I just take some baking soda and rub it in my pits lol! I do it right after showering. It is more effective than deodorants. What happens with deos is that it stains clothes. I used to use deos when it was effective. It was effective up to a point now and instead of making me not smell, it does the opposite. That's why I use baking soda now. I also use alum (tawas in our language) from time to time.