dixiedragon
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I haven't made this yet, but if IIRC, Theresa did an experiment with coconut oil and it didn't work as well.Do you have to use babassu? Would coconut be ok instead?
I haven't made this yet, but if IIRC, Theresa did an experiment with coconut oil and it didn't work as well.Do you have to use babassu? Would coconut be ok instead?
But I do have to ask a rather elementary question. How are you dissolving the Magnesium or is it oil soluble? I am just to hot and lazy to look it up. House is 100º F again today. If it does not cool down tonight my house will be hotter tomorrow
Thankyou, for the infoI'm still using mine and it's still working great! I buy my mag hydroxide from the same link Earlene posted.
The mag hydroxide does not so much dissolve as disperse (like TD). Currently, in this hot weather, I make a thick paste of it with the babassu using a ratio 45% babassu to 55% mag hydroxide and apply with my fingers, rubbing it in. The mag hydroxide is very fine and powder soft and the deodorant goes on smooth and creamy. There's no friction and no irritation at all from it, and the babassu does not stain or cause oil slicks on my clothing (unlike coconut oil).
IrishLass
the only upload of pic is through URL?????
I have no idea what it is doing but it works!If the magnesium acts as a deodorizer, is it absorbing/neutralizing the scent?
If the magnesium acts as a deodorizer, is it absorbing/neutralizing the scent?
One question tho...how much scent do you guys have to add? I cannot seem to add enough to get any aroma.
Lol Krista did you see my recent post? Thanks to IrishLass i discovered that yes there are two kinds of babassu oil. I actually didnt mind the harder ine for travelling but it really is difficult to apply. When i travel with the softer one it becomes more like a cream and i used a small canning jar so it doesnt leak and i apply with my fingers.I've been using 50/50 babassu & mag hydroxide for about a year and I love it! An interesting thing I've found is if I notice a smell at the end of the day, I use a hemorrhoid wipe (witch hazel) and clean the deo off, reapply, no odor! It's like the deo absorbs the smelly stuff and holds onto it. Once it's wiped off, icky scent is gone. My shirts have no oil stains in the armpit area either.
My problem right now is the babassu I recently bought. About 6 months ago I bought it from one vendor and it's still firm, soft since it's summer, but solid. A few weeks ago I bought it from another vendor and it's liquid at room temp, which right now is about 76 F in my house (Thankfully not 100F!) The only way I can get it solid is to keep it in the fridge. Are there different types of babassu? Is the new one not 100% babassu? I bought both from soap supply stores so I don't understand it. My deo is now at a consistency I have to apply it using my fingers since it's so soft, like a cream. My previous batches were firm enough to dispense from roll up deo containers. Isn't the melting point about 76F, the same as coconut oil?
On a side note, I recently tried my old store brand aluminum based deo and it burned my pits! I guess my skin is now used to being aluminum free and prefers the mag hydroxide.
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