Home Made Deodorant

 via Project Rolling Freedom

So last weekend I made some deodorant/antiperspirant.  It’s AWESOME and I’m never going back to store bought cancer in a stick ever again!  For those of you using baking soda, be sure and check the label because baking soda does contain aluminum and you’ll be defeating the purpose of making your own if you use it.  You can get aluminum-free baking soda at your health food store or the one I work at (I’ll even ship it to ya!)

So here’s the recipe.  I melted the coconut oil in order to get it all mixed thoroughly, then I put it in the fridge to set up. I also used a little less coconut oil and threw a little shea butter in it.  And because I don’t like the smell of tea tree oil, I used about 15 drops of bitter almond, and 5 drops each of ginger, clove and cinnamon essential oils.  The cinnamon, ginger and clove are just as effective at killing bacteria as the tea tree oil and you won’t smell like medicated lotion all day.  Most essential oils have  bacteria killing properties so just use your favorite smell.

• 1/4c. aluminum-free baking soda
• 1/4c. cornstarch
• 5tbsp coconut oil (solid at room temperature like Spectrum Naturals)
• 15-30 drops of your favorite essential oil.
• Mix all ingredients thoroughly and either pour or pack into a deodorant container

photo from www.littlehouseinthesuburbs.com

Also, here’s one that is just essential oils and butters.  It wouldn’t be a very good antiperspirant but with thyme, rosemary and lavender essential oils, it would be simply amazing at killing smelly bacterias

1 1/2 tbsp beeswax (yellow is best)
1/2 tbsp cocoa butter
1 tbsp coconut oil
15 drops white thyme essential oil
15 drops rosemary essential oil
25 drops lavender essential oil

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