The regular deodorant that we buy at the pharmacy is loaded with chemicals that have been linked to many diseases including breast cancer and Alzheimer's disease [do your research, Goddess]. Some of the chemicals we put on our body are endocrine disruptors and they can cause our bodies to hold onto excess weight and influence our emotions. Aluminum is an especially nasty ingredient that is included in anti-perspirant deodorants. Over the last few years I have used MANY organic deodorants that I have found in health food stores and I have not found any that ever really worked for me. 


Are you giving free access for toxic poisons to enter your body? Do you want to experience a higher level of luxury when it comes to caring for and nurturing your body? Do you want to feel as luxurious as possible in your own skin? 


I have spent the last few months researching and experimenting with creating the perfect organic Goddess deodorant, and this recipe is the combined result of what I have found to work the best for me.


Be playful with this. Infuse your creation with your own alchemical intentions and have fun experimenting to find what works best for you.

Please Note: this recipe was modified after I attended a "natural clean" workshop at Koyla Naturals Apothecary in Edmonton. Thank you so much Kellie for sharing your genius with the world! They have amazing workshops that have an influence on many of the products that I create. 


Ingredients: 

beeswax [ 1 Tbsp. ]
illipe butter [ 2 Tbsp. ]
candelillia wax [ 3 Tbsp. ]
cocoa or mango butter [ 6 Tbsp. ]
virgin coconut oil [ 3 Tbsp. ] 
baking soda [ 2 Tbsp. ]
bentonite clay [ 1 Tbsp. ]
arrowroot powder or cornstarch [ 6 Tbsp. ]
probiotic capsules cracked open [ 6 ]
essential oil [ 20 drops ]




Instructions:

Roll down three empty deodorant containers and place them on parchment paper.

Melt oils, butters and waxes on very low heat in double boiler or pan. Stir regularly.

Turn off heat once all solids are melted. 

Add in powders, stirring briskly.

Add essential oils last. 

Pour into empty deodorant containers before solution turns solid.  

Let cool.





Additional Notes:

I used some old, cleaned deodorant containers from previous organic deodorants. If your deodorant container has perforations in the roll up part I recommend you not use these containers. 

I used wooden chopsticks for stirring that I had on hand and disposed of them afterwards. Be very careful not to splash around your kitchen or on your clothes because the beeswax is a like a glue and is difficult to clean up. 

Use old dishes if possible, because it is difficult to wash beeswax out of containers. When you have completed the process, wipe out dishes with paper towel to make clean up easier. 

You can add more baking soda, which assists with odour control. I found that when I used a larger amount of baking soda my armpits burned like a mo-fo. It may cause reactions in sensitive skin and if you know you have sensitive skin, eliminate it completely. 

Be sure to use a probiotic supplement that is not heat sensitive and does not require refrigeration. The probiotic introduces healthy bacteria to your armpit, which helps to control odour. Armpit odour is caused by bacteria eating the juices that your armpits secrete during your bodies natural process of detoxification. 

Coconut oil also has natural antibacterial properties to help keep your sexy armpits smelly lovely. Illipe butter provides a nice solid structure and is very moisturizing. Candelillia wax prolongs shelf life and improves stability. 


Have fun using whatever essentials oil you love. For this batch I used a blend of vanilla, lavender and cedar wood oils for an earthy, sensual scent. I just ordered some Palo Santo essential oil to try in my next batch. I love earthy smells, like sandlewood and patchouli. 

These ingredients filled up 3 regular sized deodorant containers. You could also put some in regular glass containers if you don’t have enough containers but this recipe has been specially designed to be solid and work optimally in a turn up applicator. 


If you choose to not use a plastic deodorant applicator [if you don't mind swiping it on with your hand], use 1/2 the suggested amount of beeswax + illipe butter. Glass is better for you and the environment, but the truth is that if something is not convenient for us we are not likely to use it. You are already doing yourself a huge favour by not using the regular toxic deodorant that most of our society is hooked on. 

If you don't like the initial texture, you can easily roll up your tubes and remelt the deodorant to change the consistency. If you find it too hard, add some more solid oils. If you find it too soft add more beeswax. If you added additional solids that you are not happy with, you can let them settle and poor a new batch from the top. 



Resources:

If you are in the Edmonton area I highly recommend you check out KOLYA NATURALS. It is a natural skincare boutique, apothecary, learning kitchen and spa. This special place is based on a passion for herbs, flowers, natural scents… and the pleasure and pampering that come from learning how to play with them.

Also check out Mountain Rose Herbs. Since 1987 Mountain Rose Herbs has been known for its uncompromising commitment to organic agriculture and steadfast focus on the pure aesthetics and freshness of botanical products.

