All-Natural Deodorant DIY

For the past few months, I have been slowly trying to transition to a more self-sufficient/sustainable lifestyle. That includes growing most of my own veggies, composting, making my own broths, and building or repurposing most of our furniture. I wanted to expand this into my beauty products, which I knew would be no small feat because we ladies use so many every day!

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I have done the lotion bars, the soap, some scrubs, whipped body butter (click the links to see those posts!)

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After getting comfortable with those products I wanted to try something that is necessary and I use every day. Deodorant. So many store-bought deodorants are made with artificial products and chemicals that I just didn’t really feel comfortable rubbing into my skin anymore. Thus began my fall down the endless rabbit hole of Pinterest and google articles on how to make homemade deodorant.

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I finally found some key ingredients that I knew I would want to use for their beneficial properties, I then tried multiple different ratios until I found a consistency that I liked and it worked!

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In my deodorant, I used baking soda, coconut oil, bentonite clay (you can substitute corn starch), tea tree, eucalyptus, and lemongrass oil. You can obviously substitute any oils you’d like in this recipe. I chose these 3 for their anti-bacterial/microbial properties, which is important in any area like your armpits where it can get sweaty and warm.

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This recipe was super easy and worked amazingly for me! My wife and I now prefer this homemade stuff to anything we have tried that’s store-bought! It has worked so much better than any other deodorant I’ve used!

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I love that it’s homemade and made with all-natural ingredients. I feel so much better about using this product than anything I would buy from the store.

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I chose to put my deodorant in a small mason jar and use a wooden spoon to apply it, but you could buy deodorant sticks and pour them in that, or even repurpose some old used deodorant sticks to pour this recipe in!

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Here are the ingredients and recipes you will need to make this amazing all-natural deodorant.

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Ingredients:

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• 5 tbs Bentonite clay (or cornstarch)

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• 4 tbs coconut oil

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• 1 tbs and 1 tsp baking soda

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• 10 drops tea tree oil

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• 10 drops eucalyptus oil

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• 10 drops lemongrass oil

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Directions:

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• First, melt down your coconut oil in either a double boiler or in the microwave.

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• After the coconut oil is melted, add in your clay/cornstarch and baking soda.

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• Mix that together and then add in your essential oils.

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• Stir again and pour into your jar/deodorant stick.

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• Enjoy your new all-natural deodorant!

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Isn’t that the easiest recipe ever?? This DIY probably only took me 10 minutes and you could do it too! I hope you enjoy this recipe.

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Please continue following me on my journey to self-sustainability!

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Check out my other DIY sustainable projects here!

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