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Husband is a stinky man. Seriously. Stink-y.
He, therefore, is a deodorant addict. An aluminum-preservative-and-fragrance-laden deodorant addict.
Correction: he was a stinky, deodorant addict. Cue the homemade deodorant!
I can make a batch (about 1 cup) in way under 20 minutes, including cleaning time. The beeswax and shea make cleaning a bit of a pain, so I've culled one of my old pans to use just for recipes with the messy ingredients in them. The greatest part is that it actually works! Day one of testing went something like this (ok, it went exactly like this)...
It looks like a lot of expensive ingredients, but you can make enough deodorant for the rest of your life from these. Also, I use everything here in other concoctions. Arrowroot powder is a great corn starch sub for thickening sauces (and is non-GMO!), beeswax & shea go in my balm, I put orange oil in with my vinegar/water cleaner, and tea tree oil is great for minor scrapes and cuts.
The "bare bones" recipe is just coconut oil, baking soda, and arrowroot powder. Here's what the rest of the ingredients do (so you can decide if you want to use them, too):
Orange oil - smells yummy
Tea tree oil - natural antimicrobial (so it helps to kill the stinky bacteria)
Beeswax - thicker texture and helps emulsify
Shea - moisturizes & promotes smoother pits
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup coconut oil
- 1/4 cup GMO-free baking soda
- 1/4 cup arrowroot powder
- 2 tablespoons beeswax
- 2 tablespoons shea butter
- 1/4 teaspoon orange oil
- 1 teaspoon tea tree oil
Directions
1. Combine all of the ingredients except the orange and tea tree oil in a small pan.
2. Cook while stirring over medium heat until everything is dissolved.
3. Stir in the orange and tea tree oil.
4. Remove from heat and let cool for about 10 minutes.
5. When the mixture just starts to thicken, stir and pour into a glass container (Hobby Lobby!)
Usage
A little goes a loooong way! Scoop a tiny bit on to your finger and rub in under your pits. If you get too much, you could leave greasiness on your clothes (ick). I have a big jar of it in the bathroom and a little travel container in my desk drawer. This stuff is powerful, so I can often skip days and not have any smelliness!
