Showing posts with label beauty products. Show all posts
Showing posts with label beauty products. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Homemade Deodorant

You make your own deodorant?

Yes, yes I do.

Why, you ask?

Why not?

Have you looked at the ingredients in your deodorant? Umm..gross. Aluminum is the active ingredient. Did you know aluminum is a toxic metal, that should not be in our bodies?  Not only is the aluminum toxic, but the deodorant is also loaded with parabens which are also extremely carcinogenic. Did you know that the ingredients found in deodorants are also the same that researchers have found in 99% of all breast cancer patients?

I can't speak for you, but that doesn't fly with me. I'm not going to knowingly slather carcinogenic junk on my body. So for those of you who don't know about this, please research it for yourself. Knowledge is power! We do not have to increase our chances of breast cancer.

I'm going to give you a recipe I have found from reading online. It has been adapted for my personal use.


This is going to be the hardest thing you have ever made before in your life. I'm just bracing you for what's next....

These are the ingredients that you need:

1/4 cup GMO free cornstarch or arrowroot powder
1/4 cup baking soda
3 Tablespoons coconut oil
essential oils, optional


Yep. That's it. Seriously the easiest thing you will probably ever make in your life!


Mix cornstarch or arrowroot powder to the baking soda, then add in the melted coconut oil. Stir thoroughly. Add in essential oils. I then add the mixture to an empty deodorant tube. You can keep it in a jar if you prefer. I stick it in the fridge to harden up, then it's done!





I'm going to be straight with you. I tried the recipe exactly as listed above. It worked amazingly, except I got an irritating rash from the baking soda. My mom on the other hand, didn't experience this. So I adapted the recipe for myself.

Instead of using 1/4 cup baking soda, I use less than 1/8 of a cup, then I add citric acid to fill the 1/4 cup. I then add 10 drops of tea tree oil, and 10 drops lavender. Tea tree is an anti-microbial so that helps with the smell. This is the only deodorant I have ever used in my entire life where I don't have the slightest bit of odor.

This isn't just a deodorant for women, men can use it too!

I love it, and I hope you do too!


Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Calendula Lotion

Today I made homemade calendula lotion. The recipe was quite simple. I infused olive oil with calendula petals. I previously made calendula salve for Taylor, for her eczema. This time I thought I'd turn it into lotion, so her whole body wouldn't feel so oily. I infused the oil for 5 1/2 days in my crockpot. Super easy!

3/4 cup olive oil
3T beeswax
1 cup water

#1. Melt the beeswax in the oil, in a double boiler.

#2. Add 1 cup water to food processor. (Note: I started out with everything in my 12 cup processor, then had to put the smaller bowl in because it wasn't whipping all of it.)

#3. SLOWLY add oil to the water.

It took at least 5 minutes, probably longer for the lotion to reach the consistency I wanted. At first I thought it wasn't going to work, but it did!

I added essential oils to my lotion. Lavender and Tea Tree. It's not necessary, but these are good for rashes, as well as burns.

Enjoy, I know we are!