Comments on: Homemade Natural Deodorant

By: jess

jess — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:38:13 +0000

Thanks for the recipe! I made it today and put all the ingredients in my mini food processor and it worked very well, it made a nice smooth paste. I wish i would have read the comments about the baking soda though, because i’ve used baking soda alone in the past and got a rash after a while. i guess i’ll use it and see.

By: Zubair saeed

Zubair saeed — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 07:20:52 +0000

Thanks for a great deodorant recipe . i will make it today and then again comment . Thanks

By: Jane

Jane — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 04:17:41 +0000

Hi Deanna – are these proportions correct? 5-6 tablespoons coconut oil looks way too much for 3.5 teaspoons soda/cornstarch. Can you please clarify? Thanks, Jane

By: Jane

Jane — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 03:41:19 +0000

Hi Lindsay – just interrupting this post! I made this recipe recently and used liquid CO (as it’s summer here in Australia and I hadn’t kept any in the fridge). I have found that the texture of the finished product is still quite gritty from the baking soda. Would it be due to using liquid CO and therefore not enough? I did notice I used way less than your recipe to get what looked like the right texture. However, it still works brilliantly, and I love your suggestion in your video of peppermint and tea tree oil – it smells so refreshing.

Thanks heaps, Jane

By: Lindsay

Lindsay — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:46:41 +0000

Yes! Here is my homemade shampoo recipe.

By: kelli

kelli — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:48:51 +0000

thanks for sharing this recipe! do you have any for homemade shampoo?

By: Joan

Joan — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:55:44 +0000

Very interesting, thanks for sharing.

By: Becky

Becky — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:07:11 +0000

I’ve heard some people say that they weren’t having good results with similar deodorant recipes, but had better results when they switched over to virgin (or extra virgin) coconut oil. So you might actually have better results but of course different bodies respond to different things. As Lindsay said, there will be slightly different compositions due to the different refining processes. Really though it makes sense for things with slightly different compositions to react slightly differently to your skin as well as the bacteria on your skin.
It’s definitely okay to use, but you may find it works slightly differently.

By: Lindsay

Lindsay — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:16:25 +0000

There is only a difference in nutritional content. You can definitely use them interchangeably, although the skin type (aka expeller pressed is not ideal for eating). I honestly use just virgin cold-pressed coconut oil (preferable for cooking because of higher nutrient content) for everything.

By: Megan

Megan — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:39:05 +0000

Is there any difference between coconut oil that you buy for skin/hair and what you buy for cooking? I have part of a bottle of Fiji Organic Coconut Oil, but I’m not sure if it’s enough to make this. Would I be able to use my virgin coconut cooking oil for the rest?