DIY Deodorant

Make Your Own Organic Coconut Oil Deodorant

5 Tbsp Organic Coconut Oil

1/4 cup pure, aluminum free baking soda

1/4 cup Organic Arrowroot Powder

Optional:*9-10 drops essential oil blend of your choice (I enjoy lavender. It has many wonderful properties & it smells very nice too)

**Sift arrowroot powder into a bowl and mix with baking soda. Add in coconut oil and other essential oils of your choice, blending until a paste-like texture is achieved. Place mixture into preferred container- you can use an emptied out deodorant stick or a small glass container. If you chose to use the plastic deodorant stick, note that coconut oil melts at about 76°f, so you may have to refrigerate to keep it solid in the warmer months. 

If using a container, you might try preservative violiv glass, I used a baby food jar, which enhances the quality of your product with time and looks appealing stored on the counter.


Baking Soda works great as well. I had attempted a powder air freshener one day. It was 1/4 cup baking soda with 8-10 drops of lavender oil. Well, I just thought it did not smell as it should... SOOO I just use it as powder deodorant.  Lavender is also used in the deodorant above & has wonderful antibacterial properties (as well as about 10 other wonderful properties). So why not? It keeps me dry & that is all that matters.
I would have to recommend that you apply it to DRY skin.