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At what age can a child start using antiperspirant?
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Deodorant: Generally around the time of puberty is a good time to introduce an antiperspirant. All the best.
Answered 2/9/2015
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Be practical: If they stink from their underarms they need it. The adrenal glands that are part of this process can begin to show apocrine gland odor as early as age 6 in some. This is a separate system from that driving puberty, but both systems eventually function together.
Answered 10/11/2016
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