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.

DIY Lip Balm: Natural and Organic with Essential Oils

Making your own lip balm can be very cost effective, but more importantly, you know what you are putting on and in your body.

Did you know it only takes 26 seconds for the chemicals you place on your skin to begin showing up in your bloodstream?

That's crazy cool.

And the most excellent reason to avoid harmful carcinogens like parabens and benzones.

This recipe is super easy.

DIY LIP BALM RECIPE

Equals Parts:
Organic Beeswax
Shea Butter
Coconut Oil

And then add Essential Oil for scent and added health benefits

When I made it, I used
1/4 cup beeswax
1/4 cup shea butter
1/4 cup coconut oil
      30 drops essential oil

It yielded approx 25 tubes of lip balm

I bought the tubes on Amazon in bulk.

Some recipes call for double boilers or putting a glass measuring cup in a pot of water.
Ain't nobody got time fo dat.
I tried that and after 20 minutes and my beeswax still solid, I put the mixture directly into a small sauce pan and put the dial right in between low and medium. So like a 3 out of 10.

It took 2 minutes and we were ready to pour.

Directions:
Put your equal parts solids into the sauce pan.
Heat on medium low.
Stir constantly.
When it is melted all the way through,  remove from heat. But keep in the saucepan so it stays melted.
Add essential oil.
Begin pouring lip balm immediately.

If you heat it too long, you will get a grainy lip balm. The key is to remove from heat as soon as it is thoroughly melted.

I used plastic pipettes to transfer from the saucepan to the lip balm container.
This worked well as long as I went fast.
If you take too long, it begins to cool and harden and then clogs the pipette.
If you go fast, the new liquid keeps the plastic hot and you don't have the clogging problem.

Fill it all the way to the top until it is nice round dome on the top.
It will sink down as it cools.

Wait 20 minutes before capping and/or using.

Print out cool labels or use stickers to decorate your tubes.

USEFUL INFO.

Best price for Organic beeswax Organic 1 lb $13.44 from Amazon
Best price on Organic Coconut Oil 54 oz Organic Coconut Oil $16.99 from Vitacost
(if you are new to Vitacost, you can get $10 off a $30 purchase by using my Referral Link )
Best Price Organic Shea Butter (this is an Add-On item, so you have to order it with other stuff to get this price) 1 lb $7.50 from Amazon

Chapstick Tubes 50 tubes for $12.00 on Amazon
Pipettes 100 pipettes for $6.00 on Amazon

I prefer DoTerra brand Essential Oils. I feel they are higher quality and I trust their sources.
You can get cheap oils from Vitacost and Amazon, as well as Butterfly Express.

www.Mountainroseherbs.com is another great source for bulk products.
Costco carries organic Coconut oil now too.

Crazy About Popcorn

It's official, we love popping our popcorn with coconut oil instead of canola oil!

Just add a tablespoonful of coconut oil into your pot and heat on medium high. Add one kernel to your pot and put the lid on. When that kernel pops the oil is hot enough. Add enough kernels to your pot to cover the bottom and swirl around to coat each kernel with the coconut oil. Place the lid on the pot so that it doesn't create a seal and the hot steam can escape on one side. 

After a couple minutes use pot holders to hold the lid on and lift and shake the pot around a bit and then put back on the burner. Once the popping slows to only a couple pops every few seconds turn the burner off and move the pot to a cool burner.

Take the lid off and sprinkle liberally with Himalayan pink sea salt, or your favorite salt (just not table salt!)

Enjoy!

• I love this organic popcorn, it's a great deal.
• Did you take advantage of this deal on coconut oil?
• Have you tried mineral-rich Himalayan pink sea salt?