Easy Homemade Deodorant
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This Super Easy Homemade Natural Deodorant recipe smells great and really works! It's made with clean, all-natural ingredients that keep you dry and smelling great, and it takes just minutes to make.
Why You Should Make Your Own Deodorant
Making your own personal care products is a great way to remove toxins from your home (and get them off your body), but they can be tricky.
Thankfully, there are some easy recipes out there, and one of them is this easy homemade deodorant. Simple ingredients, great results, and no stink.
Why You'll Love This Recipe
This recipe is:
- easy to make
- feels great going on
- has great odor-killing properties
- doesn't have too much baking soda, so it's great for sensitive skin too.
Ingredients
Easy Homemade Deodorant Recipe
This Easy Homemade Deodorant is clean and all natural, great for sensitive skin, and comes together in just minutes.
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Ingredients
- 5 tablespoons shea butter
- 1/4 cup arrowroot powder
- 1 1/2 tablespoons baking soda
- 12 drops essential oils
- 6 drops vitamin E oil
Instructions
- Heat the shea butter in a double boiler over low heat until melted.
- Stir in the arrowroot, baking soda, essential oils, and vitamin E until fully combined.
- Pour into glass jar and let cool completely.
- Store in a cool, dry place with the lid on.
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What Natural Personal Care products have you made?
I make my deodorant with coconut oil, baking soda and cornstarch. And ess oiled. The only problem, we get hot summers here so my deodorant melts. I have to keep it in the fridge.
I would just recommend being careful with too much baking soda. Actually I need to redo this post since baking soda can really cause issues with skin in too high of a concentration. Take care!
I use the tiniest drop of pure tea tree oil on wet palms and rub under arms – no odor all day… and I love the smell.
I would recommend not using straight essential oils on your skin – it can lead to all kinds of problems. There is some information in this post. https://wholenewmom.com/health-concerns/essential-oil-emulsifier/
Tea tree is a great oil but please do be careful!
Try this method and the baking soda won’t iritate your armpits at all:
Put 1 teaspoon of baking soda into a pot with 30-50 ml of distilled water. Bring to a boil and stir until the baking soda disolves completely.
Pour the mixture into a small spray bottle (eye glass solution bottle works fine).
That’s it. Just spray on the armpits a couple of times and let it dry a few seconds. It lasts the whole day.
The baking soda & water solution wont’t spoil. You can use it for months.
I’m not sure why you think that a baking soda and water solution won’t spoil – can you explain this to me? Thanks!
We have been using white vinegar for years now and it works even in 107 degress in Scottsdale AZ.
We put a small amount in a 99 cent spray bottle from Walmart and spray a couple of sprays in the armpit daily after showering. We sweat but there is no odor. The smell goes away after a few minutes. My husband has very sensitive skin and it has never bothered him. It stings a little after shaving but not much.
No kidding. Thanks! Do you live in Scottsdale? We have dear friends there.
so glad I cam e across this site excited to try all the home made stuff. I did make some hand cream but it turned out really hard I am still using it but I don’t know where I went wrong followed directions. I may melt it down again and add some Almond oil. Al so added a little essential oil to help it smell good but I did’nt add enough. Live and learn,
welcome!!! Hope to see you around again. More to come…..
I use coconut oil, baking soda, and a few drops of pure vanilla, almond or orange extract and I have been trying some different essential oils, but some of the oils are not going to be great under your arms! I’d say avoid peppermint, clove and the like. These make a great foot deodorizer, but are quite harsh in the arm pit! Lavender, Neroli, and chamomile are milder oils.
Thanks – great tips. I don’t like the stain from coconut oil though – you?
dear sir/madam
I love and enjoy your site and info,,i do my own deodorant,but not sure if it will be harmful if i used it for long time,but the benefit is huge,,not only for under arm,,stinky feet also,,i blend,,,TAWAS,,and alkaline water,added with scented oil,,put in a spray bottle i use this and my son,daily after shower,no sweat,no odor,armpit turns clear and fair color,,i shave so i expect my armpit to turn lil darker,,but it didnt,after i starts using my concoction,,please help me to gather information about my project,,with lots of thanks and best regards,,,irma from philippines
Hi there. I am sorry but I don’t know what information you are looking for. Hope it continues to work for you. I can’t medically advise. Thank you for understanding.
Just a small finger tip spray bottle with 10 drops of lavender EO and 10 drops of lemon EO then fill to the top with witch hazel! Some days I do reapply mid afternoon
I buy the sticks of salt rock. Both CVS and Walgreens carry them in the deoderant section. You just rub them on your underarms when wet. I do not sweat or smell since I have used this, for about 14 years. This is so cheap. One of them lasts for many months at my house.
In dry weather I sometimes follow it up with some coconut oil. It moisturizes and may fight bacteria as well.
I use witch hazel, lavender essential oil, & lemon essential oil. All mixed together in a spray bottle. Works great so far!!
Nice – that’s fascinating!
What proportions do you use?
Another VERY EASY option… lemon juice. I bought a $2 glass spray bottle which I fill with lemon juice (the cheap stuff) and spray my underarms. Keep the spray in the refrigerator (when we traveled with it, we noticed it was less effective after 2 weeks of room temp). Slicing a lemon and rubbing that on also works great (I am too lazy to slice fruit!). Lime juice works, too.
And for those emergency times when you are stinky and out in the world, try rubbing hand-sanitizer under your arms… it kills the bacteria that makes the odor.