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Easy Homemade Natural Deodorant Recipe

Easy Natural Homemade Deodorant using 4 simple ingredients
Active Time10 minutes
Keyword: Easy Natural Deodorant recipe
Yield: 1 Small Jars

Equipment

  • measuring cups or scales
  • Large Bowl
  • Clean empty Jars or containers
  • Electric hand or stand mixer
  • Spatula

Materials

  • 1/2 cup Bicarbonate of soda
  • 1/2 cup  Arrowroot powder or Cornflour
  • 5 tbsp Coconut oil
  • 20 drops Essential oil(s) of choice

Instructions

  • Mix Bicarbonate of soda and the arrowroot/cornflour together
  • Add coconut oil and mix well using mixer. If coconut oil is solid melt in a bain marie first
  • Add the essential oil/s you want to fragrance it with and mix well
  • Decant into clean containers- small old jars work well. Not too big or it will be hard to get the deodorant from the bottom
  • Refrigerate overnight to harden. Then its ready to go

Notes

  1. Please read section on bicarb sensitivity first and adapt recipe accordingly
  2. In warmer months the deodorant may separate in the heat so either keep in the fridge or re- whisk and refrigerate to harden again.
  3. Deodorant will last for 2 years in an airtight container.