My goal was to create a formula that has mainly deodorant and some antiperspirant properties through the use of targeted ingredients. The actual odor is not caused by the sweat itself, but by the bacteria that break it down.

Interestingly enough, while deodorant is considered a skincare product, antiperspirant is actually classified as a drug by the FDA. The term deodorant refers to odor-controlling properties while antiperspirant actually inhibits the sweat glands from excreting liquid. While often used interchangeably, they are not the same. DEODORANT VS ANTIPERSPIRANTīefore we get to the actual recipe, I would like to touch on the important difference between deodorant and antiperspirant. I am so excited to let you in on my little secret on how you can smell great without the worry of toxins. You know what? It really works – of course, or I wouldn’t tell you about it! All of the recipes I found and tried failed to live up to their promises, so I decided to create my own.Īnd after some trial and error, I arrived at just the right formula for a truly natural deodorant. I spent lots of time online searching for the right one and came up empty. Surely there had to be a DIY recipe that worked well. I figure out how to make it from scratch. So I did what I always do in situations like that. I may be many things, but I am not a quitter. Finding a formulation without it was nearly impossible.īack to square one, I was beginning to doubt that such a recipe existed – in stores anyway. The most likely cause of irritation turned out to be baking soda. But no matter which brand I chose, they still didn’t do as good a job as I had hoped for.Īnd I found them to be irritating to my delicate armpit skin after a while. I kept trying different “all-natural” brands, most with a hefty price tag. So I turned to natural deodorant from the health food store. Yes, there are plenty of aluminum-free options to be found, but even after trying several different brands, I have yet to find one that actually works for me. How about one that doesn’t contain questionable ingredients like aluminum or parabens?

If you are like me and cannot go for a minute without deodorant after your shower, you probably know how hard it can be to find a deodorant that really does the job. Summer is here in full force and that means lots of sweating. Updated 7/20 NATURAL DEODORANT THAT REALLY WORKS

Substitute for baking soda