I make everyone in my house share a stick of deodorant - my husband says it's gross but I don't care

A mother has revealed that everyone in her household uses the same stick of deodorant, despite her husband being disgusted by it.

A content creator who goes by the username, 'missusmom,' has posted a video explaining her reasons behind her choosing to share the antiperspirant with her family members.

In the TikToker's video, which got more than one million views, the influencer recalled her debate with her husband in which she argued that using the same deodorant is 'not gross.' 

Besides the content creator believing that the practice is hygienic, she also claimed that she saves money with a communal antiperspirant.

She expressed that each deodorant is '10-12 dollars a thing,' therefore, the costs would quickly add up for her larger family.

A mother has revealed that everyone in her household uses the same stick of deodorant, despite her husband being disgusted by it

A content creator who goes by the username, 'missusmom,' has posted a video explaining her reasons behind her choosing to share the antiperspirant with her family members

She started her video by candidly asking her followers: 'Question - do all of the people in your house share deodorant, or does each member that wears deodorant have their own stick of deodorant?

'Let me tell you why I'm asking this, and then let me tell you what the right answer is. 

'So, I'm in the shower last night, and my husband comes in to get ready for work and he's like, "I can't find my deodorant."

'I'm like, "It's in the drawer where it always is."

'He's like, "I can't find it. Our son used it. I bet he took it."

She continued: 'I'm like, "He's not the one that moves things. It's the daughters that move things. Like, he didn't take it. He uses it in here."

'He's like, "Why can't he just have his own?"  

'And I was like, "Why would he have his own? I'm not paying for a whole other stick of deodorant."

In the TikToker's video, which got more than one million views, the influencer recalled her debate with her husband in which she argued that using the same deodorant is 'not gross'

'He's like, "You know that's gross right?" 

The content creator argued: 'I was like, "No it's not." I said, "Me and the girls share deodorant. That's not gross."

'He's like, "Yeah, but you don't have hair under your arms."

'And I was like, "Okay but, even if we did, I think we'd still share," and he's like, "No, we need to get our own."

'I was like, "I'm not buying five to eight sticks of deodorant every month. I would need to put extra money into our budget."

She concluded: 'We all use clinical-strength deodorant. That's like 10 to 12 dollars a thing.

'I'm not spending $60 to $80 on deodorant, just so everybody can have their own stick. 

'Am I crazy and wrong, or is he delusional, because I personally think he's delusional.'

The video got more than one million views, 36,600 likes and 39,400 mixed comments.

Most people disagreed with the content creator and were disgusted by the idea of sharing deodorant. 

One person wrote: 'Never in my life have I heard of ANYONE sharing deodorant unless they were in dire need.'

A second person commented: 'Toothbrushes, razors, hairbrushes, and deodorant are not a shared product. What if someone had a staph infection or impetigo?'

Besides the content creator believing that the practice is hygienic in her books, she also claimed that she saves money with a communal antiperspirant

A third person added: 'I’ve never heard of sharing deodorant! We each have our own, different bacteria in the armpits.'

A fourth person wrote: 'I’m sorry but I have never known anyone who HAS shared deodorant. In fact, we all have multiple sticks. The kids have one for home, one for their gym locker, sports bag, car etc.'

The content creator responded: 'Omg I've shared with everyone my entire life.'

Other users had follow-up questions for the mother.  

One person asked: 'What happens when one person has to be away from the house for a few days? How do you choose who gets to wear deodorant these days?'

A second person inquired: 'I’m confused. Aren’t you finishing the deodorant twice as fast by sharing anyway? So buying everyone their own would just make you replace less frequently.'

Some users who share deodorant themselves came to the mother's defense in the comments.   

One person wrote: 'Mom of two girls [and] we share.'

A second person commented: 'We share. I've done that my entire life. Is that not normal?'

A third person added: 'My wife and I use the same deodorant.'   

A fourth person wrote: 'My mom, sister and me all shared deodorant growing up. I don’t have kids, but it doesn’t seem strange to me. I’m sure in most countries people share.'

She expressed that each deodorant is '10-12 dollars a thing,' therefore, the costs would quickly add up for her larger family (stock image)

According to a 2022 survey done by the Drive Research, it was discovered that 35 per cent of people share their deodorant with their family members, friends, or partner. 

Cosmetic dermatologic Neal Schultz shared with HuffPost that he urges for the unhygienic habit to be put to an end, because antiperspirants 'are only interested in decreasing perspiration.'

He warned that using the same stick can lead to the transferring of fungi, yeast, bacteria, skin cells, and germs. 

Neal argues that its most healthy for every person to either have their own deodorant, or if you would like to keep sharing, to at least make sure you use a spray antiperspirant, instead of a stick.