Easy Detoxing Homemade Clay Deodorant Recipe - Simple Life Mom (2024)

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How to make natural deodorant with clay? ›

Bentonite clay also give the deodorant a nice “slip”, perfect to rub on and stick onto your skin. Kaolin Clay: has natural absorbency properties, but not as strong as the bentonite clay. This gentle clay absorbs skin toxins and impurities without drying the skin.

It also has a high pH (9) which might be effective at killing some odour causing bacteria. When paired with a good blend of odour-neutralising essential oils like tea tree, geranium and lavender, this becomes a pretty good deodorant!

All-Natural Homemade Deodorant Recipe

In a double boiler, combine cocoa butter, shea butter, and beeswax. Heat over medium-low until all ingredients are melted. Remove from heat and stir in arrowroot powder and baking soda. Add Vitamin E oil and your desired essential oil blend.

Although there's no evidence that armpit detoxes work, there's likely no harm in trying it — as long as you patch test any new ingredients to prevent irritation. Most armpit detoxes use a homemade mask of bentonite clay and apple cider vinegar.

Bentonite clay has been shown to act as a detoxifying agent.

The Point of Armpit Detoxing

Detoxing any area of the body with bentonite clay draws out impurities and other toxins. Because society normalizes using traditional, aluminum-based deodorant daily, our pits often need a break. Detoxing rids the area of build-up, allowing deodorant to work more effectively.

Doctors don't recommend eating clay. It could cause a blockage in your intestines. And it can affect how you absorb nutrients and electrolytes. Plus, clay or soil can have high levels of harmful germs and heavy metals like lead, arsenic, and mercury.

Pregnant or nursing women and older adults should avoid bentonite. Bentonite should not be taken two hours before or after medication or nutritional supplements. Although there haven't been adverse effects in amounts used in nutritional supplements, there are no studies on the long-term safety of bentonite in humans.

What does apple cider vinegar do to bentonite clay? ›

Bentonite clay has negatively charged molecules. Most toxins and heavy metals have positively charged molecules. When you mix with the clay with water or apple cider vinegar (or any type of fluid), the clay produces an ionic pull that removes toxins -- such as heavy metals, impurities, and chemicals -- from your skin.

It's only two ingredients that are found in your kitchen: coconut oil and baking soda.

To do an underarm detox, use 1 tablespoon of bentonite clay (a natural, detoxifying clay) mixed with 1 teaspoon of apple cider vinegar, which has cleansing properties, and 1 teaspoon of water. Apply the paste to your underarms for around 10 minutes daily for a week or more until your underarm odor subsides.

Mix 6 tablespoons of dry bentonite clay with 3 teaspoons of baking soda and 1.5 teaspoons of citric acid. For each face mask, remove 2 tablespoons of the mixture from the jar, mix with 2 tablespoons water, and apply directly to the face.

For example, one tablespoon bentonite clay, activated charcoal or baking soda, as each help detox the armpit — or one teaspoon of all three. Then add one to two teaspoons water and one teaspoon apple cider vinegar.