DEODORANT

90g kokosolie

60g natron

30g arrowroot

Natron og arrowroot blandes sammen i en skål.

Kokosolie smeltes over lav varme.

Olien blandes i de tørre ingredienser og massen piskes klumpefri.

Opbevar deodoranten på rene glas, kan opbevares på køl eller ved stuetemperatur.

Deodoranten smøres/gnides ind i armhulen, vent evt. et par minutter inden tøj tages på.

Det er efterhånden længe siden jeg udskiftede mine almindelige Rexona deodoranter med Dr. Organics deodoranter.

Dr. Organics deodoranter er uden aluminium og parabener og virker rent faktisk (modsat min erfaring med mange andre 'sunde' deodoranter).

Jeg har længe overvejet at prøve at lave min egen deodorant på kokosolie og natron og med inspiration fra flere engelske hjemmesider har jeg nu fået lavet en opskrift.

Indtil videre virker deodoranten fint på mig, så jeg er selvfølgelig svært begejstret - et nemt, billigt, virksomt og ikke mindst sundt alternativ til almindelig deodorant er en realitet :-)

OBS! Nogle mennesker oplever, at de får udslæt af deodoranten. Formodentligt er det natronen, der skaber problemet. Mængden af natron kan forsøges nedjusteret, men vær opmærksom på og respekter kroppens signaler - lad være med at forsætte en provokation, når den er opstået.

Er du en af de uheldige, der ikke kan tåle denne hjemmelavede deodorant, vil jeg anbefale dig deodoranterne fra Dr. Organic - acceptable alternativer, der nemt kan købes i de fleste helsekostbutikker.

Lidt om hvorfor fx aluminium er værd at undgå - Dr. Mercola om aluminium ift. Alzheimers og kræft:

Let’s get this straight. Even though aluminum is widely distributed in the earth’s crust, it is NOT needed in ANY amounts in your body. All evidence to date points to aluminum as a poison that serves no beneficial role in your body and should be avoided.

Aluminum is widely recognized as a neurotoxin, which has been found in increased concentrations in the brains of people with Alzheimer’s disease.

Unfortunately, if you use antiperspirants or some deodorants, you are most likely exposing yourself to aluminum.

Aluminum salts can account for 25 percent of the volume of some antiperspirants.

A review of the common sources of aluminum exposure for humans found that antiperspirant use can significantly increase the amount of aluminum absorbed by your body. According to the review, after a single underarm application of antiperspirant, about .012 percent of the aluminum may be absorbed.

Multiply this by one or more times a day for a lifetime and you can have a massive exposure to aluminum -- a poison that is not meant to be in your body.

Antiperspirants work by clogging, closing, or blocking the pores that release sweat under your arms -- with the active ingredient being aluminum. Not only does this block one of your body’s routes for detoxification (releasing toxins via your underarm sweat), but it raises concerns about where these metals are going once you roll them (or spray them) on.

In some cases, it is clear that they may be wreaking havoc directly on your brain. In 1988, for instance, a truck driver accidentally poured 20 tons of aluminum sulphate into a tank containing drinking water.

Some 20,000 people in the village of Camelford were exposed to the chemical for several weeks, and then went on to develop a rare form of early-onset Alzheimer’s disease, along with showing the presence of high levels of aluminum in their tissues.

Deodorants and Antiperspirants Linked to Cancer

Alzheimer’s disease is not the only reason to ditch your aluminum-containing antiperspirant and deodorant, as this metal has also been linked to cancer.

A 2006 study found that aluminum salts can mimic the hormone estrogen, and chemicals that imitate that hormone are known to increase breast cancer risk. Animal studies have also found that aluminum can cause cancer.

Given that antiperspirants are used on your armpits, the aluminum salt concentration is highest near your breast tissue. Further, when women shave under their arms it can result in a higher aluminum-salt absorption rate due to the damaged skin.

In a 2007 study published in the Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry, researchers tested breast samples from 17 breast-cancer patients who had undergone mastectomies. The women who used antiperspirants had deposits of aluminum in their outer breast tissue. Concentrations of aluminum were higher in the tissue closest to the underarm than in the central breast.

Aluminum is not normally found in the human body, so this study was a pretty clear sign that the metal was being absorbed from antiperspirant sprays and roll-ons.

It’s worth mentioning that deodorants are not the same thing as antiperspirants. Deodorants may actually be less problematic than antiperspirants, as they work by neutralizing the smell of your sweat and by antiseptic action against bacteria, but do not prevent sweating.

However, many deodorants also contain aluminum, along with chemicals called parabens, which have also been linked to breast cancer. So, you’re clearly better off avoiding both antiperspirants and deodorants.

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