Again With the Deodorant
If you have been reading this blog at all you will know that I’ve been experimenting with homemade deodorant stick. And I’ve had some good luck with baking soda and cornstarch in a cocoa butter/coconut oil base.
Yesterday I changed the formula to create an even more stable product that would stand up better to increases in temperature. So it seems that the new formula is going to be exactly what I want in solidity.
I’m really pleased that it is as stiff as it is… here’s my dilema: I was so excited at the solidity that I tried to turn the knob on my recycled deodorant container too soon and broke the screw right off the knob. So here I was with my freshly concocted solid in a container that I could no longer get it out of in a usable form.
Not to mention, It had taken me about 2 months of conscientious use of a store bought deodorant to get the neat dispenser I was reusing. I looked online for deodorant containers and found some but gee.. I only needed one, not ten.
I thought about putting it in a glass jar like I had seen another lady describe on her blog, but I really don’t want to use my fingers to put on my deodorant…. I like the pop the cap and swipe of a roll up dispenser.
Then I saw it sitting there pristine on the side of my bathroom sink. A used plastic hair color bottle. It was a smooth cylinder with no words stamped into the sides. It had a nicely curved edge around the bottom. I was currently using it for applying white vinegar to my scalp, but I could see the potential.
If I carefully cut the bottom off of the bottle, then I could reverse the bottom and push it into the cylinder. This would create a tight seal to hold the melted deodorant in the container. I could then push the product up the cylinder through the neck of the bottle.
So I did it! And it worked like a dream. And it will be a great thing as I am waiting for one of my roommates to use up their deodorant and give me the empty container.
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