Homemade Deodorant

4 January 2006  |  Jo

I am really impressed with this homemade deodorant. Not only will this save landfill waste it is free from pore clogging aluminium and paraben. Here's how it's made:
Ingredients:
6 tbsp coconut oil, melted - organic virgin is best
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3 tbsp bicarbonate of soda


6 tbsp cornflour


5 drops of sweet orange essential oil

3 drops of pink grapefruit essential oil

5 drops of lime essential oil

8 drops of lemon essential oil.


First I melted the coconut oil in a pan. Then put the bicarbonate of soda and corn flour into a bowl. Followed by the melted coconut oil and mixed together.

Then I added the essential oils. You can use what you like best. I went for a yummy citrus smell - 5 drops of sweet orange essential oil, 3 drops of pink grapefruit essential oil, 5 drops of lime essential oil, 8 drops of lemon essential oil.

Then transferred to a glass jar and allowed to set. You can then rub this on your arm pits and not have to worry about the harmful chemicals. It's actually really good, I can't stop smelling my pits :)

You can also buy natural deodorant here