Find out how to make an easy summer homemade deodorant without beeswax.
Homemade Deodorant without Beeswax
Ingredients
- 4 tbsp coconut oil (where to get it)
- 5 tbsp corn starch (where to get it)
- 1 tbsp and 1 tsp baking soda (where to get it)
- 20 drops lemon eucalyptus essential oil (where to get it)
What Each Ingredient Does
✾ Baking soda & Corn starch – Absorb sweat and sebum on skin and neutralize stink.
✾ Coconut oil– Anti-inflammatory, moisturizes skin, prevents skin irritation & rashes. It also keeps the deodorant a nice creamy but solid consistency as you can see in the picture.
✾ Lemon eucalyptus essential oil – This essential oil smells like a milder version of citronella – wait, don’t get repelled (no pun intended lol)! The scent is not as strong and overpowering as citronella and you can definitely detect the sweet eucalyptus scent with a hint of lemon. It smells refreshing and cools your skin. Lemon eucalyptus gives this deodorant a refreshing and neutral scent for both men and women. Did you know that the scent of lemon eucalyptus is also a POWERFUL bug repellant?! While you’re being healthy and smelling fresh, why not keep away those pesky mosquitoes as well! If you use this essential oil for a summer deodorant you’ll be tackling so many issues at a go!
Directions
- Combine all ingredients (except the essential oil) in a pan over a low flame.
- Stir with a wooden spoon until everything melts.
- Now let it cool off for about a minute then gently pour it into a GLASS jar. Do not use plastic because it’ll melt.
- Add the lemon eucalyptus essential oil and stir well with a chopstick. You can use this small ball glass jar. It will get into a kind of creamy but more solid consistency that you can easily scoop out with your finger. I love this consistency.
- Voila! It’s ready! Store at room temperature in a cool dark place. It lasts over 3 months!
- To use, scoop out only a tiny pea sized amount using a clean fingertip and apply. Make sure to use clean and dry fingers – do not introduce water into the deodorant. This homemade deodorant has a good consistency that sinks right into your skin when you apply. Even if you have armpit hairs, you can still use it without any problems – it will not leave a trace like some store bought deodorants that are a chalky mess.
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FAQ
- Does this help stop sweating? Sweating is normal and actually healthy for you: it helps keep the body stay cool and remove toxins from the body! Sweating also cleanses the skin pores, fights off certain germs and promotes a strong immune system. The only thing that makes sweating bad is the BO that follows and this deodorant will take care of that! It has a refreshing scent that masks bad body odor.
- Will baking soda irritate my skin? I’ve seen recipes call for a LOT of baking soda like ½ cup (!!) which made my eyes pop. Using ½ cup of baking soda will burn your pits like hell! That’s why I only used 1 tbsp and 1 tsp in my recipe, which works and you won’t feel/ see any kind of irritation!
- Can I use another essential oil? Sure thing! Customize the scent of your deodorant by adding a different essential oil! For a citrusy scent, go for bergamot while for a flowery scent, go for geranium! In place of lemon eucalyptus you can also use peppermint or eucalyptus, which have almost the same scents and properties.
♥ Will you try out this homemade deodorant without beeswax? Please leave a comment down below! ♥
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This is a rant because I love this recipe so much<3
I made this two weeks ago & I was actually surprised at how well it works! I tweaked the recipe a little bit because I don't have lemon eucalyptus so I used lemongrass & frankincense oils instead. I also scooped/poured it into an empty deodorant container once it had cooled down & put it in the fridge to solidify. Now I have a neat little diy deodorant stick! It really doesn't melt, but since I used a regular deodorant container & not a jar I keep it in the fridge because its easier to apply when its a little harder (but it still works well when it's out in room temp!) It smells so good & I haven't had any problem with irritation from the baking soda.
I love your site & browse it a lot for information & recipes but even so I was skeptical about this one. I've used a bunch of different natural deodorants: Tom's, Desert Essence, Arm & Hammer, Weleda – and none of them kept me from smelling funky after only a short period of time. I'm thin but I sweat so much and even though this does not keep me from perspiring it definitely keeps from smelling like a dirty hippie. Now I smell like a clean hippie!
Omg Momo, this comment had me smiling like a crazy woman lol! I’m so so happy you loved the recipe as well!
Lemon eucalyptus is quite an unused oil in the beauty department but it actually has a lot of benefits including fighting dandruff, promoting hair growth and even relieving headaches. It has a refreshing eucalyptus-like scent as well so it’s a great addition to this recipe.
