A lot of recent clinical studies discover a disproportionately high number of female breast cancers originating in the upper outer quadrant of the breast, the area to which underarm cosmetic products are applied. In fact, most toxins get stored in the breast tissue since it is mostly adipose.

Consequently, an armpit detox represents a great effective way to detox your body and may also help reduce your risk of breast cancer.

In most cases, breast cancer initially develops as hormone-dependent cancer, in which growth and progression of the disease correlates with estrogen levels.

Commercial body products and conventional deodorants that we regularly use contain a lot of chemicals, like parabens, propylene glycol, triclosan, aluminum chlorohydrate, TEA, DEA, FD&C colors, and quaternium 18, among other toxic chemicals. Some of these chemicals increase the risk of breast cancer by mimicking estrogen.

“Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry”, published a study in 2007 study in which breast samples from 17 breast-cancer patients who had undergone mastectomies were tested by the researchers.

The results showed that those women who used antiperspirants had deposits of aluminum in their outer breast tissue. Moreover, concentrations of aluminum were higher in the tissue closest to the underarm than in the central breast.

Some experts even claim that parabens also increase the risk of breast cancer by mimicking estrogen. In fact, parabens were discovered inside autopsied breast tumors.

“Parabens are used as preservatives in thousands of cosmetic, food, and pharmaceutical products, but this is the first study to show their accumulation in human tissues. It demonstrates that if people are exposed to these chemicals, then the chemicals will accumulate in their bodies.”– claims Dr. Darbre.

What we all must consider is the fact that sweating is an important function of our body, since sweat contains chemicals that fight diseases. So, it is extremely important to keep the pores under your arms unclogged. Beneath the skin in the armpit is a cluster of lymph nodes that work to remove foreign cells.

This armpit detox can assist your body to unclog the pores and pull out stored toxins, and chemical residue, since these chemical products prevent this removal of toxins when applied to the arm pit..

An Armpit Detox

Ingredients:
3 drops Rosemary essential oil
1tablespoon organic apple cider vinegar
1 tablespoon bentonite clay
5 drops Cilantro essential oil

Preparation:
In a glass bowl, mix the clay and the apple cider vinegar, and then add the essential oils. What you get is a smooth mixture, similar to sour cream.

Use:
Spread a thin layer of the prepared mixture on your armpit and leave it for a few minutes.
Afterwards, rinse it well.
The procedure is repeated on a daily basis until odor subsides and your natural deodorant is no longer irritating.
Repeat daily as needed.

Note that your body needs to have a way to flush out all of the toxins, so during the detoxifying procedure, drink plenty of water.