevents any absorption into the body. When applied as a deodorant, a layer of mineral salts are left on the surface of the skin. These prevent bacteria growth which is the cause of body odour.

• The Deodorant Stone is hypo-allergenic and contains no harsh chemicals.
• The Deodorant Stone does not block pores so the body is able to breathe naturally.
• The Deodorant Stone is made from natural mineral salts which will not stain your clothes.

60 gm deodorant stones last around 8 months and 120 gm stones around 2yrs of normal use, eventually wearing away to nothing. Roll-ons and sprays are made from the same substance, last around 4 months, are more robust and can have a fragrance added.

The Deodorant Stone has not been tested on animals and is B.U.A.V. approved.

Simply rub on the Deodorant Stone after your wash or shower (or moisten stone) and you have hours of natural protection.
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Deodorant Stones, Aluminium & Alum

Deodorant stones are made of Alum. The chemical formula is AlSO4 or Aluminium Sulphate. There is no Aluminium in Alum, but its chemical formula is Aluminium Sulphate. It takes over 30 steps in 3 different processes to obtain Aluminium.

Both Alum and Aluminium come from Bauxite Ore. Sulphuric acid (H2SO4) is added to separate many minerals from Bauxite. Alum is easily separated from the other elements in Bauxite, but Aluminium is not. As mentioned before, there are some 30 steps required to obtain Aluminium.

In order to see the entire picture, one must understand that aluminium is present is a variety of forms, ranging from pure solid aluminium to soluble and insoluble aluminium salts. The critical fact is that only certain types of aluminium compounds are harmful to humans. For example, if one were to swallow a pellet of pure solid aluminium, it would pass through the digestive tract and emerge from the body unchanged. In that situation, no absorption of aluminium would occur, and no harm to the individual would result.

The question then arises as to which forms of aluminium may be toxic and which forms of aluminium may be harmless. An extensive review of the literature indicates that the difference relies upon the solubility of the aluminium compounds in body fluids.

If an aluminium compound, such as aluminium chlorohydrate, which is very soluble, is used as an anti-perspirant, that compound is readily absorbed. Once in the body, the aluminium portion of the molecule ionises, forming free or radical aluminium (Al + + +). This ion passes freely across cell membranes, and is selectively absorbed in the liver, kidneys, brain, cartilage and bone marrow, creating the potential in any of these organ systems.

On the other hand, potassium alum (KAlSO4) is a compound which is very insoluble compound and stable. When used on the surface of the skin, no significant absorption occurs. If any minimal amount of alum is absorbed, it would not ionise, but would be secreted from the body in an unchanged state. Therefore, alum appears to be one of the aluminium compounds which is not harmful to humans.

So AlSO4 is not Aluminium (Al), nor Sulphur (S) and not Oxygen (O). It is Alum - no more and no less. Alum kills bacteria and is not absorbed into the skin.