Comments on: Homemade All-Natural Deodorant

By: Kelley

Kelley — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 01:51:08 +0000

Hello, Do you have studies proving this about tea tree oil? Or are you speaking of the one study of 3 boys who lived in the same environmental area and used hair products with tea tree oil and lavender? That study is extremely flawed if that is the one you are referring to.

By: D Smith

D Smith — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 14:13:43 +0000

Jamie,

Yes, you could use the deodorant without the essential oils. But before you do, I might recommend trying the peppermint alone or “cutting” the essential oils before use. To cut, you would take a few drops of your essential oils and mix with about 1-2 cups of cutting oil (such as almond or olive but the least scent the better usually). There are other sites you could check for more details on how to do this. It is done regular for massages and aromatherapy. Then add the drops of the cut oil to your homemade deodorant. Keep in mind though that one of the reasons TTO is used in this is because of its antimicrobial properties. Several oils have that property (including peppermint) but TTO is one of the few that includes antifungal properties. This helps to preserve your deodorant…so if the deodorant might be sitting on the shelf awhile, you might want to include some essential oil as a precaution.

By: sewoodhull

sewoodhull — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 03:01:14 +0000

I just (1/3/2012) saw your video showing how to make deodorant. You suggested using tea tree oil. PLEASE DON’T USE TEA TREE OIL! Tea tree oil is estrogenic which means that it produces estrogen in the body. Most breast cancers are “estrogen-receptor positive” therefore one should especially not be using it in the underarm, breast, lymph node area (lavender is also estrogenic). I’ve lost three friends in the last four years to breast cancer, ages 53, 45 and 37 years old. I had breast cancer in 2005–breast cancer is at epidemic proportions. Using tea tree oil defeats the purpose of using a natural product to avoid the chemicals that could cause cancer. I repeat: DO NOT USE TREE OIL.

By: Lindsay

Lindsay — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 23:04:55 +0000

Have you tried any stain remover? We just use a natural stain remover but haven’t had any problems. The environment may be the difference since we are in the NW.

By: Cori

Cori — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 06:06:44 +0000

I have been using this recipe for 2 years and while it works amazingly well, it leaves my my shirts stained. I have been going through shirts like crazy bc of staining and I don’t know what to do? Any ideas of how to pretreat my underarms before washing? I really don’t want to use regular deodorant, but I ruin shirts like crazy with this stuff. Does anyone else have this same problem?

By: Cathy

Cathy — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 21:20:44 +0000

What about garment shields, also called dress shields and underarm sweat pads? I’ve seen them at fabric stores, and *of course* Amazon sells them.

By: Maria

Maria — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 04:33:29 +0000

It’s not easy to get commercial deoderant containers clean, believe me! In fact, it was so difficult that I realized just how much of this stuff must be left on our armpits after even the most through shower! I’m too grossed out to use the commercial stuff now, and would rather do without entirely!

Anyway, the way I was finally able to get a sparkling clean container was by boiling a kettle full of water and pouring it in the container. I let it sit for a minute, then dumped it and filled it again. After a few times, I let it cool enough to handle then attacked it with dish soap. Voila! Clean as a whistle.

By: Ann

Ann — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 21:34:57 +0000

I’m sorry if this is a repeat question. There are too many comments for me to have time to read through them all. I was wondering if certified organic cornstarch would still have talc in it. I’ve been using organic cornstarch for a while in order to avoid GMO’s. I also thought you should specify to use an aluminum free baking soda or else you still won’t get the complete benefit of avoiding the aluminum that is in commerical deodorants. Thanks for sharing this. I saw it a while ago and had a friend who tired it and likes it and I finally got around to making it myself today. I’m hoping it works well!

By: Laura

Laura — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 19:13:19 +0000

I used this recipe for about a year, but got frustrated with how it was too oily on my skin. It’s didn’t seem to absorb so it rubbed off on my clothes. By the end of the day I would have dark spots on my knit shirts. I was somewhat okay with this until it stained a button down dress shirt. I was wondering if anyone has altered it so it is not as oily (i.e. with beeswax, another kind of butter, etc). I tried adding some shea butter, cocoa butter and beeswax but I stunk so bad that even my sweater or sweatshirt over my knit shirt stunk. UGH!

By: Kristy

Kristy — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 14:19:43 +0000

Hello, I have not tried your recipe yet but I have been looking for a cheap non-toxic deodorizer for the last several months. Everything I have tried just doesn’t seem to work very well. I did notice though that if I used straight coconut oil as a lotion along with my spray deodorant the smell was noticeably reduced than just using the deodorant by itself. I’m looking forward to trying your version. Thanks for posting this!