Homemade {Baking Soda Free} Deodorant (2024)

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I loved, loved, loved my old homemade deodorantwith baking sodaand had used it for over two years. One day, I noticed my underarms getting super irritated. Of course, I thought nothing of it and continuedon my merry way using it. That was until I started getting a bad and painful rash. Literally, my armpits started peeling… gross! Was that TMI? Sorry.

So, I tried a million things, like: taking a break from the homemade stuff for months, then going back to it, making other recipes with shea butter, and I even tried rubbing apple cider vinegar in my pits (to balance out the alkaline of the baking soda). Nothing worked, and I was super bummed.Then, I saw somewhere about just using essential oils! Perfect! Or so I thought. It helped against smell until I did some serious stress-sweating at work, and I think I could’ve made people faint from my stank. Was that too much TMI again? Luckily, this happened, because it gave me another idea! Why not make a recipe similar to the original, without the baking soda, and with a higher concentration of essential oils?

Homemade {Baking Soda Free}Deodorant

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup arrowroot powder (like this one)or cornstarch (like this one)(antiperspirant properties)
• 1/2 cupcoconut oil(I usethis one)
• 10-20 drops of tea tree (like this one)and/or lavenderessential oil (like this one) (antibacterial, anti fungal)
• 10 drops of one, or a combination of lemon, orange, peppermint, and/orfrankincense

Side note: You could probably use another kind of oil or butter in place of coconut. I have not personally tried it, though.
Also, you can totally half this recipe!

If you need stronger protection, you can use 1/4 cup arrowroot powder and 1/4 cup bentonite clay(like this one) or diatomaceous earth (like this one)

Directions:

Mix all the ingredients together and place in a jar (these are my favorite). It is easier to mix when the coconut oil is slightly melted.

To Use: Apply a small amount with hands. If you use peppermint, wash your hands after you apply, because if you touch your face, it will have a cool, tingling feeling for awhile. Not that I learned this from experience or anything… Ha.

I have been using this for about two weeks now and love it! No burning or rashes! Yay! Plus, it handles my stink way better than just the essential oils! Just so you know, there are a ton of people who can use the original recipe without any issues. Some of us, on the other hand, cannot – probably due to the alkaline property in the deodorant.

Have you had issues with homemade deodorant with baking soda in the past? What have you found that has helped?

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