AKT
The Deodorant Balm Hay Fever
- Overview
- Choosing your shade
- How to use
- Ingredients
- Sustainable Packaging
- About the brand
Highlights
Suitable for
All skin types
Why we stand behind it
The Deodorant Balm is a multi-award winning personal performance essential, infused with Deo-Barrier Complex™ for professional grade protection that lasts all day. Tested and perfected on stage in London’s West End and on Broadway, AKT's revolutionary, aluminium-salts free formula transforms from a luxurious, skin-nourishing balm into a dry, invisible powder: actively protecting, deodorising, and absorbing perspiration to keep you feeling dry and confident – without breaking character. Ever.
Designed for use on the entire body – from your forehead to underarms, chest, and thighs – this "life-changing" deodorant delivers effective, all-day protection wherever you need it. One application truly lasts all day.
Key ingredients
DEO-BARRIER COMPLEX™: AKT’s proprietary blend of natural plant and mineral powders, which rest invisibly on the skin to absorb odours and natural perspiration – without blocking your sweat glands. Made from: Diatomaceous earth, non-nano zinc oxide, sodium bicarbonate, magnesium oxide and arrowroot powder.
CALENDULA OIL: Calms and soothes irritated skin, known to help with reducing redness and inflammation caused by razor burn.
SHEA BUTTER: Highly moisturising to soften and smooth the skin. Beneficial for dry and damaged skin due to its high content of vitamins and fatty acids.
VITAMIN E: Powerful antioxidant that nourishes and protects against environmental damage
APRICOT KERNEL OIL: Easily absorbed and rich in vitamins A and E. It helps to maintain the softness, suppleness, and radiance of the skin.
this product meets
The Credo Clean Standard™
Every product we offer meets our industry leading standards for safety and sustainability.
learn moreThis product is
Cruelty Free
Sustainable Packaging
Vegan
Gluten Free
What is an undertone?
An undertone is the color beneath the surface of your skin, which never changes (even with a tan). There are three types of undertones:
Pink/Cool
I see red or pink undertones around the perimeter of my face and neck.
My skin burns easily, but barely tans.
My skin looks better in silver jewelry than gold.
Neutral
I see both pink and yellow undertones around the perimeter of my face and neck.
My skin sometimes burns and sometimes tans.
My skin looks good in both gold and silver jewelry.
Yellow/Warm
I see yellow or golden undertones around the perimeter of my face and neck.
My skin rarely burns, but tans easily.
My skin looks better in gold jewelry than silver.
Find your shade match
Take our 1 minute quiz and get matched to real people with your skin tone and type.
Usage
HOW TO AKT
Pierce the seal with The Assistant or a pen. Squeeze a small amount of The Deodorant Balm on your finger or The Applicator and massage onto freshly cleansed skin – underarms, forehead, feet or chest – anywhere you need effective, all day protection.
Full ingredient list
Maranta Arundinacea Root Powder, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Sodium Bicarbonate, Prunus Armeniaca (Apricot) Kernel Oil, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Magnesium Oxide, Diatomaceous Earth, Parfum (Fragrance)**, Silica, Glyceryl Stearate, Glyceryl Behenate, Zinc Oxide, Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Calendula Officinalis Flower, Tetramethyl Acetyloctahydronaphthalenes*, Limonene*, Citrus Aurantium Peel Oil*, Tocopherol, Linalyl Acetate*, Linalool*, Benzyl Salicylate*, Citrus Aurantium Bergamia (Bergamot) Peel Oil*, Citrus Limon (Lemon) Peel Oil*, Geraniol*, Geranyl Acetate*, Pinene*, Lavandula Oil/Extract*, Sclareol*, Rose Ketones*, Terpineol*, Citral*
*Naturally occurring in essential oils
**Natural essential oils, molecules and flower extracts
Fragrance
HAY FEVER Oh, there’s nowhere like England in the summer! Recline slovenly in your favourite deck chair and let the garden’s charms waft over you — roses, sage, freshly cut grass. Perhaps a spot of Earl Grey tea? A tad more marmalade on toast? Whatever you do today, do it all winsomely, darling! AT FIRST Crisp apple, marmalade, the most lovely mood AND THEN A splendid English garden, Earl Grey, plump apricots FINALLY Cashmere, soft leather, and generational wealth. What bliss!
Radical Fragrance transparency
Credo believes in your right-to-know.
US law does not require fragrance transparency. Credo requires all brands to categorize the fragrance in each product and encourages full ingredient disclosure.
This fragrance is comprised of:
essential oils
certified organic fragrance
natural fragrance
naturally-derived fragrance
synthetic fragrance
Help us end beauty packaging waste
We co-founded the nonprofit Pact to demystify how to recycle your beauty packaging empties and divert waste from landfills.
How to recycle your empties
1. Disassemble and clean all components
2. Pick the right disposal bin
3. Drop off your empties at your nearest Pact bin
1 Product Recycled = 10 Credo Rewards Points
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AKT
In 2015, Ed Currie and Andy Coxon met performing in a show in London’s West End - the “British Broadway”. Their grueling schedule was intensely physical; eight shows a week, dancing under hot lights, a dressing room five flights away from the stage — and no lift. That’s not to mention the rehearsals, classes, and training during the day.
Mainstream deodorants just weren’t cutting it.
Antiperspirants stained their clothes, didn’t stop the sweat, and made them smell like teenage boys. Natural deodorants left them smelling like B.O after only a few hours. So they decided to create one themselves.
The Deodorant Balm is packaged in aluminum tubes (including the cap!) ideal for their durability, portability, and recyclability.
AKT is designed with efficacy, strong environmental ethics, and premium fragrances at its forefront. Tried, tested and approved by London's West End performers, The Deodorant Balm is a premium, natural deodorant that is truly... BORN TO PERFORM.
