Nivea Stress Protect Female Spray & Stick

You know what made me almost not purchasing these deodorants? The claim of dealing with stress sweating. I mean, seriously. This deodorant knows the difference of us sweating due to stress or due to heat? Really? Let's clear some basic thing up before I get my teeth into the subject. First of all, I believe that everyone knows how sweating is a completely normal thing. Sweat makes our body cool down and not overheat itself. Some of us might be udner the impression how sweating makes us feel even hotter during summer for example but, without sweat, we'd basically overheat. Sweating keeps our body temperature at a normal level and if we'd lose the ability to sweat, we'd suffer a heatstroke. We obviously also sweat during cold days/ nights but with lighter intensity. But heat isn't the only reason to sweat. You see, there are two types of sweat glands in our body – eccrine and apocrine sweat glands. Most of our sweat is released by the eccrine sweat glands, which are stimulated when the body is hot. If we're sweating due to certain emotions, some kind of stress than sweat is released from the apocrine glands. These sweat glands are activated when we're overly excited or nervous. So, after we take all of this into the equation, we can conclude that Nivea Stress Protect deodorants are specialised to tackle sweat coming from the apocrine sweat glands. Have they passed my personal stress test? Read on and you shall see.

Znate li zbog cega umalo nisam kupila ove dezice? Zbog tvrdnje da se bore protiv znojenja uzrokovanog stresom. Po tome bi ovaj dezic razaznavao kada se znojimo zbog vrucine a kada zbog stresa? Ozbiljno? Mislila sam da bi bilo dobro neke stvari razjasniti prije nego donesem svoj sud. Prije svega, trebalo bi da se sve slazemo kako je znojenje jedna od najnormalnijih stvari. Znoj hladi nase tijelo i sprecava da se ne “pregrijemo”. Sigurno se par nas osjeca kao da se zbog znojenja osjecamo kako je jos toplije tokom ljeta ali sustina je da bi se bez znojenja “prekuhali”. Znoj smanjuje i odrzava tjelesnu temperaturu u okviru normalnih granica a ako bi iz nekog razloga izgubile sposobnost znojenja – zadesio bi nas toplotni udar. Ocigledno se znojimo i kada je vrijeme hladnije ali manjim intenzitetom. Medjutim, temperatura nije jedini razlog znojenja. Postoje dvije vrste znojnih zlijezda u nasem tijelu – ekrine i apokrine. Vecina znoja se izlucuje kroz ekrine znojne zlijezde koje stimulise povecana temperatura tj. znojimo se kada nam je vruce. Ako se znojimo zbog odredjenih emocija, neke vrste stresa onda se znoj izlucuje iz apokrinih zlijezda. Njima su okidaci pretjerana uzbudjenost ili nervoza. Iz svega navedenog mozemo zakluciti da su Nivea Stress Protect dezici specijalizovani za znoj koji se luci iz apokrinih zlijezda. Da li su prosli moj test stresa? U nastavku procitajte moje iskustvo.

I haven't put these two throught a specific test because I thought my daily life should qualify without a problem. Every day is stressful in a way and I'm sure that each and every one of you go through stressful situations all the time, sometimes even without noticing. For me, using the public transport can be a source of stress. You never know wether you'll whitness or be subjected to violence. You have no idea wether your bus will make it on time. Being late can cause lots of stress too. I experience a significant strain on my work place. Some days are even stress-free but others get me on the verge of pulling out my hair. Not to mention some unexpected scenario rising and snatching you when you least expect it. So, I have used up completely my Nivea Stress Protect Female Spray and I have been using it up recently. It is an excellent deodorant. What I despised regarding previous Nivea sprays is that they were mostly “wet” and they leave my armpit wet for a long time. I have no time for letting my armpits casually dry when I'm off to wrk. I need it to be ready in an instant. I got that speedy drying action from this Nivea spray. I spray it on and when I'm slipping in my T-shrit, it's completely dry. I also hate when you freshy shave my armpit and pat it dry then, obviously, follow-up with a deo spray which stings like a swarm of a thousand bees. I hate that and I never “forgive” that, no matter how fancy a deo spray may be. 

