Journal

Opinion

What does shaving my armpits, or not, say about me?

Opinion

What does shaving my armpits, or not, say about me?

words by: Laura Robbins I’ve got my notebook open, a fresh page ready to go, and my new year’s resolutions on my mind. And so, do I grow out my ar...

Knowledge

Psychological Sweat vs. Cooling Sweat: The Differences and How to Manage

We sweat. We sweat when we know we have a big meeting coming up. We sweat when we’re running late to pick up the kids, or when we stub our toe on ...

Celebrate the holiday season with Nala limited edition scents

The holidays can bring so much joy. So much connection, conversation over dinner, and happy moments. And there can be a lot of stress and anxiety ...

Ingredient Highlight

Ingredient Highlight: Copaiba Oil

Benefits of Copaiba Oil when used in Free-From Deodorant What is Copaiba Oil? A powerfully relaxing essential oil, Copaiba comes from a fragrant...

Getting Started

Which Nala is right for me?

Our philosophy: deodorant is not made to be one-size-fits all. Like medicine, like skin care, like body care - not only do our needs vary from one...

Motherhood

Breastfeeding & antiperspirant - considerations for new mothers

Your armpit is the focal point of some pretty intimate conversations. Sweating, body odour, body hair… the armpit, and what you do with it, has ev...

Opinion

An Ode to Sweat

In terms of beauty, our society doesn’t look too kindly on sweat. We may be beset by advertisements encouraging us to live the sweat life, but tho...

Knowledge

The Straight Goods on Aluminum

What's the deal with aluminum? In an early example of online health trends, in the 1990s a chain email (remember those?) decrying the use of antip...

Introducing Nala Free-From Deodorant

Creating Nala has been a labour of patience, dedication, and - most of all - love. When we started on our journey we knew we wanted to create a pr...

Getting Started

The Nala Guide to Detox Deodorant

Why detox? The concept of detoxing originates in medical science: we are exposed to dozens, if not hundreds, of different environmental toxins on ...

Knowledge

Healthy Skin Care 101: Carcinogens

There’s a lot of fear mongering these days about everything from the food we eat, to the cleaning products we use in our homes, to the cosmetics w...

Knowledge

Real Talk About Deodorant & Antiperspirant

Roaming the aisles of your local drugstore, Sephora, or even health food store, you may have noticed a distinction in the world of underarm care: ...

Getting Started

How to Switch to a Free-From Deodorant

We’ve gone into quite a bit of detail about why you should switch to a free-from deodorant (especially if you’re currently using an antiperspirant...