Yes, it’s more convenient using a deodorant tube and I’ll do so next time! I haven’t had any irritation with baking soda as well – it’s all about exactly how much you use and a little goes a long way!
Speaking of natural deodorants, have you tried using Primal pit paste? It has a good consistency and smells good but seems to cause irritation! Anywho, ‘m glad I finally found a deodorant recipe to stick with lifelong! 😀
Thanks a million for loving this site and trying out this recipe with me! <3 xoxo
I’ve been using a similar recipe for several months now, and I love it. The coconut oil did melt on me during the day when it got hot though. The baking soda and cornstarch settled out, and then the coconut oil re-solidified overnight and I ended up having a stinky day when I didn’t notice I was just putting scented coconut oil on my pits :P. Stirring it up each morning solved the problem. Your recipe has a higher ratio of cornstarch than mine, so that might prevent it from separating like mine did. I switched to a recipe that adds shea butter and beeswax to keep it solid, but I agree that the beeswax is uncomfortably heavy. I’ll definitely switch back to the coconut oil only recipe when the weather cools down, but for now I have several sticks of the shea butter / beeswax stuff.
You mentioned in your article that this recipe doesn’t keep you from sweating. While this recipe doesn’t contain anything to prevent you from sweating, I find that I actually sweat LESS with this type of deodorant than I used to with commercial antiperspirant! For the first week after I switched, I did sweat a bit more than usual. But I always had breakthrough sweat after about 2 pm when I used antiperspirant. I suspect that allowing myself to sweat normally keeps my pits happy, and the amount I sweat now is small enough that the cornstarch takes care of most of it, and/or it’s slow enough that it dries before it can saturate my shirt. I do work in an office, but even when I’ve made more active outings this summer on really hot days, the pits of my shirt did not get any wetter than they did with commercial antiperspirant. So readers, please don’t be afraid to try this, and don’t give up right away! There are so many horrible toxins in antiperspirant, and they’re completely unnecessary.
I also used a detox mask on my pits for about the first four days, 1 tsp each of bentonite, apple cider vinegar, and water, applied for 5-10 minutes each morning before my shower. It seemed to help with the transition.
I’ve been using a similar recipe for several months now, and I love
it. The coconut oil did melt on me during the day when it got hot
though. The baking soda and cornstarch settled out, and then the
coconut oil re-solidified overnight and I ended up having a stinky day
when I didn’t notice I was just putting scented coconut oil on my pits
:P. Stirring it up each morning solved the problem. Your recipe has a
higher ratio of cornstarch than mine, so that might prevent it from
separating like mine did. I switched to a recipe that adds shea butter
and beeswax to keep it solid, but I agree that the beeswax is
uncomfortably heavy. I’ll definitely switch back to the coconut oil only
recipe when the weather cools down, but for now I have several sticks
of the shea butter / beeswax stuff.
You mentioned in your article that this recipe doesn’t keep you from
sweating. While this recipe doesn’t contain anything to prevent you from
sweating, I find that I actually sweat LESS with this type of deodorant
than I used to with commercial antiperspirant! For the first week after
I switched, I did sweat a bit more than usual. But I always had
breakthrough sweat after about 2 pm when I used antiperspirant. I
suspect that allowing myself to sweat normally keeps my pits happy, and
the amount I sweat now is small enough that the cornstarch takes care of
most of it, and/or it’s slow enough that it dries before it can
saturate my shirt. I do work in an office, but even when I’ve made more
active outings this summer on really hot days, the pits of my shirt did
not get any wetter than they did with commercial antiperspirant. So
readers, please don’t be afraid to try this, and don’t give up right
away! There are so many horrible toxins in antiperspirant, and they’re
completely unnecessary.
I also used a detox mask on my pits for about the first four days, 1
tsp each of bentonite, apple cider vinegar, and water, applied for 5-10
minutes each morning before my shower. It seemed to help with the
transition.
Some of my dark colored shirts that I wear a lot can end up with oil stains in the
underarm area after several wearings, probably because cold water
doesn’t do a very good job of removing the oils and they build up a
little each time I wear them. Of course those stains are nowhere near as
ugly or hard to remove as the yellow crusty ones caused by commercial
antiperspirant, but they are still embarrassing. In addition to giving
the oil some time to soak in to my skin before putting my shirt on in
the morning, I’ve started keeping a spray bottle with diluted dish soap
in my bathroom. When I take my shirt off at night, I just spray a little
of that on the underarms before I throw the shirt in the hamper. Seems
to break up the oils better than just my laundry detergent in cold
water. I think I used about 3 parts water to 1 part dish soap.