The type of kindness I struggle with the most is self-kindness. This takes the form of me sometimes forcing myself into being what I perceive is my best self; someone distant from who I am in my immediate present. It is often easy for me to blast off a burst of light and sunshine to someone one else while keeping myself trapped in my rigid schedule of self-creation. I have learned a lot about treading more lightly on my own heart but when I slip into being not conscious and aware of my own loving kindness my auto pilot mode can be one of self-harshness. This is often disguised as taking action for my own betterment. 

One of the ways that I have struggled the most is in creating rigid structures that I feel will support my conscious evolution. I will challenge myself to be fully committed to supporting myself, and then create a to-do list of things that will nurture my soul. This never has the desired effect and leaves me feeling as though I cannot create success on my own terms, and seeking for newer and better structures to put in place to force me into being my best self. I am learning more about easing into things and following my own feminine wisdom. 

For so long FORCE was a destructive element in my life and while I thought I was forcing myself into my own expansion. I have realized this way of being has left myself feeling blocked and stuck; shut down. This structured, masculine, logical way of opening has not served me well. 

I have recently started all over again and feel like I am back in kindergarten. I am stumbling a little bit but mostly gliding forward with all that I have left behind [if only for a little while]. I have been gently practicing letting go of all the ways that I was forcing myself and that has been a startling random act of kindness. I am revaluating what brings me joy and reconnecting to my passion and my true nature. I feel vulnerable and raw and completely unsure of things. At the same time I feel rejuvenated and broken open. I have been immersed in a winter season and I am starting to see some sprinkles of spring starting to grow. I’m not entirely there yet. 

There are many ways that kindness can take form in our lives. We can allow our light to brighten another’s life or we can hold onto that light and allow it to brighten up our own darkness. Occasionally what we need most is just to step back a couple of steps and let things be raw for a while. During the winter, nature is pooling up her strength to shine vibrantly through the rest of the year. From our deep rest comes our endurance and renewed connecting to the nurturing flow of life. Allow the cool times to exist without forcing everything into escaping them.  

In what area of your life can more kindness be shared? There is so much strength in the tenderness of compassion. I am being present. I am letting go of everything I thought was my dream because I realized I have damaged some of the beauty of my dreams in the way that I was forcing them to happen. I am making the space for bigger dreams and paving the way forward with my own kindness. I am being gentle, soft and kind. 


[this article was also published in Wild Sister Magazine, get your copy here]

We all have a Goddess who lives within us. She is our divine, radiant, feminine essence. She is the aspect of each of us that is beautiful, fierce, sensual, intuitive, powerful and wise. She is present at all of our best moments in our lives, shining brightly. She is also there at our saddest moments, when we experience our deepest trials and broken heartedness. She is our greatest supporter and she compassionately supports us and guides us through our lives with her deep loving heart. She is the radiant essence of our selves.

Through the way that we choose to live our lives, we are either strengthening her or weakening her. We either give her a place in our lives or hide her away in the dark.  We give her a voice when we allow every part of our selves to have a place to live in this world. This is when she shines her brightest. This is when we are living as our authentic selves. We give her strength when we listen to her wisdom, when we check in with our selves to receive our own guidance about the best ways to live our lives. We give her power when we commit to living in a way that is in harmony with our own essence and in alignment with our purpose for being here.

When you are living a life that supports your inner Goddess then you are connected with living your divine purpose. You are allowing your divine feminine wisdom to lead you through life and you are embracing your own bliss. All of your natural radiance gracefully shines out into the world and you are witnessed as someone living from her own light. You feel good embracing your own magnificence, which is your birthright.

How do you embrace your inner Goddess? You become aware of the Goddess within and you begin to honour her and appreciate how she is already showing up in your life. 
You begin to treat her with more loving kindness and compassion. You begin to listen to what she is telling you, what she has been telling you all along. You begin to go the directions that she is guiding you. You treat her, and your body, which is her sacred temple, with respect and reverence knowing that she is worthy of all the care that you bestow upon her.

I nurture my inner Goddess by nurturing my body with foods that make me feel good. My body loves to move and my inner Goddess feels joyful when I exercise. I make my life into a journey of growth and discovery and I take little steps so that I can celebrate my success often. I have fun embracing my Goddess essence by wearing clothes that make me feel beautiful and radiant. I love myself when I look in the mirror. 

I am gentle with myself when I stumble. 

I listen to what I need and I care for myself like I would for anyone else that I love deeply. I give myself my own time. I enjoy sensual delights and allow myself to fully enjoy moments of pleasure. I enjoy most moments. I laugh often and cry when it feels good to. I honour what my intuition is telling me and I make all decisions based on this knowing. I live my life as a celebration of who I am.

As you begin to develop and nurture this relationship with her, she will gradually begin to come up out of the shadows. She will know that there is a space in your life for her to live with purpose. The journey of revitalizing this sacred relationship with her is through love and patience. She is a powerful force in your life and you will find that once you revive her that you will become a powerful creator of a life full of blissful experiences. You will begin to radiate the joy that is inside of you. You will begin to create a force field of love and good feelings all throughout your life, as everything is now coming from a place of love.