If you’re looking for a natural alternative to store-bought deodorant, this homemade recipe is a great place to start.
It uses nourishing ingredients and powerful herbs to help keep you feeling fresh without the chemicals found in many commercial products.
Why Make Your Own Deodorant?
DIY deodorant gives you full control over the ingredients you’re putting on your skin.
This recipe combines a base of moisturizing oils and butters with odor-absorbing powders, plus a custom blend of herbs known for their skin-soothing properties.
What You’ll Need
This recipe makes enough for about two deodorant containers.
Ingredients
- Violet leaf
- Calendula
- Cleavers
- Plantain
- Comfrey
- Carrier oil (enough to cover the herbs in a jar)
- ¼ cup coconut oil
- 2 tablespoons infused herbal oil
- ¼ cup beeswax
- ¼ cup shea butter
- 1 tablespoon arrowroot powder
- 1 tablespoon kaolin clay
- 30 drops essential oils (optional)
- Deodorant containers for pouring
Instructions
Step 1: Add all the herbs into a glass jar and cover completely with your carrier oil.
Let it sit for six weeks, shaking occasionally.
Once ready, strain out the herbs to get your infused oil.
Step 2: In a double boiler, melt together the beeswax, coconut oil, shea butter, and 2 tablespoons of your infused oil.
Step 3: Remove from heat and let it cool slightly.
Then stir in the arrowroot powder and kaolin clay.
Step 4: Add essential oils, if using. Stir for a few minutes while the mixture continues to cool. This helps keep the powders evenly distributed.
Step 5: Pour into deodorant containers and let them set overnight before using.
Tips and Variations
- Essential oils are optional. Tea tree and lavender are great choices for their fresh scent and skin-loving benefits.
- Any carrier oil will work for the infusion. Avocado oil is a good option, but olive oil, sweet almond oil, or jojoba oil will also work.
- If you’re short on time, you can gently heat the herbs in oil for a few hours on low heat instead of infusing for six weeks, though the longer method is ideal for full strength.
This homemade deodorant is a great way to simplify your routine and take a more natural approach to personal care—while saving money, too.
DIY Deodorant
Materials
- Violet Leaf
- Calendula
- Cleavers
- Plantain
- Comfrey
- Carrier oil
- 1/4 cup coconut oil
- 2 tablespoons infused oil
- 1/4 cup beeswax
- 1/4 cup shea butter
- 1 tablespoon arrowroot powder
- 1 tablespoon kaolin clay
- 30 drops essential oils optional
- Deodorant containers
Instructions
- Add all the herbs into a glass jar. Pour carrier oil on top to completely cover everything. Leave for 6 weeks, shaking often. Then strain.
- Melt beeswax, infused oil, shea butter, and coconut oil on a double broiler.
- Wait to cool a bit before adding in your arrowroot powder and kaolin clay.
- Then add in your essential oils. Stir for a few minutes while it cools, before pouring into your containers. That helps the powder and clay not separate.
- Let the deodorant set up overnight.
Notes
– Any carrier oil will work for the infusion. I used avocado oil.
