how to make natural deodorant at home

The Ingredients:
1/2 cup coconut oil
1/2 cup shea butter, cocoa
butter or mango butter (or a
mix of all three equal to 1 part)
1/2 cup + 1 tsp beeswax
Optional: Vitamin E oil to
preserve. I added 1 tsp vitamin
E oil for this recipe)
3 tablespoons baking soda
(Omit this if you have sensitive
skin and just use extra
arrowroot)
1/2 cup organic arrowroot
powder
2-3 capsules of high quality
probiotics that don’t need to be
refrigerated (I love Bio Kult
brand)
Optional: Essential oils of
choice – I used about 20 drops
of lavender essential oil
This recipe can be adjusted to make
any quantity that you’d like by
increasing the amount of ingredients
used. This batch made enough
deodorant for my husband and I for
about 2-3 months. You could also cut
the recipe in half if you want to
make a smaller amount.
How to Make:
Combine coconut oil, shea (or other)
butter, and beeswax in a double
boiler, or a glass bowl over a smaller
saucepan with 1 inch of water in
it. 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…
Turn the burner on and bring water
to a boil. Stir ingredients constantly
until they are melted and smooth:
Remove from heat and add the
vitamin E oil, baking soda, arrowroot
powder, probiotics, and essential
oils. Make sure the mixture is not hot
to the touch (warm is ok) so that the
heat doesn’t kill the probiotics.
Gently stir by hand until all
ingredients are incorporated.
If you will be making these into bars,
pour into muffin tins or other molds
while still liquid. If you will be
putting into an old deodorant
container to use like stick deodorant,
let the mixture harden for about
15-20 minutes at room temperature
to harden and when it is about the
consistency of peanut butter, use a
spoon to scoop into the deodorant
tube and pack down to fill. Then,
leave the cap off overnight to
completely harden before using.