Recipe for Homemade Deodorant with Coconut Oil

The recipe is simple….

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

Steps:

Place all the dry ingredients into a convenient container.
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!