How to Make Natural Deodrorant Using Essential Oils

Store bought deodorant can be full of harmful chemicals. Learn how to make your own spray natural deodorant using essential oils.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• 7 oz floral water or herbal infusion
• 1 oz cider vinegar
• 60 drops of essential oil of your choosing
• 2 tsp. honey
• spray bottle

1. Pour the herbal floral water and the vinegar in the spray bottle.

2. Choose scent:
   
   * Soft Floral Scent: Use rose floral water and add 40 drops of lavender, 4 drops of clary sage, 2 drops of patchouli, and 14 drops of Mandaring essential oil.
   
   * Fresh Citrus Scent: Use Orange blossom water, 20 drops of grapefruit, 20 drops of lemon grass, 15 drops of bergamot, and 5 drops of cypress essential oil.
   
   * Light Herbal Scent: Use lavender floral water, 20 drops of rosemary, 20 drops of sandalwood , 15 drops of juniper, 5 drops eucalyptus essential oil.

3. Pour honey into a small dish, then add the essential oil of your choosing to the honey.

4. Pour honey and oil mixture in spray bottle with floral water.

5. Shake to mix.

6. Label and store away from direct sunlight. Use as you would commercial spray deodorant.

Tips & Warnings

• Do not use oils with citrus when in direct sunlight. Citrus can increase chances of getting a sunburn.

[arwen1964]

on 7/19/2008 Interesting. I will have to share this with my daughter, who has developed an allergy to aluminum chloro-hydrate.