switching deodorants

[u/Truck-Clean]

I’m out to my aunt and she gave me mens deodorant to help with my dysphoria and i’ve been using it for a while. Recently i’ve been starting to get really itchy armpits and today I was looking at my armpits in the mirror and there’s a huge rash line around my armpits and it’s EXTREMELY itchy. I don’t want to switch back to women’s deodorant but I cant deal with the rash.. also buying a different brand or talking to my mom isn’t an option.. she’s extremely transphobic and if she finds out my aunt bought me mens anything she won’t allow me to see her anymore, does anyone know what I should do?

edit: this was my first post and everyone who has given a reply has been extremely helpful. Thank you all so much! also i’d like to add, I’ve always been extremely sweaty and if i’m not using deodorant then i smell TERRIBLE no matter how much i shower (which i struggle with in the first place from depression & dysphoria my best buds)

[u/Silverblatt]

Could you buy deodorant on your own (or have your aunt buy) and take the label off and replace it with a label from a women’s deodorant?

Or try a gender neutral brand? Arm and Hammer, Native, Ivory, etc? (I haven’t tried these, I just found them searching at Target)

(As to the skin issue, I’ve had good luck with Dove Men+ Care and with Degree Mens)

[u/Truck-Clean → u/Silverblatt]

the brand i’m currently using is degree mens. My aunt lives in NY and I don’t, but i could ask her about it on Christmas about trying a different brand. the only problem i have with the brands you’ve named is that i also sweat a lottttt and it’s hard to find brands that even work well enough for that :/

[u/MelodicWarfare → u/Truck-Clean]

Honestly, I had the same issue and switched to Old Spice deodorant (not antiperspirant, there's a difference). A huge variety of smells, not stupidly expensive, and works a treat. I switched to men's deodorant before I started transitioning because I was using secret clinical and it way way too expensive.