Deodorant!
Nov 6, 2010 I’ve been on a diaper ointment-making kick lately, so while gathering the supplies together for that I also decided to make some deodorant. I first saw the recipe at SewGreen (see the entry here). How easy does that look, right?
I didn’t have any arrowroot powder, so I ordered that some along with lemongrass EO from Sahara’s Supplies on Etsy. Once everything got here, it took about 2 seconds to make. I mixed all the powders together, and then melted 5TBS of coconut oil in the microwave. I added the EO to the coconut oil, then mixed it all together into a really super runny paste.
I popped it into the freezer for a few minutes because I wanted to see what it would look like all firmed up (coconut oil is a solid at room temp, but has a very low melting point). It looks exactly like the picture on the SewGreen site, like a really thick frosting. I’m able to scoop it out of the container really easily and rub it on my skin with no trouble.
With the lemongrass EO it smells like candy. In other words, I totally want to lick my pits. It’s a little gritty going on, and I think it may leave some residue (like if I wear a tank top you might see it) but I’ll cross that bridge when I get there. Also it’s not an antiperspirant, but I’m more concerned about smelling like a moldy sweat sock, so whatever. Priorities, people.
So far so good, and the one batch made enough to keep me stink free for quite some time. Score!
Reader Comments (1)
Do update us on that. I'm allergic to a lot of deodorants, so that might be a good idea!