Home Made Grapefruit Deodorant
Up until about a year ago, I was pretty darn frustrated by the host of weird and in most cases toxic ingredients in commercial deodorants. And though I’ve tried just about every natural deodorant I could lay my hands on, none of them were very effective or practical. Most of the natural choices sport such a long list of polyunsaturated oils that they’ve frankly lost my attention. If I wouldn’t put most of those oils in my body why would I choose to absorb it daily through my skin? Home-made deodorant to the rescue.
You know what I love? Simple, luxurious, nutritious body products. I adore products that are a wise pleasure to rub into my skin…to make a part of my body.
About a year ago I began experimenting in my own kitchen and guess what!??! I perfected a recipe for a natural and nourishing all day homemade deodorant that works. Seriously, my friend even gave it her 10-mile run test and…no stink! Here’s to your fresh-scented health!
Ingredients:
- ¼ cup baking soda*
- ¼ cup arrowroot powder
- 2 Tbsp cocoa butter
- 1 Tbsp coconut oil – get coconut oil in bulk here
- 1 Tbsp sweet almond or olive oil – get organic almond oil here
- 5 drops grapefruit essential oil (or for a more masculine scent I love cedar essential oil instead)
- 3 drops tea tree oil – get organic tea tree oil here
*If you have very sensitive skin, try substituting arrowroot for the baking soda or for a portion of the baking soda. Please note that this will lower the effectiveness of the deodorant. Also, don’t worry about aluminum in baking soda – it’s a myth. Baking powder may contain aluminum, but not baking soda.
Method:
- Gently melt the cocoa butter, coconut oil and sweet almond oil on low heat. As soon as fat elements are melted, remove pan from heat.
- Add essential oils to melted fats and set aside.
- Add dry ingredients to a separate bowl and use a whisk to combine.
- Add liquid oils to dry ingredients and use whisk to completely combine.
- Do not wait to pack your jars. Pour deodorant into jars while it is a thick, liquefied paste.
- Place your filled jars in the refrigerator to set. The result (kept at room temperature) should be a moisture-rich paste.
STORAGE TIPS:
This deodorant can be stored in a room temperature environment. However, if your home regularly rises above 85F, you should store your deodorant in a cooler place as it might separate.
You will find all the necessary ingredients to make this cream over at Nature’s Body Shop’s E-Store. Click on the image below, it will take you to our E-store.
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