HOW TO MAKE NATURAL

How to Make Natural
Homemade Deodorant
Both of the recipes below work really well. I
prefer the softness of the first recipe, but if you
don’t have shea butter lying around, the second
recipe works just as well and has fewer
ingredients. You can customize your deodorant
to your scent preferences with essential oils, if
desired or omit them for an unscented version

Homemade Deodorant
with Shea Butter
Shea Butter Deodorant
Ingredients
3 T Coconut Oil
3 T Baking Soda
2 T Shea Butter
2 T Arrowroot (optional) or organic
cornstarch
Essential Oils (optional)
Note: You can get all the ingredients here .

Shea Butter Deodorant
Instructions
1. 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… This can also be done in the
microwave if you have one.
2. Remove from heat and add baking soda
and arrowroot (If you don’t have
arrowroot, use more baking soda or just
omit)
3. Mix well
4. Add essential oils and pour into a glass
container for storage. It does not need to
be stored in the fridge.
5. 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!
NOTE: It may take several hours to completely
harden and this process can be sped up by
putting in the fridge for a few minutes.
If you don’t have all those ingredients around,
or don’t want to wash a double boiler, this
recipe is faster and easier:

Coconut Oil Homemade
Deodorant Recipe
Coconut Oil Deodorant
Ingredients
6 T coconut oil
1/4 cup (4 T) baking soda
1/4 cup (4 T) arrowroot or organic
cornstarch
essential oils (optional)
Coconut Oil Deodorant
Instructions
1. Mix baking soda and arrowroot together
in a medium sized bowl.
2. Mash in coconut oil with a fork until well
mixed.
3. Add oils if desired.
4. Store in small glass jar or old deodorant
container for easy use.
Why Use Natural
Deodorant?
I started this pursuit to avoid the Alzheimer’s
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
deodorant 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 you would want to eat
shea butter!) If you do try it, let me know the
outcome!