Nisam ih sprovela kroz neko specificno testiranje jer sam jednostavno mislila kako se moj svakodnevni zivot kvalifikuje bez ikakvog problema kao dostatan primjer. Svaki dan je stresan na svoj nacin i sigurna sam da svaka od vas stalno prolazi kroz neke stresne situacije a da ih mozda nije ni svjesna. Za mene je samo koristenje javnog prevoza izvor stresa. Nikada ne znate da li cete biti svjedokom ili zrtvom nekog vida nasilnog ponasanja. Nepoznanica je da li cete stici na odrediste u tacno vrijeme (zaboravite na red voznje, to ne postoji). Sama pomisao da cete zakasniti itekako moze biti stresna. Takodjer prolazim kroz dosta napora na radnom mjestu. Neki dani stvarno prodju bez ikakvog znacajnijeg napora dok me drugi slome samo tako i dovedu do faze cupanja vlastite kose. Necu ni spomenuti kako se uvijek nesto moze izjaloviti ili da se nesto potpuno neocekivano moze desiti. Sada sam do kraja potrosila svoju bocicu Nivea Stress protect dezica u spreju znaci, koristila sam ga sve do nedavno. Izvrstan mi je. Ono sto me odbijalo kod prethodnih Nivea dezica je to sto su uglavnom “mokri” i takvim mi ostave podrucje pazuha na jako dugo vremena. Nemam vremena cekati da mi se polako osusi na kozi kada zurim na posao. Meni je potrebno da se brzo susi i ovaj sam put to i dobila od Nivea dezica. Odmah mi po nanosenju bude spreman pa mogu nastaviti sa oblacenjem majica i sl. Jos nesto sto mrzim je kada svjeze obrijem pazuh pa poslije nanesem dezic koji me przi, pece, ujeda, bode poput roja hiljadu pcela. Stvarno preko toga ne mogu preci pa da je ne znam o kakvom fensi dezicu rijec.

This Nivea spray hasn't made my eyes all wattery and I haven't experienced any pain or unpleasant stinging at all. I never believe in the “anti-perspirant” claims because I don't want to stop sweating anyway. And I don't think any deodorant does that. I only want a deo to make my sweat smell pretty. And my clothes. Not demanding but that's what I want and that's what I got. After a twelwe-hour shift (doesn't matter wether it's during day or night), my armpits smelled fresh and clean. My T-shirts smelled the same lovely way. No stains on black, white or colored clothes. It is a perfect ten wether I was having one of my “quiet” days or if my day killed the last atom of strength in my body. There's just one thing. It's an aerosol deodorant spray, meaning that it contains Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) which pollute the air. Aerosol deodorant sprays used to be my favourite type od deodorants but my conscience made me change my ways.

Od ovog dezica mi nisu krenule suze na oci niti sam iskusila bilo kakvu bol ili neprijatno peckanje/ zarenje koze. Nikada ne vjerujem tvrdnjama da bilo sto zaustavlja znojenje iz razloga sto ga i ne zelim zaustaviti. Bas ni ne vjerujem da postoji dezodorans koji to cini. Jedino sto trazim je da mi od njega lijepo mirise podpazusno podrucje i odjeca koju nosim. Mozda ne zahtijevam mnogo ali to je ono sto zelim i to sam zaista dobila. Nakon dvanaestosatne smjene na poslu (bez obzira da li se radi o dnevnoj ili nocnoj smjeni), osjecala sam se i mirisila svjeze i cisto. On mi je za cistu desetku jer mi daje jednake rezultate i ugodnim danima bez nerviranja a bome i danima kada se osejcam ne bas najbolje, bas smozdeno. Jednako su lijepo mirisale i moje majice. Nema fleka ni na crnoj, bijeloj niti sarenoj odjeci. Ipak, imam jednu zamjerku ali je licnog stava. Posto se radi o dezicu u spreju, znaci da sadrzi grubo receno, stetne organske komponente (VOC) koje zagadjuju zrak. Dezodoransi u spreju su mi oduvijek bili omiljeni vid dezica ali cu zbog savjesti koja me muci morati promijeniti navike.

