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  homemade deodorant that works!

  I've tried those "natural" deodorants for years - and as evidence by the above reviews: they suck. I found this recipe online for homemade deodorant with baking soda and coconut oil. And it works!  And you can just reuse the container - so no more wasted plastic! And its cheap!

  1. use an old stick deodorant container - clean all the old stuff out - and screw it all the way down.

  2. measure how much volume it contains (with water).

  3. measure this amount of coconut oil and melt in a pan on the stove (on low)

  4. mix in baking soda until you have a thick slurry (you need more than you think - it should be very gritty)  

  5. optional - add in whatever scents/essential oils you like - if you want it to smell like something.

  6. pour slurry into container - and transfer immediately to fridge/freezer.  The baking soda is in a suspension - so it will begin to settle - which will cause the top part of the stick to just be coconut - which will not block smells.

  6.  Take out and use like a regular stick.  

  One note - Coconut oil is solid at room temp - but liquid at around 85.  I keep my stick in the fridge all summer.

  Second note - you can extract local sustainable scents right from your garden/yard - just throw things like rosemary or mint or even pine needles into pan and simmer for a bit - seive out before putting into container.

  third note - if it did not work or is too slimy - you did not add enough baking soda.  Easy solution : push out whole stick into pan - and start over again.On Making a stink about green(ish) deodorants posted 1 year, 3 months ago 36 Responses