It’s answer time for the Beauty Science Poll. 
We posted 4 headlines and challenged you to figure out which was the fake. Well, here’s how you did.
Beauty science headlines
1. Men are 100 times less likely to get breast cancer than women
2. Sometimes it’s better to use an aerosol deodorant than an antiperspirant
3. Antiperspirants are not a significant risk factor for breast cancer
4. Antiperspirants inhibit the release of toxins from your body
and the explanations…
Men are 100 times less likely to get breast cancer than women – TRUE
Around 31.0% of you thought this was fake but it isn’t. The reason is that men have about 100 times less breast tissue.
Sometimes it’s better to use an aerosol deodorant than an antiperspirant – TRUE
If you suffer from a condition called hidradenitis supurativa, it is better to use aerosol deodorants and avoid shaving. Only 16% of you thought this was fake. Nice going.
Antiperspirants are not a significant risk factor for breast cancer – TRUE
Happily, only 15% of you thought this was the fake. Despite the scare stories you’ve heard in the media, there is no correlation between antiperspirant use (even ones with parabens) and breast cancer. Nothing to fear here.
Antiperspirants inhibit the release of toxins from your body – FALSE
Here’s the fake that 38% of you figured out. Antiperspirants have never been shown to inhibit toxin release from your body. Toxins are NOT released from your body through sweat.
Reference – American Cancer Society
-MidBrain
So how did you do? Were you able to figure out which of these Antiperspirant headlines really smelled? Leave a comment below.
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I really wish there were some way to broadcast that last answer far and wide. If hear one more person tell me about the toxins in my sweat I will accuse them of being a frog.
Can I just say THANK YOU for talking about hidradenitis supurativa! I would love for you guys to do an article on it – it is quite common but often misdiagnosed, and unfortunately a devastating auto-immune condition.
I generally like the Beauty Brains site but you should be more careful about some of the information you dole out especially when it is not solely beauty related. Sweat and toxins is a complicated issue. Sweat IS a body fluid and body fluids DO contain many substances we ingest/ breathe/ metabolize (just like urine etc.). Sweat may contain small amounts of toxins overall but anti-perspirant DOES block sweat and sweat DOES release some toxins.
Reports of 9/11 works having colored sweat, acrid/ burning sweat etc. have been widely reported. I have a friend who was a 9/11 worker who has similar syptoms and is ill and routinely goes for sweat therapy and says he feels relieved from some symptoms for a few days after sweating.
There are many conflicting studies by respected organizations/ medical professionals, some that think it is more helpful than others. So, the jury is still out as to how helpful it may be or not be, but to blatantly negate it w/ a few words on a website so many will read is irresponsible.
Thanks for the comments Missgirly. When you say there are there are many conflicting studies, where would we find these? Do you have any specific study that you are referring to?
Your friend may very well feel better after sweat therapy but that doesn’t mean it is having more than a placebo effect.