Homemade Deodorant

Keep in mind that since this is not an antiperspirant, it won’t stop you from sweating.  Sweating is a natural process that helps the body get rid of toxins and shouldn’t be inhibited. Embrace it. You won’t smell and you won’t sweat as much as you do when you skip a dose of conventional deodorant/antiperspirant.

If you’ve never used a natural deodorant, you probably will have to go through an adjustment period. Your body has to get used to not having its glands blocked. Be patient. Pick a time when you won’t be around people too much. 

About the Ingredients:

Coconut Oil: Softens and adds extra antibacterial protection. Bacteria is what leads to stinkiness. 

Shea Butter: It will likely help with the little bumps you get from shaving.

Clay: Adds extra dryness protection. It will help at whisking away sweat and drying it up before it reaches your clothes. However, don’t expect it to work quite as well as antiperspirant (which contains the aluminum you REALLY want to avoid). They work in two very different ways.

Beeswax: This may help, a little, with the perspiration problem, but the main point of this ingredient is to give the deodorant a more solid feel, so it’ll stay in your container the way you want it to.

Tea Tree and/or Rosemary Essential Oil: These two oils are exceptionally antibacterial and antifungal, so they’ll work really hard at keeping any stinkiness from happening. Don't skip one of these.  Again, you can use any essential oil you’d like for scent (lavender, bergamot and lemon essential oils would be great as a substitution for tea tree and rosemary in terms of odor-stopping).


INGREDIENTS:

1-1/2 tbsp grated Beeswax
4 tbsp Coconut Oil
1 tbsp Shea Butter
4 tsp Bentonite Clay
20-25 drops essential oil (tea tree, rosemary, lavender, lemon, bergamot, or a mixture of any listed)

DIRECTIONS:

1. Melt the beeswax and coconut oil on very low heat, whisking often. 
2. Once melted, add in the shea butter and whisk a few times.
3. Remove from the heat and continue melting. 
4. After that’s melted, sprinkle in the clay and continue to whisk well until everything is combined. 
5. Drop in the essential oil, whisking still. 
6. Place the pan into a cool water bath, and leave for 5 minutes or until it just begins to set up. 
7. Pour the mixture into deodorant container and place it in the freezer for 20-30 minutes (or until completely hard). If, for some reason, it starts to get too soft on a hot day, just put it back in the freezer for a while.