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I did some research of deodorant and made one with mixed results. It worked but 2 of the 4 in my family that tried it got a rash. Do you think it is the essential oils or could there be a bacteria that bothered some and not others? I used a blend of the essential oils. Please help if you can. Thank you!!

Vivian

People can have sensitivies to pretty much anything. Can you post the recipe? Or at least how much of each of the EO's you used? Over usage of EO's can be irritating. (Especially if it was women with newly shaved skin.)

Personally, I can't use baking soda based deodorant. It breaks me out, my skin gets red and irritated.

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Irena
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Thank you both for your replies! I lost my internet for a few days and couldn't log back in to see the responses and I did use baking soda in the recipe that caused irritation in some. I didn't use the additive I saw at Brambleberry because I wanted it to be all natural. Would that have made a difference?

Here's the recipe I used:

8 T Beeswax Granules
1/2 C Baking Soda
1/ C Cornstarch
1/2 C Coconut Oil
20 drops of Essential Oils (I used equal parts: Lavender, Frankincense, Patchouli)

I looked at a lot of recipes before I decided to do this one. I chose this one because it looked like a lot of recipes were too soft. Thank you!!!