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"Guys, this is equally funny and fascinating: For those of you who are fans of all-natural deodorants (me!), would you ever consider making your own? One blogger swears that her unusual homemade deodorant recipe staves off B.O. better than any product at the drug store, and a bonus: it&amp;#x27;s made from natural, healthy ingredients ... Katie, over at Simple Mom, wrote a fascinating post about how she despises mainstream deodorants. While you may not agree with some of the things she takes issue with (there&amp;#x27;s no documented science that links aluminum in deodorant with breast cancer, for instance), I know we have some readers here on Vitamin G who prefer to keep things natural under their arms, and I&amp;#x27;m one too! So, her recipe for homemade deodorant? Simple: Mix in equal parts baking soda (a little note: baking soda does contain aluminum, so if you&amp;#x27;re at all concerned about that, you can buy aluminum-free baking soda, like the kind from Bob&amp;#x27;s Red Mill) and corn starch, then mix in a bit of coconut oil until it becomes a thick past. Katie smashes the mixture into a used deodorant container and glides it on just like the regular stuff. Does it work? Here&amp;#x27;s her report: &amp;quot;I went out shoveling after a massive snowfall [she lives in Michigan], and I could feel the sweat dripping down my back under my work coat that doesn&amp;#x27;t breathe. I noticed that nagging perception of wetness under my armpits, too, that we&amp;#x27;re not accustomed to anymore. I could almost smell my B.O. in my imagination, certain that I had come to the end of an interesting experiment. Much to my great surprise, I did not stink. Unpleasant wetness, sure, but no negative odor.&amp;quot; Let&amp;#x27;s talk deodorant. Do you have concerns about it? Would you ever make your own? More reading: *The amazing deodorant that got Petra to start wearing deodorant again ... *Should you wear men&amp;#x27;s deodorant? A lot of women do ... *These celebs refuse to wear deodorant (including one big name starlett!) More Ways to Get Glamour You could win $50,000 just for registering or logging in to Glamour.com! Sign up for Glamour.com&amp;#x27;s Style Tips of the Week and Beauty Tip of the Day newsletters! Add Glamour to your iGoogle homepage. Follow us on Twitter! "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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