Making Your Own Home-Made Coconut Oil Deodorant

It is no "secret" (get it???) that I love Trader Joe's Organic Virgin Coconut Oil for a great moisturizing body cream ... well add to my list ... Home-Made Organic Virgin Coconut Oil Deodorant!!  Here are the recipes!!

Recipe 1- What You Need:

3 T Coconut Oil
3 T Baking Soda
2 T Shea Butter
2 T Arrowroot (optional)
Essential Oils (optional)

What to do:

Melt shea butter and coconut oil in a double boiler over medium heat until barely melted. UPDATE: Combine in a quart size glass mason jar with a lid instead and place this in a small saucepan of water until melted. This will save your bowl and you can just designate this jar for these type of projects and not even need to wash it out…

Remove from heat and add baking soda and arrowroot (If you don’t have arrowroot, use more baking soda)

Mix well

Add essential oils and pour into a glass container for storage. It does not need to be stored in the fridge.

If you prefer, you can let it cool completely and put into an old deodorant stick for easier use, though it may melt in the summer!

If you don’t have all those ingredients around, or don’t want to wash a double boiler, this recipe is faster and easier:

Recipe 2- What you Need

6 T coconut oil
1/4 cup (4 T) baking soda
1/4 cup (4 T) arrowroot or cornstarch
essential oils (optional)

What to Do:

Mix baking soda and arrowroot together in a medium sized bowl.

Mash in coconut oil with a fork until well mixed.

Add oils if desired.

Store in small glass jar or old deodorant container for easy use.

Why Use Natural Deodorant?

I started this pursuit to avoid the alzheimers and breast cancer, but I’m a lifelong convert because it works! No, really! I was the girl who rejoiced when Secret Clinical Strength came out before prom one year. I’ve had to use regular deo a few times since I started the natural, and it doesn’t work as well. Although not an antiperspirant,  it does seem to absorb a lot of wetness.

After a few weeks of using natural, I noticed an unexpected side effect… I wasn’t sweating as much to begin with. Months later, and I notice this even more!

I urge you to try making your own deodorant. Even if you aren’t daunted by the ingredients in your own deo, wouldn’t you feel better knowing you weren’t putting anything on your skin that you couldn’t eat (not that