I wanted to give kudos to coconut oil in general. It is a fantastic moisturizer and lip balm - it smells, feels and hydrates wonderfully! The other day I paid big $ for Moroccan oil for my hair - coconut oil works just as well for much less.
I found this fantastic other beauty/hygiene recipe I'll share with you in just a moment. I have been to Target and Walgreens on the search for deodorant. Not anti-perspirant but just deodorant - besides the crystal (which is so pricey and hard to find) I've used Toms which is also hard to find outside a healthfood store. Even speedstick and some of the teen versions used to be made as just a deodorant without the anti-perspirant (aluminum chloride) - but there wasn't any whatsoever on the shelves. I even checked with the pharmacist at Target and they don't sell anything without aluminum chloride for the main brands.
So I found this fun little project that is easy to make! With - you guessed it - coconut oil. Aaaahhhh fresh from the tropics! ENJOY!
5 Tbsp. of Coconut Oil
1/4 – 3/8 cup of Baking Soda
1/4 – 3/8 cup of Cornstarch
Essential oils (optional)
Here’s what you do:
1. Empty out your deodorant containers (if this is the way you want to store it). I twisted the deodorant all the way to the top and then scraped it off with a knife. It came off very easily. Then screw the plastic part back down.
2. Put the Baking Soda and Cornstarch (or Arrowroot) in a bowl and mix. Then add the coconut oil and any essential oils that you want to go in there. I used Rose scented oil, but I don’t think I used enough because I can’t smell the rose at all.
3. Mix thoroughly until it becomes a paste. You can add more baking soda and cornstarch in equal amounts if it doesn’t seem thick enough to you.
4. Using a spoon or spatula, put the coconut oil mixture into the empty deodorant cases. Clean off the rims (they will get messy as you can see in the picture below) and then put the lids back on to store. I totally expected it to only make enough for those two travel size cases, but I ended up having to get another trial sized container and two full-size containers to hold it all! This should last us for a LONG time!
5. Apply like you would any deodorant.
