DIY-All Natural Deodorant For Your Pits!

I have been searching for a natural deodorant to replace my toxic antiperspirant for years now. This appears to be a trend with a lot of the women I've talked to lately. We all know that antiperspirant, and the aluminum it contains, is bad for us, so for the love of our pits, fear of alzheimer's, and the health of our breasts, let's stop using it every morning!

I've recently found two brands that seems to be working for me.

1) Nature's Gate, Autumn Breeze: it has a spicy/musky odour which I don't mind. It isn't 'feminine' smelling, but that doesn't really concern me. I can apply once in the morning and I'm still smelling good when I get home from work after walking 2.5km to and from work.

2) EarthScience, a)Mint Rosemary & b)Lichen: these work alright but I have to reapply after my walk home from work because it leaves me smelling not quite as fresh as I'd like.

I just recently made my own deodorant and thought I'd share. I found this recipe from other blogs. They all seem to have the same ingredients more or less...
For me it's as follows:


Ingredients:
-1/3 cup of baking soda (because it absorbs odours)
-1/3 cup of corn starch (because it naturally help you sweat less)
-just under 1/3 of a cup of either coconut oil or shea butter (the coconut oil makes it rather sweet and tropical-ish smelling, like coconut rum or something that makes you think of Cuba! Using shea butter, the smell isn't as sweet).





Directions:
-Melt the coconut oil or shea butter and add the baking soda and corn starch and mix until smooth.
-Add a few drops of essential oils to create a fragrance I used orange, ylang ylang, and a touch of cinnamon. Another great mix is clove, lime and tea tree oils.
-Pour this into a container and allow it to set. It should harden, if not your house is too warm so put it in the fridge. Scrape off a pea sized amount and apply to clean pits daily! Or pour it into an old cleaned out deodorant stick.

I put some of this stuff on last night before I went to the gym. I got home and made poor Sabrina do the sniff test... and I didn't stink like BO!!

Using this stuff, you will still sweat, it isn't antiperspirant, but it really stops you from smelling!!