Buy Now →The BEST Homemade Deodorant (no rash!)
- Prep Time: 35 minutes
- Total Time: 35 minutes
- Yield: 1 deodorant stick (2.5oz) 1x
- Category: DIY, personal care
- Method: Double boiler
Ingredients
Scale
1 1/2 Tbsp coconut oil (21g)
1 1/2 Tbsp Tallow from Grass-Fed Cows (21g)
1 – 1 1/2 packed Tbsp Beeswax (9-13.5g) – read notes for deciding how much to use
1/3 cup arrowroot powder (44g), spooned and leveled
1 Tbsp baking soda (17g)
1 tsp Non-nano zinc oxide
1 tsp kaolin clay
10 drops rosemary extract (a little under 1/8 tsp)
4 drops Non-GMO Vitamin E (a little under 1/8 tsp)
10–18 drops pure essential oils – (I use half pure vanilla oleoresin and half sweet orange essential oil). Make sure there’s NO “fragrance” term used – a few trustable brands are Revive, Plant Therapy, Young Living. Lots of brands use fragrance, have poor ingredient quality, or harvest unethically.
Instructions
- Use a double boiler or a small pot sitting inside a big pot (bigger pot filled with water for double boiler method).
- Add the coconut oil, grass-fed tallow, and beeswax to the top pot and melt over a little above medium heat until fully incorporated.
- Remove from heat. Add the arrowroot powder, bakings soda, non-nano zinc oxide, and kaolin clay and mix to combine.
- Then add the rosemary extract, vitamin E oil, and pure essential oils of choice and/or vanilla oleoresin. Mix to combine. It will have a spotted appearance because of the rosemary extract, and that’s totally fine!
- Let it cool for a couple more minutes then pour into a mini 4-oz mason jar or empty deodorant containers (You want to pour from the bottom NOT the top, unless you specifically have a top fill deodorant tube – MOST are bottom fill!)
- For the deodorant container: If you are reusing an old container, clean out any old deodorant, and take off the bottom cap of the container (what you use to twist up the deodorant). If you can’t take off the bottom cap, then I recommend buying empty deodorant containers. It won’t work to pour from the top because it will get into the twist compartment, which you don’t want. You also want to make sure the clear round inner lid is on securely because it is what will catch the deodorant and create the beautiful rounded top of the deodorant.
- After poured, do not put the bottom cap on yet. Place the deodorant in the refrigerator to harden. Once hardened, put the bottom cap on. If using reusable deodorant containers, please be sure to save the clear round inner lid for your next batch because you’ll need it each time.
- I hope you love it!! Be sure to leave a review if you try it out!
Equipment
Buy Now →Notes
Beeswax amount: If you prefer a solid deodorant, then use 1 1/2 packed Tbsp (13.5g) of beeswax. If you prefer a softer texture, then use just 1 packed Tbsp (9g). If you are storing this deodorant in a jar (and using your fingers to apply it to your armpits), then I recommend using 2 packed teaspoons (6g) so that it’s very soft and creamy and easy to apply using your fingers.
Scent for men: For my husband, I use these essential oils: 7 drops bergamot, 7 drops sweet orange, and 2 drops eucalyptus. Sandalwood would also be amazing in mens! I also add a little less than 1/16 of a tsp of activated charcoal powder to his deodorant. It can help more with detoxing the armpits and also give a gray tinge to the deodorant, which he seems to like.
