Zero waste recipe: making your own deodorant
Making your own deodorant, together with make your own lip balm, one of my favourite recipes. I have been using homemade deodorant myself for years and can recommend it to everyone. I can sweat quite a bit, but in my experience, my recipe works much better than any other deo.
Portions: 1 jar
Tools
- pan for heating
- sealable glass jar or can
Materials
- 4 el coconut oil
- 3 el baking soda
- 2 el cornstarch
- 1 el glycerine (On sale at drugstores or pharmacies or olive oil or jojoba oil).
- pair drops essential oil, e.g. lavender or orange (optional)
Instructions
- Heat the coconut oil when it is hard. You should be able to stir in it, but it shouldn't be liquid. Putting it on the heater for a while often works fine too.
- Mix all dry ingredients. Add coconut oil, glycerine or oil and stir to form a smooth paste. Add essential oil if necessary for a nice fragrance.
- Scoop the paste into a jar. When you want to use deodorant, remove a small amount of paste from the jar with your finger or spatula and rub it under your armpits. On hot days, the coconut oil can become more runny, so it is advisable to keep this deodorant in a cool place. The deodorant will stay good for at least six months.
Notes
You can also choose to make a solid deo: deodorant in solid form instead of cream. To do this, replace glycerine and cornstarch with one teaspoon of beeswax or vegetable wax. Add this to the coconut oil and melt it au bain-marie. Then mix it with the rest of the ingredients and pour it into a stick or or silicone mould.