Herbal Deodorant Roll-On Recipe

Here is an interesting homemade underarm roll-on recipe from MakingCosmetics.com Inc (http://www.makingcosmetics.com/). This is a gel-type deodorant with soothing aloe vera, extracts from witch hazel and sage leaf, and fragrance oils for a clean and green scent. Propylene glycol serves as humectant and moisturizer as well.

Ingredients:

Phase A                           Weight (in %)                         For 100 gm./3.6 oz

Triglyceride (emollient)    5%                                          5 gm./0.2 oz.

Sodium acrylate              2%                                          2 gm./0.1 oz.
(thickener, emulsifier)

Cyclodimethicone            2%                                          2 gm./0.1 oz.
(emollient)


Phase B


Distilled Water              72%                                          72 g./2.6 oz.
(diluent)

Witch hazel extract        10%                                          10 g./0.4 oz.
(soothing agent)

Aloe vera 10x concentrate 1%                                           1 g./1/4 tsp.
(soothing agent)

Propylene glycol              4%                                             4 g./0.1 oz.
(humectant)

Phase C

Sage leaf extract             1%                                             1 g./0.04 oz.
(antibacterial)

Grapefruit seed extract     1%                                             1 g./0.04 oz.

Phenoxyethanol or           1%                                             1 g./0.04 oz.
sorbic acid

Fragrance oil                   1%                                             1 g./0.04 oz.

Method:

Mix all ingredients of phase A in a disinfected beaker and do the same for the ingredients of phase B in a separate beaker. Then add phase A mixture to phase B and stir well with a hand mixer. Then add the remaining ingredients of phase C while stirring continuously until all ingredients are blended well. Pour into roll-on deodorant containers.