"title"=>"You can get a lot of great products in the US โ so why do the deodorants stink? | Arwa Mahdawi",
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Thankfully my mum is soon coming to visit me with a suitcase full of the best of Britain: chocolate, tea and savoury snacks
My mum, who lives in England, is coming to visit me in Philadelphia soon and I have given her strict instructions on what to bring from the motherland. Namely, deodorant. You can get a lot of things in the US โ it is a land of excess โ but the deodorant offerings here stink.
Most American women, you see, tend to use stick deodorants. In the UK, meanwhile, itโs far more normal for women to use a roll-on. Or, at least, its far more normal for shops to stock a wide range of roll-ons. I donโt have some sort of degree in deodorant studies, I should probably note; I have not done extensive market research on this matter. This assertion is based on empirical data gathered over a lifetime of deodorant shopping, along with several years of arguing with my American wife about our underarm preferences. She thinks roll-on deodorant is (trigger warning: an objectionable word is about to appear) moist and leaves a wet sensation. I think that stick deodorant feels clammy and flaky. Clearly I am right.
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"author"=>"Arwa Mahdawi",
"link"=>"https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/apr/03/lot-of-great-products-in-the-us-so-why-do-the-deodorants-stink",
"published_date"=>Wed, 03 Apr 2024 10:00:30.000000000 UTC +00:00,
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"created_at"=>Wed, 03 Apr 2024 14:35:49.128099000 UTC +00:00,
"updated_at"=>Tue, 14 May 2024 04:59:28.182099000 UTC +00:00,
"newspaper"=>"US general21",
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