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Not every A-lister reaches for the Secret or Old Spice before stepping onto the red carpet.

Nicki Swift’s video breakdown “Celebs Who Refuse To Wear Deodorant” runs through a handful of Hollywood names who have publicly copped to skipping antiperspirant altogether, each with a wildly different justification. Some blame the chemicals, some blame the smell of the chemicals, and one just calls it “hippie s–t.” The reasoning ranges from breastfeeding fears to pure aesthetic philosophy from a guy who sells $200-a-bottle cologne for a living.

• Bradley Cooper skips deodorant entirely and instead showers multiple times a day to stay fresh.
• Cameron Diaz said in April 2014 she’d quit antiperspirant nearly 20 years earlier, arguing it traps odor rather than eliminating it.
• Kourtney Kardashian abandoned deodorant over fears that its chemicals could affect breastfeeding — a decision Scott Disick loudly complained about on “Kourtney & Kim Take Miami” in 2013.

The Shower-Over-Stick Strategy

Bradley Cooper’s method is the simplest of the bunch: no product, just water. Rather than relying on a stick or spray to mask odor throughout the day, Cooper opts to shower multiple times daily, treating frequency as his line of defense against body odor instead of chemistry.

The Anti-Antiperspirant Argument

Cameron Diaz made her case in April 2014, telling interviewers she’d stopped using antiperspirant almost two decades prior. Her logic: antiperspirants trap odor-causing bacteria and sweat against the skin rather than letting the body release it naturally, which she argued actually makes people smell worse over time. Her practical fix for underarm funk wasn’t a product swap — she recommended trimming underarm hair to cut down on scent retention.

Matthew McConaughey made a nearly identical claim over Diaz’s own 20-year window, telling People during his 2005 “Sexiest Man Alive” interview that he hadn’t worn deodorant in two decades. His stated philosophy was blunter than Diaz’s: a man, in his view, should simply smell like a man.

Tom Ford’s Take On Natural Musk

Fashion designer and perfumer Tom Ford makes an unlikely addition to this list given his day job is literally selling scent. While promoting his 2007 fragrance Black Orchid, Ford admitted he personally skips deodorant, describing his own natural body odor with a line that’s stuck around ever since.

“A little sweat, a little dog.”

Julia Roberts And Donald Glover’s Grooming Philosophy

Julia Roberts kept her explanation simple in a 2008 interview, saying deodorant had just “never been my thing” as she talked up her preference for natural products over conventional grooming staples. Donald Glover took a more comedic route during an on-air conversation with The Breakfast Club’s Charlamagne tha God, confirming he doesn’t use deodorant and joking that he’s on some “hippie s–t,” adding that he also doesn’t wash his clothes very often. Glover’s music career under the Childish Gambino name puts him in company with other performers profiled in musicians who are nothing like they seem once the public persona gets peeled back.

Kourtney Kardashian’s Pungent Phase

Kourtney Kardashian’s segment comes with an actual on-camera witness. During a 2013 episode of “Kourtney & Kim Take Miami,” Scott Disick complained openly about her body odor after she explained she’d cut out deodorant over concerns that its chemicals might affect her breastfeeding. It’s the kind of unscripted grossed-out reaction that reality TV has built entire seasons around, in the same vein as the interpersonal messes covered among reality stars who treat their co-stars like trash.

Kourtney’s confession closes out the video right after Glover’s “hippie s–t” line, and Disick’s disgusted face on that old Miami episode is still the funniest six seconds in the whole segment.