Travelers who pack light need to pare their personal hygiene products down to the聽essentials. And for many of us, a good deodorant is truly a must-have, especially on聽trips where you won鈥檛 be able to shower daily.
贰苍迟别谤听, a roll-on first developed by an Israeli company that wanted to find a聽deodorant for soldiers living in close quarters that聽didn鈥檛 neutralize the body鈥檚 ability to sweat. The product is marketed to last for 72 hours鈥攁n especially tall order given that the product is aluminum-free, made instead with a聽blend of starches, herbs, and essential oils.
But on a recent weeklong trip to Rome,聽I had to reapply just once, even though I showered every day. The聽stuff鈥檚 designed not to wash off, which it didn鈥檛.聽At first, the product had a聽sweet, floral smell, which went away after a few hours. After several days of wearing Lavilin, I found it was not simply masking the smell of my body鈥攊t聽was actually addressing whatever microbes were聽causing my underarm funk. Even with sweat, I didn鈥檛 smell. Several days could pass between applications before聽any stench聽began to creep back in.
Now聽with less聽funk in my travel gear,聽I need fewer clean T-shirts in my bag, which makes it easier to pack light.