Last month I made deodorant for my tween by filling up the empty deodorant stick container. After spending about 30 minutes looking through all the ways you can do it, I used this:
1/3 cup coconut oil
1/4 cup baking soda
1/4 cup arrowroot powder
4 tablespoons cornstarch
essential oils
Essential oils is optional but to please my teen I used her favorite scent, rose.
Mix baking soda, cornstarch, and arrowroot powder in a bowl.
Add coconut oil and use a fork or pastry cutter to blend into the dry ingredients.
Add 5-10 drops of your chosen essential oil (I used tea tree oil).
Add coconut oil and use a fork or pastry cutter to blend into the dry ingredients.
Add 5-10 drops of your chosen essential oil (I used tea tree oil).
It was enough to fill up her deodorant container and lots left over. The rest I let it rest on wax paper inside a glass container (like the kind you use to pour your pudding).
My husband tried it and liked it very much.
Today I ran out of Ajax so I used this:
1 tbsp baking soda
1 tbsp borax
1 tbsp kosher salt
1 tbsp borax
1 tbsp kosher salt
Mix it up and shake it onto the counter.
If you want something with a scent a really great idea is to boil some water and throw in some citrus peels. I great idea I like to do is when the kids peel their citrus fruits I put it in a ziplock bag and throw in the freezer until I am ready to use. Also another idea is to put some grow some herbs and other plants on your windowsill. I had a tomato plant in the kitchen and just watering it made my kitchen smell so fresh.
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