Nov 05 2006
Homemade Deodorant Recipe
Ingredients:
1 part baking soda
1 part cornstarch
tea tree oil
Directions:
- Combine ingredients and mix well.
- Put powder pixture into a shake box or a container with a powder puff.
- Use daily or as needed.
Updated notes: to give you an idea of tea tree oil/ratio, it’s about 10 drops per 1 cup of total powder mix. Adjust to your preference, there are no hard and fast rules here.
If you find your skin is very sensitive and store bought deodorants are irritating your skin, give this a try. Tea tree oil is antifungal, a disinfectant, powerful antiseptic, this fights odor unbelievably well.
More uses for tea tree oil: fighting dandruff, foot odor, fight athletes foot, helps fight acne/pimples and more.
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30 May 2008 at 11:03 am
my husband and i now both use this deodorant–so cheap and easy and no waste! i recommend sifting the ingredients with a flour sifter two to three times to mix well.
30 Jun 2008 at 9:57 am
Hi! Just found this today. I like this idea! But I’m a bit confused. What would you call a “part,” approximately? A cup of each? Because I would think that you’d need a different number of tee tree drops if a part was 1 TBL vs. a cup.
Thanks!
30 Jun 2008 at 10:11 am
Hi Sheri, you’re right! :slaps forehead:, it is about a cup-ish per part for the baking soda/cornstarch. I’ll fix the recipe, thanks for pointing that out :).
05 Aug 2008 at 3:14 pm
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07 Aug 2008 at 5:33 am
Hello
I was just wondering how you would put the deodorant on? with a cloth and just dab the powder on or would it be sprayed?
Thank you,
07 Aug 2008 at 9:19 am
Hi Isobel, you would pat some on with a powder puff or shake the powder onto the skin.
07 Aug 2008 at 5:24 pm
Hello again
I am just asking what would you put the substance in when it is compleated?
07 Aug 2008 at 5:27 pm
You can put it in any type of jar or container. If you want to shake it on, choose a jar with large holes in the shaker lid, otherwise a container that has a wide enough opening to pat a puff in or cloth. Keep it covered when not in use.
07 Aug 2008 at 7:25 pm
Hey
2 things 1st: Can you use anything different from baking soda? and 2nd: If you use this deodorant as underarm deodorant wouldn’t you have white spoches on your clothes?
Thank you,
08 Aug 2008 at 3:09 am
Hi Isobel, yeah there could be some white residue from the baking soda. I haven’t tried it with anything else, what were you thinking of using?