Natural Deodorant from Scratch

Yesterday I realized I had left my only stick of deoderant in my gym locker. A dire situation for you see.... Ssshhh.... lean in  a little closer.... I sweat a lot. I carry extra tank tops in my summer purses because  I know I will need a new one half way through the afternoon. Secret's out. Though yesterday did not end in a stinky soppy mess of a T-shirt... It ended triumphantly. I made my own deoderant. 

I did a scan of the interwebs to discover how other hippys make pit cream and discovered it was very simple and easy to adjust to individuals. There are many different ingredients used and you probably have a good combination of them right in your house. 

I liked a combination of equal parts powder and liquid by volume. This resulted in a thick cream that left behind slight granule traces that I will discuss later. 

INGREDIENTS that I suggest: create your own combination of oils and powders. Add more oil to make it creamier and add more powder to make it drier. If you keep adding powder and packing it together you will form a bar like most deoderant sticks. You can then pack this into a used dispenser. Creams should be kept in a sealed jar.

Essential oils 

Coconut oil

Baby oil

Almond oil

Cocoa butter

Jojoba oil

Arrowroot powder

Baking soda

My combination was cocoa butter, baby oil, tea tree oil, citrus oil. Tea tree oil and baking soda fight bacteria that cause odor. The essential oils can also just be used to scent the cream such as my citrus oil. Warm up the oils a little bit just until they are melted and then add the powders and cream together for about five minutes. When rubbed in I did notice my half-oil-half-powder mixture left tiny granules on my skin. I was worried these would come off more on my t shirt but at the end of the day I noticed nothing left behind. 

I did chores all day yesterday and I noticed my deoderant kept me mostly dry and smelling sweet. 

Let me know if you make something and how it turns out :)