6 ct. Deodorant Twist-up Empty Containers (Natural) - for lotion bar, heel balm etc. (2 oz.)
Review - 5.0 out of 5 starsWorks great! By Veronica Miles on November 13, 2015
Love these to make my homemade deodorant! I am ordering more so I can make a bunch and give to family members so they can all have some non toxic deodorant that actually works. Here's the recipe I use:
Begin by melting coconut oil and beeswax together over a double boiler. I rest a heat-proof bowl inside a small saucepan of water and heat it gently, stirring constantly, until the beeswax is melted.
Add the remaining ingredients.
Stir it all together. At this point, you'll have a runny paste or slurry. This will change quickly.
Work quickly: pour your deodorant slurry into your empty deodorant stick. By the end of this step, you may have to scrape the last of the paste into your container, push it down, and smooth the top. That's how quickly it begins to solidify at room temperature!
There you have it! A coconut-oil-based deodorant that won't melt at room temperature.
Makes almost 2 sticks
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes
Makes: 100 grams (3 1/2 ounces), about 60 ml (1/4 cup).
Put the beeswax in a heat-resistant bowl and place it over a pan of simmering water. Let it melt gently (don't overheat).
Add the coconut oil and let it melt, stirring to combine (I use a small whisk).
Remove from the heat. Stir in the baking soda and arrow-root until you get a creamy consistency.
Add the essential oil and mix again.
Scrape into a small container (or an empty deodorant stick) and let set at room temperature, or in the fridge to speed things up.
Use organic ingredients wherever possible.
The photos illustrating the process were taken on a day I tripled the recipe.
For an even simpler process, check this three-ingredient formula.
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes
This amount lasts one person 2-3 months.
In a small bowl, combine the baking soda and starch. Add the coconut oil, and stir it in until smooth and creamy. Transfer to a flexible food container -- this can be a small plastic tub, or a couple of muffin liners -- and refrigerate for a few hours, until hard.
(If you have an empty deodorant tub with a little wheel thing that pushes the stick up like a push-up ice pop, I'm fairly sure you could refill it with the coconut mixture. I couldn't bring myself to buy one only to throw out the deodorant stick, though, so I haven't tried it.)
Once hardened, pop the stone (or stones, if you've made several) out of the container(s), and rub it on like an ordinary deodorant. Keep in an airtight container in the fridge to preserve that rub-on texture, or at room temperature to apply like a lotion.
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