Does deodorant cause cancer in kids?

Question

My 8 year old son is starting to notice that I smell better than him so he is always using my body wash. His mother thinks deodorant will give him cancer.

Answer 1

what? that's crazy! cancer...where did this come from? as far as i'm concerned, deoderant is being worn. But 8 is a little young. If he is smelling, then he should wear antipersisperant deoderant. No smell, no stink.

Answer 2

No else Sure wouldn't have just brought a deodorant out for Girls ..my daughter has it  

Answer 3

its said to do so if the person shaves under their arms...

however their is no medical researc to back this up.... get aluminuim free deo

Answer 4

hahahhahahaha thats ridiculous.

If she's that paranoid buy deodorant with no aluminium in it (supposed to be better for you)

does she seriously want him to go his whole life not wearing deodorant!!!!

Answer 5

Yes of course ! - if its a deo spray & if it is being sprayed directly over the body surface every now & then for a long period of time (may be for years )- i.e. in long run.

But body wash Liquids what U probably mean r different.They r scented gentle detergents & r harmless.

Answer 6

Well... no  link between cancer and deodorants/anti-perspirants has been proven, and evidence strongly suggests there isn't one.

The concern has been mainly about women and breast cancer. The currently widely-held belief that breast cancer is linked  to anti-perspirant use is mainly down to a hoax email

A large study in 2002 looked for links between antiperspirant use and breast cancer in 1,500 women. The researchers found that neither antiperspirants nor deodorants increased breast cancer risk.

These links give some facts:

http://www.breastcancer.org/symptoms/und...

http://www.cancerhelp.org.uk/help/defaul...

Those who claim that deodorants/antiperspirants cause breast or other cancers state one of these three things as the reason

1) anti-perspirants prevent the release of toxins, which cause cancer; this is nonsense - the purpose of sweat is to cool you down, not release 'toxins', and even if sweat did release toxins, there are plenty of other areas you sweat profusely from.

2) they contain aluminium; many do but there is no strong evidence that aluminium could increase the risk of cancer

3) they contain parabens, a preservative many believe is linked to breast cancer. - There is in fact no evidence that parabens cause cancer; the concern arises from a small study in 2004 by British researchers which found traces of parabens in tissue taken from women with breast cancer. The tumours of 20 women were tested, and for obvious reasons there was no control group.

The researchers claimed the study demonstrated that if people are exposed to parabens , the chemicals will accumulate in their bodies

However, this extremely small study doesn't demonstrate a direct causal link between deodorant or antiperspirant use and developing breast cancer. A study that small cannot be regarded as proof.

There are many deodorants available without parabens and aluminium, and many people choose to use them to be on the safe side - I do myself, and did long before my breast cancer diagnosis - but there is no proof of a link with breast cancer or with any other cancer

However, I think 8 is rather young to be using deodorants - they're not necessary at that age. If he wants to smell better, why not get him some bath bubbles or shower gel with a minimum of artificial ingredients - that would probably keep his mother happy too.

Answer 7

That is just a myth or an old wives tale that has been around for years.  It is not true at all.

Answer 8

His mother is a victim of marketing, and she should be made aware of the fact that this susceptibility is probably impacting her life in ways she is not even aware of! It's entirely possible she actually has NO opinions of her own, and that everything she thinks is because someone has told her to think it! Silly goose!

There is NO evidence deoderant causes or contributes to any form of cancer, though there are a plethora of internet hoax e-mails claiming they do...