Mitchum deodorant - have used for 20 years - only past 2 years it has caused rash

Complaints.com received the following on March 28, 2003:

From: Irene [Email User]

RE: Mitchum deodorant - have used for 20 years - only past 2 years it has caused rash

I wish to make a complaint about Mitchum deodorant. This used to be an absolute godsend, it sorted out my body odour problem no end for the past 20 odd years only for the past two years I have been having a rash problem with this deodorant.

When I used it last year I got this rash but didn't put it down to the deodorant until I started to use a different one. Trouble is the other deodorants don't do the job quite as efficiently hence I put up with the rash. Through the winter periods I've used another deodorant but recently decided to try Mitchum again, only used it for two days and the rash started to come back again.

It definitely is the deodorant so have they changed some ingredient because if they have please don't try to perfect already on perfection, go back to the old way of making it. Until they do I can't use it!!!!! Thanks for listening. I don't suppose you would have their address so that I could complain in person? Regards Irene Cleverley

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I had the same exact thing happen. I was using Old Spice deodorant which was leaving white residue on my shirts, so when I saw the commercial for Mitchum, claiming it has the maximum level of their active ingredient, and that it doesn't leave any residue behind, I started using it right away. After the first stick, I decided I loved it and continued to use it. Sometime during the second or third stick, I noticed an itchy spot on my left underarm. Normally when I bathe, I don't try to get a good look at my underarm, but one day in the shower I felt the itch and noticed an irritated, red spot about the size of a quarter. I ignored it at first, but it got worse. It didn't get any bigger, but the burning itch progressively got worse, then I started to notice dead skin on the same spot which caused a foul odor, even after throughly scrubbing in the shower. The odor was not the typical body odor, but something much more foul, like decaying organic matter. So I ended up cleaning the spot and removing the dead tissue as best as I could, switched right away back to using Old Spice. There was another spot in the same place on my right underarm, but much smaller and less severe. It's been a few days now that I've got back to using Old Spice, and the spot on my right arm is completely gone, and the spot on my left arm is healing up very well, and is no longer producing any odor.