I don’t think I’ve ever used a product that I would consider life changing, but this comes pretty close. It’s definitely “quality of life” changing! I’ve been using AKT for a few months now and I don’t think I’ll ever switch back to a traditional deodorant.
I started with the Discovery Set to try all of the scents. I personally found most of them to have a similar musky scent, which I’m not crazy about. (I’m definitely not a connoisseur of fragrances and how to define them, so take that with a grain of salt…) However, the Columbia Road scent smells like baby powder which I am even less a fan of and could not use it more than a couple of times… couldn’t stand to smell it on me.
After the Discovery Set, I ended up going with the No Notes (unscented) version but found it to have a gritty texture which I didn’t like, so I ended up switching to Halcyon Summers. Yes, I’d mentioned I wasn’t crazy about the musky scents, but figured it would grow on me.
With that being said, the effectiveness of the deodorant was like nothing I’ve ever used before and I knew I needed to keep using it! This is my first and only experience with cream deodorant so I can’t compare it to other cream deodorants, but I know stick deodorants have absolutely nothing on this.
A pea-sized amount under each arm will last me all day, and even into the next day. I’ve even found that I can go a day without reapplying and still have no odor under my arms. I have an office job so I don’t do a lot of physical labor throughout the day, but even with regular deodorants, my under arms would start to smell a little ripe towards the end of the day. AKT has given me so much more comfort and confidence being around others and not having to worry about being embarrassingly stinky or keeping my arms down at my sides.
I do think the tube design could use some improvement. The last couple of tubes I received have an issue where the cap does not screw on securely… it just spins and spins without tightening. Also, since the tube is made of aluminium, I noticed on this last one that there are small punctures where the creases are on the sides of the tubes, which has led to some deodorant seeping out (picture attached). Maybe this would be prevented by using the “Key”, but I’m not sure.
All in all, I have been amazed by AKT deodorant and would definitely recommend it!