People Have Experienced Severe Skin Irritations After Using Old Spice Deodorant

When a product becomes so commonly used, it’s easy to forget the complex development that goes into it. And personal care products like soaps and deodorants are no exception.

There’s been a push in recent years to move away from testing cosmetics and other personal products on animals. Yet whatever the form testing will end up taking, it serves a clear purpose.

If the chemical balance isn’t quite right or the wrong ingredient is used, the product can end up harming its customers.

But as 23-year-old Rodney Colley learned, there’s some problems that deodorant companies won’t always catch.

When Colley woke up, he found a strange rash under his armpit.

He said it looked like a “diaper rash” at first, but it would get worse after he showered.

After showering, he reported an intense burning feeling under his arms.

And sure enough, when he looked under his arms again, the rash had become much worse.

And he found out that his new deodorant was the culprit.

Colley had used Old Spice before, but this high-endurance version seemed to give him skin irritations similar to chemical burns.

And Colley wasn’t alone.

Other customers have been reporting similar cases of contact dermatitis on Twitter after using a variety of Old Spice’s products.