Stick Deodorant - Aluminum Free.

ThatSouthernBelle's Note:

Commercial deoderants' active ingredient is aluminum - which has been linkedy to alzheimer's. I haven't had a lot of luck with the natural aluminum free deoderants from the store - they don't seem to work well at all. Here's a recipe to make your own. The only thing you need is an empty container from regular deoderant. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------This recipe is from http://www.littlehouseinthesuburbs.com/2009/03/quick-stick-deodorant.html

• Total Time: 24 hrs
• Prep Time: 24 hrs
• Cook Time: 0 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 1

• ¼ cup baking soda
• ¼ cup cornstarch
• 10 -20 drops tea tree oil
• 2 tablespoons coconut oil (find it at health food stores -it's solid at room temp.)

Directions:

1. Mix all ingredients in a bowl until well combined.
2. Smash into empty deoderant container and smooth over.
3. Let it sit 1 day to become solid again.
4. Use with 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.

Reviews

[jodathechoda]

I have been using this deodorant recipe for almost a year now and I love it. It does take a little while to get used to using it. I work in a kitchen so it gets really hot in the summer and this deodorant worked great even in that environment. I rarely had smelly pits lol.

I think this recipe would be a 5 star if it were a little more firm in the summer months. It gets very soft when it's hot and melts. Another con is that the oil in the deodorant discolors certain shirts temporarily but comes out when you wash it. It could potentially be embarrassing, though, as it looks like you have sweaty pit stains.

All in all this is the best recipe I've found so far and with only 4 ingredients it's hard to beat!

I didn't have any reaction to the baking soda as another review stated they did.

[WI Cheesehead]

This actually works really great to stop sweat and stink. HOWEVER, your skin may be sensitive to the baking soda. It's not affected me in other areas, but once used in this form, it made my skin red and itchy (didn't go away for over 5 days after stopping it). I am going to try reducing the bs and possibly upping the cornstarch to see if that works. The recipe I got elsewhere also uses 4 T oil and it still hardened up.