DIY Deodorant for this Summer – Home Made Deodorant Stick Making

Body odor is one of the embarrassing problems that many people face, especially, in summer. Due to the heat in the season, your body will easily sweat and hence cause body odor. This unpleasant smell not only disturbs you but also the world around. People who are obese, those who eat spicy foods daily, and persons with certain medical conditions, such as diabetes, will have more chances of having body odor. So, to reduce or remove your body odor completely, here is the recipe for homemade deodorant for you!

DIY Deodorant Recipe:

Before getting into the process, let us know the ingredients that are needed for making homemade deodorant.

Ingredients:

·         Coconut oil – 2 tbsp

·         Shea butter – 2 tbsp

·         Arrowroot powder – 3 tbsp

·         Indian healing clay – 1 tsp

·         Baking soda – 1 tsp

·         Wax – 2 tsp

·         Essential oil – 10 drops

DIY Deodorant Making:

1.       Mix all the ingredients in a bowl.

2.       Now, pour it into the stick (container).

3.       Refrigerate it for 20 minutes.

4.       Now, your DIY deodorant stick is ready to use!

So, now, you know the process, but why should we use these specific ingredients for DIY deodorant making? Let’s see the benefits of each:

Coconut oil: 

Coconut oil can kill harmful microorganisms on your skin. It is common that bacteria rely on where there is no air. So, if you add coconut oil in the DIY deodorant, it helps killing all the microorganisms and helps you maintain your armpits clean. Coconut oil also has the capability to avoid any kind of skin diseases.

Shea Butter: 

Shea butter has anti-inflammatory and healing properties. It can condition, tone, and soothe your skin. Shea butter works as an ultra moisturizer for sensitive underarm skin. As it is rich in vitamin E, it helps preventing dark armpit skin.

Arrowroot Powder: 

It reduces body odor and moisturizes the skin and helps eliminating toxins. As arrowroot powder is light, soft and absorbent, it helps dry blemishes, rashes and wounds.

Indian Healing Clay: 

Indian healing clay deeply cleanses your skin, flushes toxins, and removes dirt. As armpits are unexposed to the air, microorganisms will sit there for a longer time. So, if you use this healing clay, it can reduce the ill effects by following effective skin care.

Baking Soda: 

Baking soda helps lightening your dark armpits. It can be mixed with several other natural ingredients to form effective remedies to lighten the effect of dark underarms. Its bleaching effect, exfoliation of the dead cell helps your skin to be smooth. Baking soda also works as a drying agent and also reduces melanin.

Essential Oil: 

Essential oils have anti-inflammatory properties. They can help improve skin elasticity and smoothness of the skin. Essential oils like tea tree oil, lavender oil can kill bacteria and also has a pleasant scent.

So, each and every ingredient used in this DIY deodorant will be helpful to your underarms and makes them have a pleasant smell without any side effects.