Tuesday 15 May 2012

Green deodorant update

Well, I promised you an update after a week and.........IT WORKS!!! I can't believe it but it really does work!  (In case you didn't catch the original post, here's the link...)


I mixed one spoonful of bicarbonate of soda (baking soda in USA) with 6 spoonfuls of cornflour (cornstarch in USA) in a little container which I keep in the bathroom. Each morning, when I've done my usual ablutions, I dampen my underarms then use my still damp fingers to pat the powder on till it feels dry. I do this leaning over the sink in case I spill any. It doesn't mark my clothes and it keeps me fresh and dry all day. It even worked when I did my exercise class - the rest of me got hot and sweaty (as it should if it's doing me any good) but there was no smell and no pit stains! (sorry if I'm being gross here) AMAZING!!!


And, of course, as well as needing no throwaway plastic container it is so cheap to buy. I reckon the amount I mixed will probably last a month or so, easily; and there's loads left in the packets I bought. Wow!


Sorry if I'm sounding a bit evangelical about all this but I can't believe how well it worked.  To think of all the money I spent on useless chemical formulas in planet polluting packaging.... (Ooh, good bit of alliteration there.)  Bet this is something the cosmetics companies want to keep veeerrrry quiet!   ;-)

6 comments:

  1. Excellent one, Hawthorne - will pass the word along! :0)

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    1. The joy of sharing in the internet community! x x

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  2. Love homemade beauty products. I have been making a similar deodorant for years now. I mix a little coconut oil into mine to make more of a paste to spread on. Love the moisturizing effect of the coconut oil.

    I just did a post on No Poo hair washing - http://heartfelthomemaking.blogspot.com/2012/05/no-poo.html

    Oh and thanks for including my blog in your blog list. It is an honor.

    Blessings, Elizabeth

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    1. Glad to have 'discovered' you, Elizabeth! x x

      I'm thinking of trying Simple talc mixed with the bicarb of soda next time; I like the dry mixture. Shampoo is the next thing on my list to try.

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  3. I am glad it works for you mate and that you love using it but it just seems to me like a load of fuss to smell nice. Then again, I can recycle my aerosol cans here, if your recycle agency doesn't recycle them, I can understand your point of view in wanting to change to something else, even if it's not something I would do myself. :)

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    1. Hi Sarah! It's not much fuss at all really. I also like that I'm in control of what I'm using on my body, and I love that I've 'made' it myself - and it's soooooo much cheaper too! ;-)

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