Making a natural deodorant at home is possible with the simple recipe that we propose in this article. In this way, we will avoid the toxic and harmful ingredients that most conventional deodorants include.

Find out what ingredients you need and how to prepare this natural deodorant that will serve you both for the body and to remove the odor from your shoes. Take note!

Advantages of homemade products

The hygiene and cosmetic products that we use every day include many substances that could be toxic to our health: preservatives, detergents, petroleum derivatives, etc.

For this reason, it is essential to avoid them as much as possible. Instead, we can opt for organic or more natural products that are respectful of our skin and our health.

The problem is that these more natural products tend to be a lot more expensive. For this reason, more and more, many people are recovering old recipes and home remedies to replace their daily products.

In this case we are also going to recover an old remedy to make a natural deodorant. It is very effective and without health risks.

Why is a natural deodorant important?

The skin is the largest organ in our body. Through the pores, direct channels are created to our blood supply.

For this reason, and to prevent toxins that can reach our body, it is very important to choose a natural deodorant without toxic ingredients. These would penetrate our body through the pores.

So-called antiperspirant deodorants are very harmful. These, by preventing sweating, do not allow the body to remove those toxins, which accumulate in different parts of the body.

Nor they are desirable including ingredients as the aluminum. This heavy metal is related to the appearance of neurodegenerative diseases.

Although the most delicate area to apply a deodorant are the armpits, any product that we apply to our skin should be as natural as possible. It will be a guarantee of health.

What is a foot deodorant?

In this article we propose to make a simple natural deodorant that we can apply at any time of the day if our feet tend to sweat or smell too much. We can also apply this same product to the inside of the shoes at night. This way we will be able to absorb moisture and neutralize odors.

Although the recipe is similar to that of an underarm deodorant, in this case we will enhance the concentration of essential oils a bit. Keep in mind that both feet and shoes tend to have stronger odors.

Ingredients

• 100 g of fine powdered white clay
• 2 ½ tablespoons of baking soda (25 g)
• 20 drops of lemon essential oil
• 20 drops of peppermint essential oil
• 20 drops of cinnamon essential oil or a tablespoon of ground cinnamon (10 g)

Many people use talcum powder as a deodorant or as a base for other household products. However, in this recipe we prefer to opt for clay, whose health benefits are numerous. Talc could clog pores and be harmful in the long run.

Medicinal properties

We can add or vary the essential oils according to our personal tastes, respecting the proportion of the quantities.

• Here we have chosen lemon for its refreshing aroma and its cleansing and astringent power.

• The mint also gives us freshness, while the cinnamon balances it with its stimulating and calorific power.
• This combination of ingredients also improves circulation in the soles of the feet and, consequently, in the legs.
• For a very cold person who wants to enhance the heat in the feet, we can substitute peppermint oil, which is refreshing, for ginger oil, which is very calorific.

We can buy these ingredients in herbalists and stores of dietary and natural products. You will have no problem finding them.

How do we prepare it?

We will put all the ingredients in a jar in which there is enough space to be able to shake them. Thus, the essential oils will permeate all the powder well.

This deodorant does not have problems of conservation or expiration, despite the fact that over time it loses its aroma. If it lasts a long time, we can add drops of the essential oils and shake the bottle a little.

• We will apply it to the feet before putting on our socks, as many times as we want during the day.
• For the shoes we will apply a little inside and leave it overnight.