Home-made Zero Waste Deodorant

Fairyland cottage recipe for zero waste deodorant made from just 3 ingredients. 

Ingredients:

• Coconut oil – a natural antibacterial, which helps to minimise odour by increasing the skin’s moisture content.
• Baking soda – absorbs odour and reduces sweating by decreasing your skin’s temperature. However, with a pH level of alkaline 9, skin irritations can occur. Should this happen cease using the product. 
• An antibacterial essential oil, for example; peppermint, lemongrass, thyme, tea tree, lavender, bergamot, lemon, rosemary. Choose your favourite; these oils help reduce odours.
• A glass jar to solidify the deodorant in. 

Procedure

Step 1: Melt the coconut oil. 

Step 2: Add baking soda. 

Step 3: Add the essential oils.

Step 4: Mix the ingredients together to stop the mixture from clumping.

Step 5: Leave the mixture in a cool place to solidify. If you are in a warm environment, you can place it in the fridge. 

Step 6: Once the mixture has hardened to a uniform consistency, test it on your hands by rubbing in a small sample.