Charcoal Zinc Deodorant

Instead of using commercial deodorants, it is easy to make your own.  Here is a recipe from Wholesale Supplies Plus called Charcoal Zinc Deodorant that goes on smooth and creamy and does not leave a residue.  The addition of zinc ricinoleate is added to the recipe as an odor absorber and also helps with emulsifying the oils and waxes.

Odor Neutralizing Deodorant Recipe

Are you interested in making your own deodorant? I found this recipe from Wholesale Supplies Plus called Odor Neutralizing Deodorant that is baking soda-free.  This recipe contains magnesium stearate which is a naturally occurring fatty acid originating from stearic acid.  It helps this product glide easily onto underarms and leaves a non-greasy feel to the product.  Besides, it is great for absorbing odor.

Murumuru Cream Deodorant

Photo - From Nature With Love

I hardly find deodorant recipes, but I found one that I thought was very interesting.  The natural recipe is from The Natural Beauty Workshop called Murumuru Cream Deodorant uses a simple formula of vegetable butter, vegetable oil, baking soda and arrowroot powder.

Solid Deodorant

Instead of buying deodorant in the store, why not make your own?  I found this recipe from Wholesale Supplies Plus called Solid Deordorant. It an easy recipe that takes no time to make.  It contains cocoa butter that help this formula blend easily into the skin while the baking soda and arrowroot powder keeps the moisture under control,  The blend of oils make this a very pleasing scent for either a man or woman.

DIY Liquid Roll-On Deodorant

For many years, I have used stick deodorant. But recently I found this recipe from The Mountain Rose Blog on how to make Liquid Roll-on Deodorant.
According to The Mountain Rose Blog, with consumer awareness growing to avoid nasty chemicals on your sensitive underarms, natural deodorants have become on of the most desired personal care products.  Even though "natural" options have come on the market in recent years, many popular brands are manufactured by larger umbrella companies that might not have your ethics at heart.  So if you want to start making your own, then try making this recipe.

All Natural Herbal Deodorant Recipe

Would like to get off using the commercial brands of deodorant and use something more natural?  Here is a Herbal Deodorant Recipe from Mountain Rose that is a practical alternative. As you read the ingredients, you will find that this is not the normal wipe on deodorant.  It is a very easy recipe to make.

Natural Deodorant Recipe

How would you like to use a deodorant that does not have all the nasty ingredients like aluminum?  Here is a natural deodorant recipe from Natures Garden Candles that just suits the bill. Well, all of the ingredients (beeswax pastilles, coconut oil, castor oil, cocoa butter) except for the lavender flower fragrance oil are natural.  Now I do not know if you use lavender essential oil instead of the fragrance oil if that would cause a rash or what.  And I am not sure why the author of this recipe used the fragrance oil instead of the essential oil version.  Essential oil versions are more concentrated and maybe it would be too much. So I am going to throw it out there to start the discussion on whether or not the essential oil version of lavender should be substituted.

Making Deodorants

Have you ever thought of making your own deodorants? Point of Interest recent a post called Making Deodorants  - Links and Thoughts provides a place to start.  You may find this information help like not using essential oils in your recipe.  Yes, essential oils are natural that means that they are safe.  This is not always the case.  There are properties in some essential oils that are not great to use in high does or must be avoided.  So you should check out every essential oils before you put it in your deodorant recipe.

Botanical Deodorant Recipe

Are you concerned with the possible risk factors in commercial deodorants? Or are you someone who has skin sensitivities? How would you like to to reduce the chemical exposure in your life. This simple recipe will help keep odor at bay and you can experiment with deodorizing essential oils that work best for you in this recipe for Botanical Deodorant from Alison Kontur from Bath Body Supply. In this deodorant recipe combines Refined Shea Butter, Allantoin USP, Castor Oil, Sodium Bicarbonate, Organic Calendula Tincture, Organic Oat Straw Tincture and essential oils to create this wonderful deodorant.

