Free Men’s Natural Deodorant Recipe: Refreshing Kaolin, Shea and Lime Natural Deodorant

Natural deodorants are a good option for anyone who wishes to avoid synthetic ingredients typically found in commercial deodorants. Natural deodorants can be just as effective, but are much more eco-friendly.

First of all, it is important to understand the difference between deodorants and antiperspirants. People use both products in order to avoid unpleasant underarm odor, but they work in very different ways. 

Antiperspirants vs deodorants: what’s the difference?

Antiperspirants

Antiperspirants contain aluminum salts that prevent sweating. If there is no sweat, no malodor can arise. But sweating is a natural physiological process of the body, and many people believe it might not be beneficial to block it. 

To prevent body odor without blocking sweat or using aluminum, deodorants can be used.

Deodorants

Deodorants are cosmetic products that prevent unpleasant body odor. They do this by masking natural body scents or by breaking down sweat components and preventing the odor-forming bacteria from reproducing. Deodorants do not affect our natural sweat physiology and are thus considered to be less invasive than antiperspirants.

Natural deodorants – an eco-friendly alternative 

In natural deodorants, several different ingredient types can be used to create an effective product. 

Typically, natural deodorants will contain:

• An ingredient to absorb moisture (eg cornstarch, various clays or diatomaceous earth).
• Alkaline ingredients to create unfriendly environments for odor-causing bacteria (eg baking soda, magnesium hydroxide).
• Antimicrobial ingredients to prevent the growth of odor-causing bacteria (eg capryl glycerate, alcohol)

Often, natural deodorants will contain a combination of two or more of these active ingredients, to increase their effectiveness. 

What’s the best natural deodorant solution for men?

That depends somewhat on your goals and values.

When comparing antiperspirants and deodorants, antiperspirants are usually more effective in preventing body odor. However, they contain many synthetic ingredients, so they are not accepted by well-known certification bodies and have a certain degree of controversy regarding their safety. 

If you are looking for something that is safe, natural and free from undesirable ingredients, that is also regarded as safer and kinder to your skin, then a natural deodorant is what you’ll want to use.

How to make a Refreshing Kaolin, Shea and Lime Natural Deodorant

Here we share with you a formulation for a natural, effective deodorant. It contains sodium bicarbonate as the deodorizing active ingredient, along with moisture-absorbing kaolin clay. Shea and cocoa butter have been chosen to nourish the skin.

The beeswax will make sure the deodorant has a firm consistency, but it can be substituted for a vegan alternative, like candelilla wax. 

We have scented this deodorant with a blend of lime, pine and tea tree essential oils. These refreshing and purifying oils also have some antimicrobial effects. 

What equipment do I need to make a natural deodorant at home?

• A precision scale.
• A water bath.
• A container to mix the ingredients in.
• A deodorant stick container.

Refreshing Kaolin, Shea and Lime Natural Deodorant Formula

Phase	INCI	Ingredient	Function	w/w%
A	Butyrospermum Parkii Nut Butter	Shea butter	Emollient	35.9
A	Cera Alba	Beeswax	Oil hardening	18.0
A	Theobroma Cacao Nut Butter	Cocoa butter	Emollient	15.0
B	Sodium Bicarbonate	Baking soda	Deodorant	18.0
B	Kaolin	Kaolin clay	Absorbing moisture, soothing	12.0
C	Citrus Aurantifolia Fruit Oil	Lime essential oil	Fragrance, deodorizing	0.5
C	Pinus Sylvestris Oil	Pine essential oil	Fragrance, deodorizing	0.3
C	Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Oil	Tea tree essential oil	Fragrance, antimicrobial	0.2
C	Tocopherol	Vitamin E (95% mixed tocopherols)	Antioxidant	0.1

Refreshing Kaolin, Shea and Lime Natural Deodorant Recipe for 100g/4oz batch 

Ingredient	Amount for 100g batch (in grams)	Amount for 4oz batch (in ounces)
Butyrospermum parkii nut butter	35.9	1.440
Cera alba	18.0	0.720
Theobroma cacao nut butter	15.0	0.600
Sodium bicarbonate	18.0	0.720
Kaolin	12.0	0.480
Tocopherol	0.1	0.004
Citrus aurantifolia fruit oil	0.5	0.020
Pinus sylvestris oil	0.3	0.010
Melaleuca alternifolia leaf oil	0.2	0.010

Simple natural deodorant recipe instructions

1. Weigh phase A ingredients in a container and melt them in a water bath.
2. While phase A is melting, combine phase B and sift it through a fine sieve. The purpose of this step is to make sure there are no lumps of powdered ingredient present, as they can feel uncomfortable and gritty when applied to the skin. 
3. When phase A is completely melted, remove it from the water bath and let it cool to about 60°C (140°F) while stirring occasionally.
4. Add phase B to phase A and stir thoroughly. 
5. While stirring the mixture, cool it down until it begins to thicken.
6. Add phase C ingredients, mix well.
7. Pour into a deodorant stick container.

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