Homemade Deodorant (?!?)

You might say I've gone full-on crunchy granola mom. There was about a month where I tried the no-poo movement (skipping shampoo and letting my hair go au naturel) and the time I tried oil pulling. Most recently, I decided to make my own deodorant using some of my essential oils and other products I had in my cabinet. I'm loving it! Don't be scared--it's not near as time consuming as it sounds. It took less time to make my own deodorant, than it would have taken to go to the store and buy some. Seriously!

I found my base recipe via Pinterest, because let's be honest, that's where you find everything these days. I tweaked it just a bit to my fragrance and consistency preference.  There was mention of a "transition period" in which your body would need to adjust to using a natural deodorant (read: you're gonna stink.) So, of course, I decided to try it out in July in Florida! I was expecting to be pretty potent, but I haven't had an issue AT ALL. It's not near as solid as my typical deodorant, but I'm okay with that--I just dab it on. 

In typical new-blogger fashion, I forgot to take photos until the process was complete, but I promise it was SUPER easy, y'all. Be sure to save an old deodorant tube. Other than that, here's what you'll need:

Ingredients

1/4 cup cornstarch

1/4 cup baking soda

3 Tbl. unrefined, cold-pressed coconut oil (not pictured--another rookie mistake!)

1 - 2 Tbl. beeswax pellets (so much easier to melt than a block!)

*5 drops of Purification (known for it's cleansing properties)

*5 drops of Lavender

*I love the smell of purification and lavender together, but you can adjust to your preference. Be sure to at least include 5 drops of a 'cleansing' oil like purification, tea tree, maybe even manuka which is great for skin, plus one for scent like lavender or lemongrass.

Directions

1. In a double boiler, melt the beeswax and coconut oil together. 

2. Remove from heat and add the rest of your ingredients. Stir until well blended. 

3. Pour into your empty deodorant stick, it will begin to set up quickly!

I had a little extra left and I poured it into an empty mint tin for my mother-in-law to sample--it was perfect! I set mine in the fridge to cool faster--mistake. Though it is fine to do that, don't immediately try to turn the dial and put it on. I was anxious to try it and ended up breaking the dial since it was so hard right out of the fridge! I ended up scraping it out, reheating, and putting it in a different stick. 

I will definitely be making this again!