Did a powder thread ever get started? I have been watching for it but may have missed it.
Thanks!
Here it is:
http://www.soapmakingforum.com/showthread.php?p=647684
Three days ago I finally got around to making another tube of this deodorant. This time I wanted to used
Dahila's method. I was going to use e-wax, but did not have any. I thought of trying stearic acid, which I do have, but went with the beeswax instead.
My formula for 110grams:
50 grams Magnesium Hydroxide
50 grams Babassu
9 grams Beeswax
1 gram Dragon's Blood FO
It took about 45 seconds (in shorter bursts) to melt the beeswax in the oil in the microwave oven; I had already melted the babassu in a warm water bath in my kitchen sink. I mixed the rest using a whisk & poured into a clean, disinfected (with alcohol), dry roll-up deodorant tube. It had begun to thicken up pretty fast, so I had a solid droplet on the pour spout of my measuring cup by the time I had finished filling the deo tube.
40% Magnesium hydroxide , 48 Babassu, 10 Beeswax there is also 1% of essential oils and VE ( 0.2%).
I don't know what VE is and cannot find it in the acronym list here on the forum, but this was my guide for my newer formula.
bought a 97¢ tube of deodorant to get the tube. ...I made up a 45% babassu, 45% mag h, and 10% beeswax mix for that weight. ... Then, since I could not bring myself to waste ANYTHING, I added in the bit of left over bab/mag I had in my bathroom (which had been mixed by sight not weight), and some leftover melted beeswax. I had no idea what the amounts of any of that were. So it's an extremely unscientific mixture.
It felt like I had rubbed a candle on my armpits and I think if I use it as is it will clog my pores and make pimples. So I'm going to remelt everything and double the amounts of bab/mag that I previously put in and try that. Plus this will give me a chance to add EO for scent, which I meant to do and forgot. All the leftovers can stay in the melting cup until I need to refill the tube so no waste. But it sure is nice to have it in a tube!!
I wanted to use a small tube like this, too, especially for when I travel, so bought one last time Hubby & I stayed in Chicago (we had missed our train back home, so ended up spending an unplanned overnight without any personal overnight items.) But when it came down to it, I was too lazy to go in search of said tube, so I only made a full deodorant tube of it this time.
However, 110 grams was more than I needed for the larger tube, and only filled a small portion of a condiment cup. So I went and got what I had left from another small condiment cup that I had leftover the last time I made the 50:50 mixture, remelted the new mixture and added them together. It may be a better fit into the 0.5 ounce deo tube that I bought in Chicago. I have since gone into my luggage to find it and bring it out so I can try it before we go to Carbondale for the Eclipse. That will be the perfect test for this travel size tube with beeswax. (I get what you said about the fragrance in the store bought deodorant; I just sniffed it and I HATE it. It didn't seem so bad when we had been walking all day in the heat in Chicago, but here in the comfort of my own home, I can't say I like it at all!)
50:50 mix of babassu and mag hydroxide. I added a bit of lavender and rosemary EOs to lightly scent it.
I'm pondering what could be added to the mix to ensure the deo remains solid but with a more glidy texture. I'm wondering if stearic acid might be helpful to raise the melt point of the product and improve the glidy-ness -- it's used in lotions and scrubs as a thickener, so why not in this? Another possibility would be a soap (sodium stearate) made from stearic acid and NaOH. If anyone has any thoughts on this ... I'm all ears.
Yes, an emulsifier like e-wax or emulsifying conditioner (BTMS) might also be options for making the deo firm at higher temperatures and perhaps more glidy.
DeeAnna I made one with Ewax and it is perfect , just exchanged beeswax for ewax, glidy and nice
Okay, so I have used the beeswax containing formula for a couple of days, and I expect by the time the bottle is close to empty I will be used to the waxy feel when I roll it on. But the idea of it being more glidy while at the same time being more solid and less meltable in the high heats I get when I travel, is really appealing. That's why I want to try the e-wax next time.
I actually just got done using up a small 1oz tub of my babassu/magnesium deodorant scented with Dragon's Blood FO. It didn't stain my clothes or my skin. I didn't use a whole lot of it though- maybe just 2 or 3 drops in my 1oz-worth of deodorant- just enough to give it a light scent without it being overpowering.
IrishLass
I am really really liking the Dragon's Blood FO in this deodorant! I used just under 1% (1 gram to a total of 110 grams) and it's still pretty subtle. I think I could go a bit higher next time without it becoming overpowering.
"...less sweat almost none..."
"...I am experiencing reduced moisture under 'dem pits...."
"...My underarms don't seem to get as sweaty...."
So far so good! It's interesting that there is less actual wetness.
Now on to the extended use of the new-to-me formula with the beeswax.