I happened upon a blog with a recipe for coconut oil deodorant  while doing some research for coconut oil.  Wonderful stuff for the gut, but I never thought of using it to make deodorant!

This one uses probiotics in the recipe.  And it is shelf stable.

This one uses less ingredients but must be kept in the fridge.

Toxic folks like myself become super sensitive to chemicals, so we must avoid them at all costs…..but, really, we should all avoid chemicals so your immune system isn’t damaged.

Since I didn’t have the probiotics to make the first recipe, and cannot use cornstarch or arrowroot, I made a very basic recipe of 3 Tablespoons of unrefined coconut oil with 1/8 cup of baking soda.   I’ve read on three different sites that the claim that baking soda was aluminum free was a great PR stunt because baking soda never had aluminum in it–BUT Bob’s Red Mill is processed without chemicals, so for me, it is  the preferred kind to use for something I’m going to put on my body.   I mean, if I’m trying to get away from chemicals, it doesn’t make much sense to use baking soda that has been extracted by chemical process, does it?

You don’t have to use very much of it, either, just a couple of finger tips’ worth works fine.

I’ve used the coconut oil deodorant for three days now, and I can say that it works perfectly!