Advice On Making Deodorant To Save Money
posted on 06/26/2009
Everything is expensive in this day and age, so people are looking for easy ways to save. Here's how you can make your own natural deodorant at home in five minutes without much of a mess at all.
Using a few simple ingredients, you can make your own all-natural, skin soothing deodorant, scented exactly the way you like it. It's so simple and gratifying, you'll never go back!
To make your own deodorant, gather up:
* Corn starch
* Baking soda
* Coconut oil
* Essential oils (optional for a scent)
* Vitamin E (optional for softness)
* An empty container to be filled with your new deodorant
Some great essential oils for deodorant also act as antimicrobials (since bacteria is what causes the smell, using something to wipe them out is even better!) While the oils of bay, cinnamon, clove and thyme are the most inhibitory, they can also lead to major sensitivity in the armpit region.
Tea tree, sandalwood, lavender, lemon, and neem oils are all good alternatives. Use one, none, or create your own blend!
Steps:
Combine 1/4 cup (60mL) cornstarch with 1/4 cup baking soda.
Add essential oils - I used 8 drops of lavender with 3 drops of sandalwood.
Add 2 Tablespoons coconut oil and a few drops of vitamin E oil (opt). Though the coconut oil I got for this project had a low melting point, the stuff I have at home has a higher one, which I would recommend. That kind I bought in my grocery store near the Crisco and other baking needs.
Mush the ingredients together until they start to form a silky mass. Add more of the coconut oil or dry ingredients to adjust. Then you're ready to start packing it in to your container.
SIDE NOTE:
If it's ever bothered you that you don't know when your deodorant is going to run out until suddenly the whole thing has dropped out onto your bathroom floor rendering it dirty and no longer useful (though you pick out the gross things and use it anyway) I suggest cutting out a piece of colored tissue paper to use as a flag.
Fill your container with about and inch or so of deodorant, insert your flag, and fill the rest of your container!
Clean up the container and make your own clever label for it (like you won't remember what it is. . . )
Let it set up for a day or two.
Use liberally, and encourage others to do so as well!
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mikhail says:
(1y 75d 13h 34min ago)
I hate that icky Alzheimer's disease in my deodorant.
mikhail says:
(1y 74d 15h 32min ago)
Just to explain my previous comment, the article (before the author edited it, apparently), originally referred to deodorant without "icky Alzheimer's disease" in an apparent reference to the link between Alzheimer's and aluminum.