DIY: Homemade Organic Deodorant. No Baking Soda Recipe

I have tried nearly all the "all natural" deodorants on the market and I had pretty much decided that I was just going to stink for the rest of my life.

I thought I would give one last ditch effort and make my own deodorant.

I researched all the recipes on Pinterest and the mommy blogs and put together this recipe.

I wanted all organic.
No baking soda.
No powder.
No brushes.
No creams I had to spread on with my fingers.

Just a stick of deodorant.
That would last the entire day.

This recipe turned out to be a weird color.
I think it's because of the yellow beeswax mixing with the Redmond's Clay.

But I have to say it works GREAT.
It glides on easy.
And you can add your own essential oils to customize the scent.

THE RECIPE:

1/3 Cup Organic Coconut Oil
3 TBs beeswax
2 TBs Shea Butter
1/3 Cup Arrowroot Powder
2 TBS Redmond's Clay
15 drops Essential Oils

I used frankinsense, lavender, and melaleuca.
I use and trust doTerra and sell them.
If you would like to buy them you can get them HERE on my website

DIRECTIONS:

Melt the coconut oil, beeswax, and shea butter on the stove, stirring constantly.
It only takes about a minute.

Take it off the heat.

Add the arrowroot and Redmond's Clay and whisk quickly.

Add about 15 drops of your favorite essential oils for scent and additional therapeutic benefits.

Pour into 2 deodorant containers.
Let them sit over night and they are ready to go by morning!

The whole thing took me about 5 minutes.
Super Easy!

These would work: Deodorant Containers
Or these are a better price if you go in with a few friends and split them: 12 count pack of Deodorant Containers

Beeswax

I got the coconut oil from Vitacost, using a referral link like this to give me $10 off.
Coconut Oil
$10 off Referral Coupon
This made the price lower than Costco, but Costco changes prices and brands so I need to double check to see if that is still the case.

Everything else I ordered from Amazon.

Earthbound Farms Broccoli Coupon

$1 off 2 Organic Broccolettes

$1.00 off 2 Arugula

How do you use Arugula?

It's a little bitter for me and I am having a hard time incorporating it into my life.

Print the coupon HERE

$1.00 off 2 Organic Romaine by Earthbound Farms

#1: My buy price for hearts of Romaine is $0.83 a piece. I can get a 3 pack at Trader Joe's for $2.49. That should help you know if you are getting a good price with this coupon.

#2: You can cut off the bottom on a Romaine heart, stick it in the dirt, water it, and it will regrow a new head for you. It's a winter veggie, so try it now. It will be fun!

Earthbound Farms $1 off 2 Organic Romaine

$1 off any 2 Organic Carrots from Earthbound Farms

Print the coupon HERE

I double dog dare you to go but a conventional carrot and an organic carrot and take a bite of each one.
The first time I did this I was amazed at how different they tasted.
An organic carrot tastes like how I remembered carrots tasting when I was a kid.
The conventional one had almost no taste what so ever.
When we grow for biggest and brightest we tend to over look two far more important aspects of food: taste and nutrients.

Organic Tofu: Wildwood Meatless Coupon

If you eat Tofu, please eat organic Tofu.

All other Tofu is a GMO.

Love yourself more than that.

To help here is a coupon for Wildwood Meatless products

WildWood Coupon

$1.50 Coupon for Van's products on Facebook

Van's Coupon from Facebook