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Human Essentials
4.09 • 46 Reviews
Human Essentials makes a zero-waste deodorant featuring biodegradable packaging and natural ingredients.
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Human Essentials Reviews
2 months ago
3/5
💸Bought a product using a Thingdrop discount
Experience
I am all about all-natural deodorants and products. I thought that the packaging was innovative and I did really like the smell, which was "Guava, Sea Salt and Coconut"
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I didn't love the unwrapping experience of the stick. Often times the paper would rip off but not the opaque "plastic" wrapper under neath. The texture of the deodorant once applied wasn't smooth either.
Innovative productEco-friendly packagingSustainable products
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2 months ago
3/5
Experience
Liked the looks of it and the smell
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I tried it for a bit but I couldn’t keep on with it because it doesn’t really hold and sweat
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2 months ago
4/5
Experience
Smells great and works just as well (if not slightly better) than many natural deodorants out there. The peel away system is interesting, but a little messy, and it's hard to use when you're almost done (feels like the last 10% is wasted). Also, even if you only have half of the deodorant left, because the cap doesn't get smaller, it ends up taking up a lot of space if you're traveling. Seems like a missed opportunity to design packaging that gets smaller as the remaining product decreases. Ultimately ended my subscription since I now get a refillable deodorant from a local zero-waste store, but if I couldn't do that, I would go back to this. Great customer service.
Lovely customer supportCool look & feelWorth the money 💸Smells amazingEco-friendly packagingSustainable productsLove the brand's mission 💕
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2 months ago
4/5
💸Received a free product from Human Essentials
Experience
I received a product through Thingdrop last year and just finished using it. I love the natural deodorant.
Feedback
The packaging is unique (rip away) but not my favorite? Might be a personal thing but I would prefill refills vs. having to rip it.
Sustainable productsLove the brand's mission 💕
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3 months ago
3/5
Experience
I really wanted to love this deodorant. The biodegradable packaging is innovative and looks great and fun, the company's zero-waste mission is impressive and commendable, and the plant-based formulation is exactly what I was looking for since abandoning aluminum-based antiperspirants altogether. Unfortunately, neither the product nor the method for dispensing the product worked for me.
Feedback
I ordered the desert lime, mandarin, and vanilla deodorant, which, scent-wise, was sort of a one-note pungent orange. Not awful, but I wouldn't buy it again. While the peel-away dispensing method is cool in theory, it turned out to be super messy--I got deodorant all over my fingers while peeling. The product itself is way less solid than I expected, and doesn't go on smoothly--it's more like a grainy paste. I had to smooth down the unevenly-distributed product with my hands, which defeats the purpose of having a dispensing method in the first place. Sadly, this is not for me.
Innovative productCool look & feelEco-friendly packagingSustainable productsLove the brand's mission 💕
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3 months ago
3/5
Experience
I’ve been using the Neroli, Pink Peppercorn, and Bergamot. It’s an unusual scent for deodorant, which is cool and attracted me to the product to begin with, but I‘m not sure the peppercorn translates to smelling fresh when it wears off. I think the wear is pretty decent though. The consistency is wetter than I prefer/compared to other deodorants, and so I’m also going through it more quickly.
Feedback
I like the peel off idea, but I don’t love it because it reveals a lot more product than I normal would push or twist up for other deodorants. Also, the lid part isn’t the most secure around the base. Anytime I just lift it up from the top piece, it slides up by maybe a centimeter.
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3 months ago
4/5
Experience
Great product, I love that its plastic free. But like every natural deodorant you have to keep reapplying, although not as bad as others because you don't smell as bad. So I guess you can say its the best of them all. Overall great concept, great scents.
Smells amazingEco-friendly packagingSustainable productsLove the brand's mission 💕
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4 months ago
4/5
Experience
I tried out three of the scents and each was great. It seemed to work pretty well for natural deodorant!
Feedback
I liked it overall but to be honest I don’t know if I can ever fully use a natural deo. I haven’t found one that actually fully works 100%
Innovative productTravel friendly ✈️Amazing websiteEco-friendly packagingSustainable products
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4 months ago
3/5
Experience
I love the concept and mission behind this deodorant but sadly I didn't love the product itself. Leaves a white residue on clothing and while the scent was strong, it didn't seem to last too long or mask any natural bo.
Eco-friendly packaging
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