Homemade Deodorant Recipe

By Old School
Published on November 7, 2014
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Photo by Hannah Kincaid
This gentle homemade deodorant recipe includes coconut oil, arrowroot flour, baking soda and the essential oils of your choice.

Making batches of homemade deodorant is simple and cost-effective. The MOTHER EARTH NEWS editors have tested this recipe, and they report that it’s definitely not the pits. You can use either arrowroot flour or cornstarch as the thickening agent, but arrowroot flour is less abrasive. Some people report experiencing irritated skin after prolonged, topical applications of baking soda. For a baking-soda-free deodorant recipe, go to LisaLise’s Blog. Yield: 8 ounces.

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup baking soda
• 1/2 cup arrowroot flour or cornstarch
• 1/2 cup coconut oil, melted
• 20 drops essential oil of your choice

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