Ever notice that your deodorant can leave marks on the armpits of your
shirts if you sweat? Have you noticed shirts that you wear often have a
lingering smell if you have sweat in them a number of times? Yes, it's totally true... I MAKE my own deodorant! Guess what?! It really works:)
Deodorant we buy in the store has so many added ingredients that are awful for our bodies. There is aluminum, aluminum? on my body? That sounds crazy... the stuff they put in it to make it an antiperspirant is also terrible for your body and actually causes your body to OVER produce sweat as a reaction...we need to sweat in order to get toxins out of our bodies and as gross as we may think it is, sweating is so good for us! Good news! I actually sweat LESS now that my body is used to the natural deodorant.
Call me crazy, but I love making my own deodorant and I know where EVERY single ingredient came from. You can make your own deodorant with just a few simple ingredients. I found my recipe on a blog that I found online.
Here is the recipe:
1/3 C Coconut Oil (found at Aldi)
2 T baking soda (found at Aldi)
1/3 C Arrowroot Powder (found at Meijer/health food stores)
10-15 drops essential oils - I used tea tree and lavender.
1 container, I put mine in an old deodorant twist container
I first melted the coconut oil and then added the dry ingredients to the melted oil. I mixed it all together with a spoon then added tea tree and lavender oils. After it was all mixed together I poured it into the deodorant container and put it in the fridge to solidify.
**After you put this deodorant on you should wait a few minutes for it to absorb into your skin before putting your shirt on in order that the oils don't leave marks on your shirt. I made this mistake, and thankfully it does wash out!**
DISCLAIMER: You do have to use this deodorant for 1-2 weeks before your body will fully be able to adjust. I had to apply it a couple of times per day for a couple of weeks before I stopped smelling, I was pretty concerned it wasn't working, but I stuck it out and I love it!
Let me know what you think! I'm always up for trying new things:)
Have a great week!
Amy
