Making Natural Deoderant

We have made the switch to a natural deodorant for over a year and have been loving this brand. There are several scents ~ my favorite one is jacked-up jasmine.   I read the ingredients on the back and wondered if I could make my own version.  The ingredients listed on the back of the Jacked -up Jasmine are Shea butter, arrowroot powder, non-aluminum baking soda, coconut oil, sunflower oil, ylang ylang EO, jasmine EO, Gardenia EO, Bergamot EO, and vitamin E.  I did a little research and found quite a few versions of homemade deodorants on several websites that might be a close match. This is very inexpensive to make. Here is a recipe that contains Baking soda~ which can be a bit irritating to the skin. 1/4 c. Baking Soda 1/8 c. Arrowroot powder 1/8 c. Redmond or bentonite clay ~ light color is best  4 Tb. Organic un-refined coconut oil 20 Drops essential oils ~ I love using the Sensation Blend, or Thieves  or Joy with Orange from Young Living Add all ingredients (except essential oil), mix on low heat until melted. Remove from heat and  let cool for about 3-5 mins.  Add essential oil, stir well, then  pour into a shallow container.   I have saved all the glass containers from the primal Pit Paste so I am using these.   Here is a recipe with no baking soda and several healing and soothing oils added to it.  30g Coconut Oil ­ raw, virgin coconut oil ­ 20g Shea Butter ­ raw, unrefined, organic shea butter ­ 20g Beeswax ­ pure, no additives beeswax ­or beeswax pastilles 22.5g Tamanu Oil ­ cold­pressed, unrefined, organic tamanu oil 22.5g Neem Oil ­  3g Almond Oil ­ organic, unrefined almond oil ­ or other liquid carrier oil like these 10­ drops Vitamin E ­ Non­GMO vitamin E (this is my favorite vitamin E & this is another good option) Essential Oils ­ 60 total drops: 30 drops frankincense, 20 drops bergamot, 10 drops patchouli (my favorite essential oils60 total drops) 25g Arrowroot Powder 15g Diatomaceous Earth ­ food­grade, 100% diatomaceous Earth 7.5g Kaolin Clay ­ white clay is another name untreated clay  Instructions 1. measure and weight all ingredients (EXCEPT the 3 powder ingredients, EOs, & vitamin E) into the upper part of your double­boiler. 2. Melt on low heat over bottom part of double­boiler until everything is melted (the beeswax will be the last thing to melt) 3. Turn off heat and allow to cool for a few minutes 4. Add arrowroot, diatomaceous Earth, kaolin clay, Vit E, and EOs; whisk vigorously to fully combine...and then pour into your containers. Let this set up.. 4oz+ jar  Double-boiler (I make my own with a glass bowl over a pot) Kitchen scale 30g Coconut oil  20g Shea butter  10g Carrier Oil ~almond oil 10g Beeswax  15g Arrowroot powder  15g Diatomaceous Earth – Food Grade!  5 drops of Vitamin E  20-25 drops of essential oils Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest Measure oils, shea butter, and beeswax into the upper part of your double-boiler (for me, this is a glass bowl) Melt on low heat over bottom part of double-boiler (for me, a pot with shallow water) until everything is melted (the beeswax will be the last thing to melt…just keep stirring) Turn off heat and allow to cool for a few minutes Add arrowroot, DE, Vit E, and EO; whisk vigorously to fully combine Pour into container and place somewhere safe so it can set up (which actually doesn’t take very long)