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Sage Deodorant
I like the smell of sage and have been wanting to use our giant sage plant to make deodorant. I only have a slight idea of how to do this, maybe some readers can suggest a better technique. Pretty please? I used filled a small jam jar with fresh sage leaves then soak them in 80% (160 proof) alcohol for two weeks. I then poured the contents into a 2oz spray bottle and added a few drops of lavender, clary sage and tea tree essential oils. It smelled okay, but not what I hoped for. Anything is better than summer BO and aluminum tainted store bought crap right?
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Using my hands, I combine 1/3 cup each of the following: arrowroot powder, baking soda and coconut oil. Sometimes I'll add a few drops of essential oil, but that's optional. I put the resulting paste into old deodorant containers I've washed out, but I've read about other people using an empty toilet paper roll.
This doesn't stop me from sweating, but there's no smell :-)
I was going to suggest the same thing. I've not made the mix for empty deodorant containers yet; I've just been rubbing in coconut oil, then dusting with an arrowroot-corn starch mix. It's been working for me.
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