"Eureka, I have found my remedy"

I am happy to report that through faith in the Almighty Creator and determination, I have found two great alternative remedies to using any store bought antiperspirants/deodorants. My story is below:

Several months ago I decided to never use antiperspirants again and to make and wear only all natural deodorants.  I came to this conclusion after reading the ingredients labeled on the back of the antiperspirant I was using at the time. I don't know what made me read this as I never really cared before.

While reading this, my attention drew to the ingredient alluminum sulphate (chlorohydrate and alluminum zirconium tetrachlorohydrex GLY). I said to myself, "Wow, what is that word I can barely pronounce without twisting my tongue" so I researched online and found out that this ingredient is a harmful chemical and thought to be the cause of breast cancer or lumps in the breast. In addition to this research information I found out that there is a difference between antiperspirants and deodorants. I thought they were all the same.  The difference is that antiperspirants contain the ingredient alluminum sulphate used to stop perspiration under the arms. The information I had gathered going from site to site was basically all the same and drew me to the final conclusion to use an all natural alternative all together to avoid harmful chemicals all.

I had no clue as to how I was going to do this so I continued to research online for a solution thinking the whole time that if I was going to stop using store bought deodorants I'd better come up with something very effective as an alternative, and fast. I live in the mideast and it gets pretty hot here (ha,ha,ha). I tried numerous recipes and none of them worked well for me. Also I noticed that while experimenting, my underarms would emit this foul odor. I had never experienced this before and became very annoyed with this reoccuring odor. I became so annoyed that I almost gave up but what made me hang in there was that I had stumbled upon a blogsite where a blogger was sharing her deodorant recipes and she stated in her notes that the body goes through a transitional stage of about 2-3 weeks of expelling the years of harmful antiperspirant chemicals our armpits have been storing and one may experience a foul odor during this time which fades away by the 3rd week. I at this time was on week number two, and about a week later I noticed that the foul odor did fade away, but still I hadnt found anything really effective I liked until one day I nicked my underarms shaving and dabbed by hand regular rubbing alcohol on them to soothe them forgetting to apply the deodorant I made and went about my day. I cannot recall what I was doing at the time but realized that I hadnt applied any deodorant.

I immediately lowered my head to smell my armpits and smelled no foul odors. I had no idea that alcohol alone really worked. I had read about this during my research, but doubted its strength, so I never tried it as an alternative.  "Eureka lol I have found my remedy" .

So for months I used rubbing alcohol and a spritz-fragrance I made using a mix of essential oils and 1/4 parts distilled water  under each arm. However, I did notice that I had to apply this deodorant under my arms about 2-3 times a day, washing them before applying with soapy hands, lightly rinsing and blotting dry with toilet paper.

This works so well for me and I still use it but there was one other alternative deodorant I had used that also works well, so I just  alternate between the two, being sure to apply the rubbing alcohol first when using either one. The recipe for the second alternative is: 1 parts of each: 100% pure coconut oil, baking soda, and corn starch, several drops of essential oils (used with dosage caution) or fragrance oils of your choice. Blend well and use as liberally as you would use any other cream deodorant.

Since using these two all natural deodorants, I have noticed three things.

1. I am saving so much money by not having to buy from the stores,

2. I actually feel alot healthier.

 3. Sure I lost some of the conveninces that store bought antiperspirants provide through their long lasting strengths, but at the same time I reduced my chances of being harmed by the chemicals they use.

Doing this led me to take a closer look and special notice to all things I use on my body as well as what I  eat. I have suggested this to others, and plan to share this info as much as I can (if The Almighty Creator wills). Please leave a response to this or feel free to respectfully ask me of my experiences with this, or please share any experiences you may have concerning this. Thanks for reading.

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Thank you for the recipes.
And thank you for the advise, I will certainly check my deodrant now.
I might just think about changing to something different as I have worried that those little plastic bottles I use do sit in landfill for many a year (or 500!)

I have heard Cider Vinegar is a good replacement. Listering at a pinch (dilute with water as it could cause irritation neat).
Rubbing alcohol is supposed to work...I wonder if Vodka would?!

I will look into what suits me best and thanks again for alerting us to the nasty ingredient. Great post :D

Best wishes, Monique

I use 1 part organic apple cider vinegar (with the "mother" in it - the brown matter that settles in the bottom of the ACV) and 1 part purified water. I put it in a spritz bottle and use under my arms. I have not purchased store brought deodrants in over a year now. It really works!

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