I’ve been using a similar recipe for several months now, and I love it. The coconut oil did melt on me during the day when it got hot though. The baking soda and cornstarch settled out, and then the coconut oil re-solidified overnight and I ended up having a stinky day when I didn’t notice I was just putting scented coconut oil on my pits :P. Stirring it up each morning solved the problem. Your recipe has a higher ratio of cornstarch than mine, so that might prevent it from
separating like mine did. I switched to a recipe that adds shea butter and beeswax to keep it solid, but I agree that the beeswax is uncomfortably heavy. I’ll definitely switch back to the coconut oil only recipe when the weather cools down, but for now I have several sticks of the shea butter / beeswax stuff.
You mentioned in your article that this recipe doesn’t keep you from sweating. While this recipe doesn’t contain anything to prevent you from sweating, I find that I actually sweat LESS with this type of deodorant than I used to with commercial antiperspirant! For the first week after
I switched, I did sweat a bit more than usual. But I always had breakthrough sweat after about 2
pm when I used antiperspirant. I suspect that allowing myself to sweat normally keeps my pits happy, and the amount I sweat now is small enough that the cornstarch takes care of most of it, and/or it’s slow enough that it dries before it can saturate my shirt. I do work in an office, but even when I’ve made more active outings this summer on really hot days, the pits of my shirt did not get any wetter than they did with commercial antiperspirant. So readers, please don’t be afraid to try this, and don’t give up right away! There are so many horrible toxins in antiperspirant, and they’re completely unnecessary.
I also used a detox mask on my pits for about the first four days, 1 tsp each of bentonite, apple cider vinegar, and water, applied for 5-10 minutes each morning before my shower. It seemed to help with the transition.
Some of my dark colored shirts that I wear a lot can end up with oil stains in the underarm area after several wearings, probably because cold water doesn’t do a very good job of removing the oils and they build up a little each time I wear them. Of course those stains are nowhere near as ugly or hard to remove as the yellow crusty ones caused by commercial antiperspirant, but they are still embarrassing. In addition to giving the oil some time to soak in to my skin before putting my shirt on in the morning, I’ve started keeping a spray bottle with diluted dish soap in my bathroom. When I take my shirt off at night, I just spray a little of that on the underarms before I throw the shirt in the hamper. Seems to break up the oils better than just my laundry detergent in cold water. I think I used about 3 parts water to 1 part dish soap.
best recipe ever! i did make some adjustments but you did fabulous on this recipe. my additions were thayers rose which hazel, lemon juice, & 2tsp of a very high quality bentonite clay 😉
Thank you so much Patti! I can’t wait to try adding a little clay once I get my hands on some!
How much lemon juice and which hazel did you add?
Thanks!
Mmm, you forgot to add the clay in your recipe….It’s just as 1tbs
Absolutely Fabulous!!!! Works wonders…
Hello! I’m a diy beginner and was wondering could you use extra virgin olive oil instead of coconut oil?
I made your recipe yesterday and was super excited to try it today. I had to put my jar in the fridge because it never solidified at room temperature but it did just fine coming straight from the fridge. It did wonderfully today! I live in Arizona and it’s currently over 100 degrees! Although I did not spend much time outside or do any super heaby work…I smelled great at the end of the day! I was using Schmidts and my armpits were getting so itchy & irritated! I had no problems with yours. I used Bergamot essential oil because I’m in love with the smell. Great job and thanks for a great recipe!
Will this stain my clothes on the underarm part of the shirts because of the oil?
this does melt because of the coconut oil. 🙁 what a bummer. i don’t like keeping my deorderant in the fridge, it’s weird, incovenient and i forget to put it on.
Hi, is it possible to not have coconut oil & beeswax for handmade deodorant ? I have the ingredients such as baking soda, cornstarch, essential oil. Is this enough? Thanks.
I made this tonight so I can try it for the first time tomorrow. It still seems kind of soft and liquid after cooling off. Can it be placed in the fridge to harden or will it eventually become a little more solid? It is kind of warm in my house so I’m assuming that’s why it won’t solidify a little.