Homemade Deoderant

For original recipe* link I found on Pinterest, click on this pic from their site

I'm huge on prevention, and I've heard rumors about aluminum in deodorant, and the health problems being linked to it...so when I saw this recipe I decided to give it a try. I have been using this for several months now and I totally love it!

5-6 Tbsp coconut oil, in liquid form (warmed to below 76 degrees)
1/4 cup baking soda
1/4 cup cornstarch or arrowroot powder
Optional - a few drops of essential oil of choice for scent (I have a rose oil...ahh!)

Mix together the dry ingredients, then stir in coconut oil until well blended, and kind of like a pomade. Store at room temperature in a lidded container.

When coconut oil warms below 76 degrees it becomes a liquid so in the summertime this deodorant will be a liquid so then I just dip my fingers into it and apply; but when it's cold, it's solid and I use a spoon to scrape some out. With my fingers I rub it into my arm pits where it melts on contact, then I rub the rest into my hands like a lotion. I have NEVER known it to stain anything!

*My original source made reference to another "original." I combined them both.