Ok, so apparently I’m a delicate flower because every single amazing-smelling deodorant has been giving me a rash so of course I asked Eric to experiment with ingredients to find a deodorant recipe that doesn’t! A little less baking soda and a few other things and voila! No rashes… Love that man!
Homemade Deodorant for Sensitive Skin (makes 2 sticks)
What you will need:
- 1/4 cup coconut oil (where to buy quality coconut oil)
- 1/4 cup shea butter (where to buy shea butter)
- 1/4 cup beeswax (where to buy beeswax)
- 8 drops essential oil of choice (lavendar is my favorite!)
- 1 1/2 tsp baking soda (where to buy baking soda)
- 2 large old deodorant containers (where to buy deodorant containers)
Directions:
- Heat coconut oil, beeswax, and shea butter in a glass bowl over a pot of water so it is warmed gently by the steam.
- Mix until it liquifies.
- Add your essential oil and baking soda and mix well.
- Remove the glass bowl and pour contents into the empty deodorant containers.
- Place in freezer until they harden.
- Now they are ready for use!
What deodorant do you use? Ever tried making your own deodorant?
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This is so cool! I’m super sensitive to regular deodorant so I’m definitely trying it. One question, my favorite scent is orange, would this work?
Hello,
I have tried and tested this recipe (equal portions; cocoa butter, coconut oil, cornstarch and baking soda) but I always get a grain-like texture, which really irritates me. Do you know a way around this?
Hi M,
Have you tried my recipe in this post? Yours will likely be grainy if I’m understanding what you’re saying correctly- you’re using equal parts of baking soda with all those other ingredients? If so that’s WAY too much baking soda and will be very irritating.
I suggest you try my recipe and if that’s still too much for your skin try using even less baking soda or maybe none although the effectiveness will suffer a little bit.
Hope that helps!
Sylvie
I’ve used a recipe very similar to this…the only addition was arrowroot powder. here’s my personal opinion based off of experience:
1. baking soda is not good for sensitive skin…I broke out in a itchy red rash. my skin started peeling and it just wasn’t pretty or comfortable.
2. coconut oil WILL stain your clothes. I had to throw out a couple of my lighter blouses…I couldn’t get the stains out to save my life. I’ve had better luck just doing all shea butter, no coconut oil.
3. try using kaolin or bentonite clay if you’re particularly sensitive to harsh abrasives.
I will say that my best friend used the same recipe and LOVES it. but she’s a little more tolerant to perfumes and baking soda.
Thanks for your input, Sara!
Sara, are you saying you swap the clay for the baking soda? The same quantity? I’ve been looking for a homemade version with no baking soda due to the irritation.
Hello can i replace the beeswax with candelilla wax? Would it work the same? Thanks!
Sweety, that’s a good question. I hear candelilla wax can be a little more brittle than beeswax. I would guess that since it is mixed with other ingredients it wouldn’t be a problem.
Great! I am ordering my supplies soon and will let you know how it turns out 🙂
Sweety –
I use Candelilla Wax as my main hardener wax, and it works very well. A little known added benefit of Candelilla over Beeswax is that Candelilla has more “slip” to it, which helps the deodorant stick to “glide” in the pit better. Also, candelilla is a little harder than Beeswax (but still softer than the hardest wax known, Carnauba) so it helps to bind the mix together better (less crumbling). Lastly, it has a much higher melting-point than Beeswax as well, so it helps to reduce some of the potential “melting” of the deodorant stick
Cool! Thanks for sharing!
What can I use instead of beeswax?
What is the melt factor on this? (Bc of coconut oil?) i know the beeswax and shea might make it it a little more solid, but does it melt easily at abt 76-78 like coconut oil? Thanks!
No, not like coconut oil at all. I can’t give you a temperature but I can tell you we had it out all summer in a warm bathroom and no melting whatsoever. 🙂
How many deodorant sticks does this make?
It makes 2 🙂
Does this deodorant help with sweating?
No. This is not an anti-perspirant. We’re supposed to sweat so preventing that (which I used to do for many years with harmful chemicals) is really not good for us. It will help absorb and neutralize odor and depending on which essential oils you choose to use provide a nice clean scent as well. 🙂
Thank you 🙂
Does it leave any stains on your clothes?
We’ve been using it for some time and nope, haven’t had any stains yet! 🙂