[beckybac]

At what age did your little girl start using deodorant and which one did she use?

[ingramdeb]

when she started to develop for my daughter that was around 9 i went with teen spirit she has tryed most with couponing i have gotten all diffrent kinds she found she likes the lady speed stick thow.

[polydoly13]

I want to say my mom let me start using deodorant at about 11 or 12 when I was in a "real" gym class in jr high and so I worked up more of a sweat. I think it might depend on your child too - hate to be rude but do you notice an odor? Then it might be time. I'm guessing a more active child might use it sooner and genetics might play a part, some ppl tend to sweat more than others.

I hate to sound like a crazy fanatic, but I would maybe tend to veer towards the true deodorants (stay away from the antiperspirants) and maybe even try a natural one like Tom's. There have been studies that show that the aluminum in the antipersperant can lead to alzheimers.

And for parents with boys - stay away from roll ons - I was informed this weekend that pit hair can get rolled into them and that's not very comfortable.

[beckybac]

My daughter is 7 (8 in 04/13)and i don't notice an odor when we are hugging,next to each other etc.But Yesterday while playing/tickling etc with her,my nose went close to her underarm and i did notice a little then.She is not into sports besides gym at school at the moment. I wanted to start her off on something,don't want her to be smelly ,even if it is only with the close contact that i have with her.
Not sure if she's too young though,and not even sure what i would use.

[afiveash]

I think I started using deo in late elementary early middle school (around 10ish).

I have always used Dove deodorant

[vicasdeal]

DD is almost 12, i haven't noticed that she needs to use it yet (she takes shower in the morning on school days). She uses it only on PE days as a precaution and active field trips or something similar.

[kj_quilts]

As a former school teacher, she is not too young. A room full of 25 kids who are all a little funky smelling is overwhelming. Any one alone is no problem, but a roomfull?!?!?!

I agree with the previous poster about avoiding aluminum. My adult son (22yo) only uses Tom's of Maine unscented. It goes on sale and there are sometimes coupons. I like the babypowder scents for girls, they don't smell like deodorant.

Good luck!

[ericlovesarah]

I started young, probably 10. And when I got older and was in middle school I would use extra chaning out for gym. As far as which one as a tween I liked the Teen Spirit too. As I got older I liked the ones that has fun scents to make it a little less embarassing.

[tharte36]

I started my biys before they really needed it that way they were already in the habit when they did really need it

[tharte36]

I started my boys before they really needed it that way they were already in the habit when they did really need it