Homemade Deodorant Scented With Essential Oils

So, the real reason I wanted to get into essential oils is to make my own products.  Along the way, I've realized essential oils can be beneficial so many other ways.  But creating my own chemical-free products has been my excitement for a few months now.  I think making my own stuff is fun and if there are benefits such as zero toxic chemicals and better for my pocketbook, then YAY YAY!

So I finally took the few minutes it takes to make my very own stick of deodorant.  I was so excited about doing this because I fell in love with the scent of Joy essential oil from Young Living.  I decided to make a deodorant using this scent.  However, the oil is a bit pricey, so I used half the oils it called for using Joy and the other half I chose to use lavender.  I followed this RECIPE from a pin I pinned on my Pinterest Homemade board.  I also used the 4 drops of tea tree oil because it is an anti-bacterial oil and helps with odor.

It was seriously SO EASY!  And I LOVE the way it smells.

The ingredients:  one empty dial deodorant container, 1/2 cup of coconut oil, 1/4 cup baking soda, 1/8 cup beeswax beads (I got these from our healthfood store in the beauty bulk section), 4 drops of tea tree oil, and 30 drops of your choice of oils (I did 15 of Joy and 15 of lavender...for a more manly scent, maybe some cedarwood or just tea tree oil).  

Melt the coconut oil and beeswax on a low heat, once melted remove from the heat and stir in baking soda and essential oils.  Keep stirring until it thickens up.

Then pour it into your empty deodorant container and place it in your refrigerator to fully cool.  

  

It comes out looking like this and smells AWESOME!  And no chemicals, super cheap, and took less time to make it than to run up to the store and buy it!  Maybe I'm getting really old, but that's my idea of fun!  I love this kind of stuff!

Again, let me know if you'd like to use the Young Living Essential Oils and I can help you enjoy them as much as we have so far.