It is not necessary to harm organism – just use a couple of natural ingredients that can be found in any home.
1. Deodorant Crystal
The composition of this medium is also includes aluminum, which blocks access of sweat through the pores. Its main advantage – effective disinfection and no additional chemicals.
2. Wipes and creams with deodorizing effect
The advantage of this method it removes the smell of sweat. Disadvantage – wipes and creams don’t fight with sweating. Due to the absence of aggressive chemicals and fragrances wipes and creams are ideal for sensitive skin.
3. Lemon juice
The acid in the lemon juice kills the bacteria that cause body odor. Wiping armpits with sliced lemon, you can perfectly avoid using deodorants. Be careful – do not use lemon, after you shaved armpits or made depilation.
4. Body Talc
Talc helps fight water separation, not only in the armpits, but also on the whole body. It absorbs sweat, allowing the skin to stay longer dry. Selecting talc, you nead to read the composition of the package – allergenic ingredients are not desired for you.
5. Vinegar
Like lemon juice, vinegar fights with the smell of sweat. Just wipe underarms by cotton pad soaked in vinegar.
6. Essential Oil
Essential oils or a combination effectively help to fight wit bad odor. Take the oil of grapefruit, orange, rose – any of your choice – and gently rub into skin. Do not be afraid of spots on clothes: unlike many deodorants, essential oils do not leave them.
7. Soda
Using baking soda as a deodorant, it can be very easy to deal with the smell of sweat, without exposing your skin to the effects of chemicals. Mix 1/8 tsp soda and a little water – not dilute soda. Rub the resulting slurry in the armpit. You can also mix the cornstarch with soda to remove odors and prevent sweating: mix one part of baking soda with six parts of starch and put the mixture (talc) to the skin.
8. Herbal tonics
It may not always be comfortable to take it to every event you visit, but to use (and to prepare) it at home is not too difficult.
Tonic based on chamomile
Ingredients: 6 tablespoons of dried chamomile flowers, 2 liters of water.
Preparation: pour boiling water and infuse daisy during 1 hour. Filter the infusion and mix it with 2 tablespoons of soda.
Use: wiping underarms several times a day is required, or pour into a tonic spray bottle and use as a normal deodorant spray.
Tonic is based on the bark of oak and lemon
Ingredients: 1 cup of boiling water, 1 tablespoon of oak bark, juice of 1 lemon.
Preparation: boil oak bark in water, cool it, add lemon juice. Use as in the previous recipe.
9. Home tonics based on alcohol
To enhance the antibacterial effects of home tonics alcohol should be added to them. It should be appreciated that such ingredient may cause unwanted dry skin.
Tonic with astringent properties
From the horsetail and walnut it canbe prepared a great remedy to fight sweat. You will need 1 part of horsetail and leaves and 10 parts of alcohol. Pour the dry ingredients with alcohol, leave for 10 days. This remedy can be applied not only to underarms, but for feet too.
Rosemary tonic with alcohol
2 tbsp of dried pour into a glass of boiling water, cool it during 10-15 minutes and strain. Mix the solution with the alcohol in a ratio of 1:1. For pleasant aromat add to the mixture a few drops of essential oils. Use to wipe or pour into a container with a spray.
10. Homemade Deodorant Stick
Whether you want to make your own deodorant that will correspond exactly to your skin type and taste, these recipes are for you.
- Take 60 ml of soda, 60 ml of corn starch and 5 tbsp of coconut oil. In a cup, mix soda and starch, add 4 tablespoons of coconut oil. Stir while a paste will be made. Put the resulting mixture into an empty container from the solid deodorant, or in an airtight container. You can make this recipe harder, putting for a while in the fridge.
- 3 tbsp of shea oil, 3 tablespoons of soda, 2 tablespoons of cornstarch and 2 tablespoons of cocoa oil combine and mix well. Add 2 capsules of vitamin E (to squeeze oil from the capsules) and a few drops of essential oil of your choice. All again mix well and put the mixture into container. Remove from refrigerator until it solidifies.
To homemade deodorants and their substitutes do not add harmful substances. Such remedies can be used from one to several times a day and will not harm the skin.
