A deodorizing soap?

[TheUser]

I've noticed that my home made soap doesn't deodorize my body odor (armpits ) as well as commercial liquid wash gels. Is there a way to make my soaps deodorize better? I guess fragrances and essential oils might be one solution, would it not?

 

[AliOop]

The low percentages of FOs and EOs used in soap, and the fact that they aren't on the skin for very long, make it hard to assess whether they will help with this.

My recommendation would be to make a more cleansing soap recipe, one that is higher in lauric and myristic acids. Those are found mostly in coconut oil, palm kernel oil (not palm oil), and babassu oil, and to a lesser extent, in tallow.

Another recommendation by which some folks swear is to add activated charcoal to your soap. This is known to have a "drawing" effect and has many anecdotal reports of helping with odor, acne, etc.

 

[ackosel]

I have heard that salt soap helps with body odor. I am just starting to use the first salt soap I made that has been curing for 6 months. I need to get it in the children's shower to see if it helps the teenagers with their teenager odor issues. So far, I like it as a shower bar - a nice mild soap with lots of lather.