Homemade Deodorant Recipe with Essential Oils

Homemade Deodorant

Author: Mama Z

Ingredients

2 to 4 tablespoons organic coconut oil
2 tablespoons cocoa butter
2 tablespoons unrefined shea butter
¼ cup arrowroot powder
1 tablespoon baking soda
1 ½ teaspoons non-GMO organic cornstarch
15 drops essential oils**
Supplies:
Glass jar
1 empty stick deodorant container

Instructions

Fill a saucepan with 1-2 inches of water and place over low heat.
Place 2 tablespoons of coconut oil, cocoa butter, and shea butter in the glass jar and set in the saucepan.
Heat the ingredients until melted. As soon as you can stir the mixture, remove the jar from the heat, so it's not too hot for the other ingredients.
Stir in the arrowroot, baking soda, and cornstarch.
Add essential oils. Allow the deodorant mixture to sit for 5 minutes.
When the mixture is still pourable but thick enough to not be runny, fill the stick deodorant container. (Make sure the applicator is rolled all the way down, so there is room for the mixture!)
Store in a cool, dry place and apply as you would regular stick deodorant.

Notes

Some of my favorite essential oils for deodorant are cedarwood, clary sage, geranium, lemon, lavender, tea tree, jasmine absolute, lemongrass, sweet or wild orange,rose absolute, sandalwood, ylang-ylang, and vanilla absolute.

Don't forget that certain citrus oils are photosensitizing, so be sure not to apply a citrus-based deodorant before sunbathing or when your underarms will be at risk of burning due to sun exposure.

Also, if your mixture starts melting in the summer, try adding 1 to 2 tablespoons of kokum butter, which is the hardest butter available.

You will need to add 4 or 5 more drops of essential oils to overcome the waxy smell of the kokum butter.

Recipe by Natural Living Family with Dr. Z & Mama Z at https://naturallivingfamily.com/homemade-deodorant-recipe/