Deordorant - Coconut Oil

By kelseyll

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup melted unrefined extra virgin coconut oil which corresponds to 4 tablespoons of solid coconut oil
• 1/4 cup baking soda
• 1/4 cup corn starch
• 10 drops of essential oils (I used lavender and tea tree oil)
• Glass jar with lid

Details

Adapted from wakeup-world.com

Preparation

Step 1

Place all the dry ingredients into your favorite bowl (you should love your utensils!)

Add the melted coconut oil and essential oils and stir well.

You’ll end up with a fragrant paste which should be poured into a jar before it solidifies. Remember, coconut oil’s natural state is solid, and the end product should look something like this.

Leave it to cool naturally before placing it in the fridge for extra solidification. I like to keep it at room temperature for easier application, but you can also keep it in your fridge.
The Final Word

Oh, and in case you wondered how these ingredients have been proven to work… baking soda absorbs odors, cornstarch absorbs wetness and coconut oil is an anti-oxidant and a moisturizer with anti-fungal/anti-bacterial properties. The essential oils you added will add their own properties. In my case, I added lavender oil as an antiseptic and tea tree oil for its antibacterial, anti-fungal and antiseptic qualities.

And that’s how you can create happy armpits!

If you pour it into a jar, you’ll have to use your fingers. I used to dig a small chunk out with a spoon, melt it a bit in my fingers and then apply it. But thankfully to the ever growing, inspiring internet community of coconut oil deodorant lovers, I learned that while preparing it you can pour it into an old (clean) stick deodorant container. It’ll be easy to use, and it will look just like any conventional stick deodorant.