Ingredients list;

Lista sastojaka;

Butane, Isobutane, Propane, Aluminum Chlorohydrate, Cyclomethicone, Isopropyl Palmitate, Aluminum Sesquichlorohydrate, Zinc Citrate, Persea Gratissima Oil, Octyldodecanol, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Dimethicone, Propylene Carbonate, Dimethiconol, Benzyl Alcohol, Linalool, Geraniol, Limonene, Parfum

I've replaced the deo spray with Nivea Stress Protect Female Stick and I don't regret it a bit. The only concern I had was wether it would make my armpits sticky. That frequently happened to me before, some roll-ons (among which was the Nivea Black & White roll-on) were terribly sticky and not even pleasantly smelling on my skin. No such problems with this deodorant stick. It has the same fresh, pleasant yet unoffensive scent which I cannot really describe. I guess it's the first smell that comes to mind when anyone would mention a deodorant. I believe it stems from my childhood, my first encounted with a deodorant (it was a Fa deo if you were wondering). You get 40ml deo in the shape of a stick and the packaging is quite nice, just like the spray one. I am a fan of white and orange color combo so this is appealing to me. The most important thing – it isn't sticky! You can hardly feel any remnants of a deo film on the armpits which smell with the same intensity as when I was using the spray. Clothes do smell somewhat milder with this one than with spray and again – no stains. I am very satisfied with this deo stick and what is only left to be seen is how it will endure during the hottest summer days. Ingredients-wise, these contain the Stress Protect actives and Zinc complex and promise a 48h odour protection. I think it's a 24h to 36h odour protection while the anti-perspirant claims fail as with any other deodorants.

Zamjenila sam aerosolni dezic sa Nivea Stress Protect dezicem u stiku i mogu vam reci da uopste nisam pozalila. Jedino sto me brinulo je da li ce mi koza biti ljepljiva od njega. To bi mi se cesto znalo desiti sa roll-on dezicima (medju kojima se bas nalazio i jedan Nivein – iz Black & White linije) od kojih bi pazuho bilo ljepljivo. Neki nisu cak ni lijepo mirisali na mojoj kozi. Drago mi je prijaviti da se to ne desava sa ovim primjerkom. Jednako je ugodnog, svjezeg i nenapadnog mirisa koji ne znam kako bih opisala. To je miris koji meni pada na pamet kada pomislim na dezodoranse. Vjerujem da ta asocijacija seze iz mog djetinjstva i prvog susreta sa dezodoransom (ako se mozda pitate, bio je to Fa dezic). U pakovanju dodje 40ml proizvoda a i pakovanje je oku ugodno. Jednakog je dizajna kao i aerosolna verzija pa posto sam ljubiteljica kombinacije bijelo-narandzaste boje, necu se buniti. A najbitnije od svega je sto nije ljepljiv uopste! Skoro da je tesko prstima detektovati ostatke, sloj koji ostavlja. Mirise jednakim intenzitetom na kozi kao aerosolna verzija dok je ipak blazi od nje na odjeci. Takodjer ne ostavlja fleke na odjeci. Izuzetno sam zadovoljna ovim stikom a jedino sto preostaje jeste da upratim kako ce se ponasati pri najvecim vrucinama. Sto se sastojaka tice, sadrzi aktivne sastojke pod nazivom Stress Protect i cink kompleks za koji se tvrdi da pruza 48-satnu zastitu od neprijatnih mirisa. Ja bih trajanje te zastite ogranicila na jedan dan, eventualno cca 36 sati dok tvrdnje zaustavljanja znojenja ne podrzavam, kao ni kod ostalih dezica.

Ingredient list;

Lista sastojaka;

Stearyl Alcohol, PPG-14 Butyl Ether, Aluminum Zirconium Tetrachlorohydrex GLY, Cyclomethicone, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Paraffinum Liquidum, Talc, Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Aluminum, Sesquichlorohydrate, Glyceryl Stearate SE, Parfum, Zinc Citrate, Persea Gratissima Oil, Octyldodecanol, BHT, Benzyl Alcohol, Linalool, Geraniol, Limonene