Solid Deodorant Recipe

Solid Deodorant

Make your own deodorant at home with this amazing recipe.


1. Melt the waxes (including stearic acid) in a pyrex jug standing in hot water.
2. Add the cocoa butter and when it has fully melted add the oils.
3. Add the bicarbonate of soda and white clay and mix well using an electric hand mixer – low setting.
4. Let it cool slightly and then add the essential oils.
5. Pour into sterilized containers.
6. Ready to use when it is set.

Makes 3 x 50gm tubes or 5 x 30gm.

Many thanks to Chantale Bouthemy from Skinsimple for her generous recipe submission.

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8 comments

Hi Mel,
As a liquid triethyl citrate will be difficult to incorporate into this waxy formulation. You might be able to get it to combine at that point where it is thickening just before setting, but I have not tried.

Kerry Pearson

Hi, is it possible to add the zinc and triethyl citrate to this recipe (for added pong protection) or will it impact the structure of the other ingredients?

Mel

Hi Inga,
Depending on your preference for size, shape and material I would suggest one of the following deodorant tubes:
https://heirloombodycare.com.au/products/deodorant-tube?variant=29261325238377
https://heirloombodycare.com.au/products/deodorant-tube-30ml?variant=29262003404905
https://heirloombodycare.com.au/products/cardboard-deodorant-tubes-50gm?variant=39969082769513

Kerry Pearson

What container would you recommend to put it in ?

Inga

Hi Georgia,
Certainly. The essental oils are there to assist with the product as antibacterial components but if you wished to swap them oout you could. Check the iIFRA category 2 and do not exceed this amount. I would suggest 0.2% fragrance as a maximum fragrnce load.

Kerry Pearson

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