Alison shares wonderful recipes on her blog, Do it Yourself Skincare. I would say that Alison's blog is one of the top blogs that I follow that is totally devoted to making your own body products.

Recipe for Homemade Deodorant

Are you looking for a recipe to make your own homemade deodorant? Well here is one which appeared on a crafting forum called Craftster.com. This Homemade Deordorant Recipe was authored by Girl on Bike from Berkeley CA, who originally posted this recipe on her blog by the same name - Girl on Bike back in January 2010. I look foward to seeing more interesting recipes from her.

Natural Deodorant Recipe

In all the years that I have taken classes in making bath and body products, not one of them taught how to make your own deodorant. When searching the internet for a recipe I never found one that suited my fancy - until now. 

I have been following a blog DeShawn Marie's Handcraft Soap and on July 28, 2010 she had a post on How to Make your Deodorant at Home. In her recipe, she uses a combontion of white beeswax, cocoa butter, coconut oil and essential oils to create this bar of deodorant. 

She does not indicate whether or not she uses refined cocoa butter (the chocolate scent is removed) or not, I assuming (I know is not good to assume) she does because of the 3 different types of essential oils she uses.  They definately would not smell that good with chocolate.

So this recipe sounds interesting to try.  The only things I would have to purchase would be the essential oils. I use regular beeswax pastilles for my lip balm recipe so I am going to use that first because I have that on hand.  I will see how that works, if it does not then I will have get the recommended white beeswax.

Homemade Stick Deodorant

In the DIY world of home health and beauty products, deodorant seems to be the the most feared replacement. Stinking is NOT OKAY in our culture, right?

But aluminum crammed in your pores cannot be good for you, and it seems in recent years that store-bought deodorant is becoming less and less effective anyway. This deodorant uses a natural moisture absorber (cornstarch), a natural deodorizer (baking soda), and a natural anti-bacteria/fungal oil (tea tree oil) to keep any stink from developing in the first place.

So, here's what I suggest....make this stuff ahead and use it on SATURDAY, or a sick day, or any day you aren't going to see anyone special, so you'll feel secure and not look like a nut obsessively sniffing your underarms all day. Once you get over the stink phobia, let your body get used to it, and you'll never go back.


Homemade Stick Deodorant

1. Put 1/4 cup each of baking soda and cornstarch** in a bowl with 10+ drops tea tree oil. (I like 20 drops, but I'm a tea tree oil nut. I hear lavender oil will work as well.)

2. This deodorant can be used as a powder, but if you want a stick, go to the shortening section of the store and buy this solid-at-room-temperature-awesome stuff:

3. Stir 2+ TBSP in until it's the consistency you like.

4. Smash into empty deodorant container. (Will be a bit sturdier once it sets a day or so.)

When applying this deodorant, use a lighter hand than you would with normal stick deodorant, especially the first couple of days or it'll drop little balls on your bathroom rug.Used correctly, this stuff is invisible and lasts for ages, as it works with a very light layer. You should not be able to SEE it once applied.

**If you have especially sensitive skin, increase the amount of cornstarch to 6T and decrease the baking soda to 2T.


Source: http://bathnbody.craftgossip.com/homemade-deoderant-recipe-2/2009/04/13/ and http://www.littlehouseinthesuburbs.com/2009/03/quick-stick-deodorant.html

Basic Deodorant Powder Formula

(from Better Basics for the Home by Annie Berthold-Bond)

Ingredients:

1/2 cup baking soda
1/2 cup cornstarch
Antibacterial essential oils such as cinnamon, rose, birch or lavender, as preferred

Directions:

Place the baking soda and cornstarch in a glass jar. Add the essential oils; stir and cover. Dampen a powder puff, cotton ball or sea sponge and dab into the mixture (or sprinkle the mixture on the sponge); pat underarms. Makes 1 cup.

Source: http://www.motherearthliving.com/issues/motherearthliving/natural_health/Recipes-to-Make-Your-Own-Soap-Lotion-More_562-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS