all natural homemade deodorant tutorial

yippeeee it works!!!

all natural and no sweat smell

i've read quite a bit recently about the dangers of antiperspirants.  the news can be quite distressing, with some making links to breast cancer.  i'm not going to enter the debate.    

what i can tell you is this:

a few months ago, i felt the Lord nudging me to stop using antiperspirant.  i've known for years that it isn't good to clog the sweat glands.   

i don't need to read it in an article on health to get it.  if God created us to sweat, and while we sweat, toxins are released, why would i want to block that?  

uh...'cause it's stinky.  and i'm not a fan of stinky.

truth: for over 10 years i have vacillated.  i've used the health store brands of deodorant, i've used the rock crystal deodorant {which has those sweat gland blocking agents anyway, but i'd rationalize with myself that it was better than the alternative.} then i'd get tired of the stinky so i'd go back on the antiperspirant, and then i'd repeat the cyle.

but like i said, i felt that nudge to stop blocking my sweat glands.  so off to trader joe's i went. all natural deodorant in hand, i was back on the natural train.  but end of day found me still a little less than sweet smellling. 

so i did what i love to do...research!  i found a couple of great all natural deodorant recipes.  i combined what i learned  here, here, and here to create the one you see below.

it took only a few minutes to make 

and 

i've been using it with super fab success for over a week now.

give it a whirl!

ingredients 

6 T cornstarch or arrowroot powder

2 T baking soda

5-10 drops tea tree oil

2 T coconut oil

{i ordered mine from evitamins.com, but now they have it at trader joe's!}

materials

bowl

empty deodorant canister

{i just rolled mine all the way up + threw out the contents}

place cornstarch, baking soda and tea tree oil in bowl

{use a very light hand with the tea tree oil}

my tea tree oil bottle did not have a dropper, 

so i dropped the oil into a teaspoon first, then put it in the bowl

add coconut oil

mix all ingredients well

smush into empty deodorant canister

this recipe made enough for two

with leftovers 

{which i rolled into a ball + have in wax paper in the fridge}

 add a cute homemade label if you like

right click on this image to save to your desktop

print, cut+ apply label to your new deodorant

i also put clear packing tape over my label for a little waterproofing

a few notes about using your awesome new deodorant:

1.  use lightly-don't go back + forth over the underarm area.  

i apply one stroke and i'm smell free all day!

i've read that if you over-apply it can get drippy

2.  coconut oil is solid when kept under 76 degrees, 

so if you live in a warm climate, you can keep in the fridge

so far, i've been keeping mine in the bathroom with no troubles

we'll see how it goes in the summer

3.  only roll up what you need, otherwise it can get melty

i read that this is also due to the coconut oil only being solid under 76 degrees F

i just roll up what i need for the day, and so far, so rockin' good

i gotta say, i am so excitedly jumping for joy at this new deodorant

and i've been using it during my most sweaty times of the month

tmi? 

maybe.

but its the truth.

i'm happily smell free

and my sweat glands are doing what they were created to do.

happy all natural deodorant!

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