Powered by Acidified Technology, you can expect the same outrageous efficacy and high quality ingredients that make Lume so great. Mando is the same formula as Lume, with reimagined scents and packaging that appeal to men. Smooth, relaxed, and broken in, the warm essences of fine leather, tobacco, and bourbon vanilla combine for a rugged, sophisticated scent.Ĭool, peppery green leaf and refreshing eucalyptus are warmed by citrus, cedarwood, and wild mint.įresh water elements are anchored by a citrus blend of mandarin, lemon, and green lime. We think many of our Lume customers, men, and women alike, will LOVE the fantastic new scents by Mando. So we responded with some fantastic, cologne quality scents - they’re clean, crisp, and decidedly masculine. Many of our male customers reached out to us to let us know that they loved the Whole Body aspect and efficacy of Lume, but their dream deodorant might look and smell a little bit different.īased on direct feedback from male customers, the following three wishes emerged as their top priorities: So let’s dig in and find out what is different about Mando, and what Mando and Lume have in common. Shannon Klingman to keep a straight face while saying, “Trust your gynecologist guys, Lume is for you too!” So why did we create a special line of Lume for men when we all have the same odor concerns?īecause we had so many customers asking for a men’s line, we simply had to find a way to make it happen.
Whether you are a man or a woman, body odor is a byproduct of a reaction between bacteria that live on our skin and bodily fluids - that reaction is neither feminine nor masculine. All body odor has the same source - bacteria. If we’ve said it once, we’ve said it a thousand times - odor is odor is odor, no matter who you are, or where you have it. You can easily tell if your body wash has a lot of surfactant by how foamy it gets when you use it - but sodium laureth sulfate, alkyl glucosides, taurates, sullfosuccinates, c14-16 olefin sulfonate, and betaines are all common lathering ingredients, says King.Lume has a new family member to introduce and we named him Mando! Some common examples of body wash preservatives, according to King, are phenoxyethanol, methylchloroisothiazolinone, methylisothiazolinone, dehydroacetic acid, and chlorphenesin.Īnd then there are those pesky surfactants and detergents. SD alcohol, on the other hand, is the type that dries skin out, she adds.Īccording to Belkin, the preservatives that give body wash a long shelf life can also cause irritation, even when derived from natural sources. "They are fatty acids from coconut to help with conditioning of skin," says King. If you see cetyl or cetearyl alcohol on a body wash label, you can rest easy because those aren't actually alcohols. "Alcohol also promotes redness and irritation." And the type of alcohol is important. "It seriously damages your skin’s barrier protection, it can trigger free-radical damage, and it makes oily skin worse because your skin overcompensates to being stripped of oil," she explains. Palep also cautions against using body washes containing a high level of alcohol. Simply switching to a non-foaming body wash might yield great results. Surfactants, by the way, are the ingredients that make body wash's foamy lather.Īgain, you can't really confirm whether a rash is the result of an allergy until you can get tested by a doctor - but it is far more likely for allover body irritation to be caused by barrier-breaking ingredients. can come from soap-based surfactants that have a higher pH than skin and create irritation to the barrier."Īs a result, your skin gets stripped of its essential oils and proteins, leaving you with dry and itchy skin that only gets worse the more you're exposed to those surfactants. "Irritant contact dermatitis is not allergic in nature. "Allergic and irritant contact dermatitis are different but can look the same," she says. Gohara points out that an allergic reaction and mere irritation can have similar appearances but are caused by very different things. Just because your skin is irritated by a certain product doesn't necessarily mean you're allergic to it. How can I tell if my skin is just irritated by my body wash?