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Deodorant is important to me but I don't want to ground a bunch of chemicals into my skin and flesh every day. I've found some 'natural' deodrants but they too have a bunch of icky things in them.
Anyone know of an actual natural product that has odor neutralizing capacities? I won't use that deodorant rock stuff, by the way. Thanks!
witch hazel
Here is a recent thread on just this topic. Mriver mentioned zinc oxide ointment. I recommend mixing Gold Bond's Medicated Baby Powder (which has zinc oxide in it) with corn starch and baking soda. Try what makes sense and see what you like best.
witch hazel
Really? I know witch hazel is a good face astringent but didn't know it works as a deoderant. Do you use it yourself, seemefly? Are you satisfied?
Here is a recent thread on just this topic. Mriver mentioned zinc oxide ointment. I recommend mixing Gold Bond's Medicated Baby Powder (which has zinc oxide in it) with corn starch and baking soda. Try what makes sense and see what you like best.
Ah, thanks for the tip. Dumb question: if it's in a powder form, how does one apply it? I've never used baby powder. Is it very effective?
Oh, well after showering I sprinkle the powder on the palm of my hands and rub it in. May not be ideal if you wear tank tops, but applied from beneath a T-shirt it works great. Witch hazel would be a less conspicuous solution. All I know is that the powder functions as well as any store-bought deodorant and has nothing suspicious in it. Even corn-starch (75%) + baking soda (25%) works, but I found that Gold Bond's Medicated powder is a readily available form of dry zinc oxide, an antibacterial. The baby powder formula doesn't have the eucalyptus/menthol scent of the regular stuff. As a kid I would spend months at a time in Singapore, which was so humid that putting on body powder was the only way to keep dry after a shower...which is where I got the idea.
Rubbing Alcohol or Witch Hazel will kill lots of the odor-causing bacteria on contact. It works, but you might have to apply it 2-3 times a day. This is because the alcohol evaporates quickly, so it wont keep killing, just on contact. Still, its enough for most people if you dont mind freshening up with a couple cotton balls.
I think montalk's GoldBond solution might be better since it won't evaporate and therefore can keep killing the bacteria for longer times.
Awesome! Much obliged to you both.
Being the girly girl that I am, I like my underarms to smell not just clean but nice. I read somewhere that lavender has odor neutralizing capabilities. Anyone heard of this? I wonder if it would work to mix the powdered form of, say, lavender to the Gold Bond? I'm not that big a fan of lavender but I don't know of any other plant that is able to neutralize odor. I suppose that if the Gold Bond acts to destroy odor though that one could mix it with any pleasant smelling powdered plant. I've never seen lavender etc. in a powdered form but surely it exists.
Lookee what I found:
Lavender Body Powder
Combine together in a bowl:
1 cup of finely ground dried lavender buds
(or lavender buds powdered)
1 cup of bentonite clay
1 1/2 cup of cornstarch
Lavender essential oil
Whisk the clay and the cornstarch together,add your powdered lavender buds, and then 3-5 drops of essential oil. Allow to sit covered in the bowl and then transfer to shaker jar. Enjoy your all-natural body powder.
I found it online so don't know how well it works. What in the world is bentonite clay?
Here's a super neat-o link for some cool looking home made deodorants.
http://allnaturalbeauty.us/herbal_powde … orants.htm
seemefly wrote:witch hazel
Really? I know witch hazel is a good face astringent but didn't know it works as a deoderant. Do you use it yourself, seemefly? Are you satisfied?
It works well for me, however I am on a vegetarian, mostly raw fruit diet and don't have as much a problem with odor as previously. It is much less drying than rubbing alchohol. I only use it once a day, when needed, in the winter and more often in hot weather. It's good to carry oround a small bottle anyway as it's good for cuts and stops bleeding. Gold bond powder also works well and by the way, Gold bond lotion makes a very good insect repellant( it's the menthol).
Another very interesting suggestion for deodorant is Colloidal Silver. Just recently a friend said she uses this after having tried the natural crystal and not liking it too much. She did said the C-Silver works 10 times better.
I'm still on the crystal now myself and haven't tried the C-Silver yet, but plan to. Seems like the uses for C-Silver never end... this is such great stuff.
Here's a great link for a really nice C-Silver generator:
http://educate-yourself.org/cs/csgendesc.shtml
J.P.
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