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A review by jessdone
33 Easy DIY Deodorant Recipes: for Staying Dry, Feeling Cool and Smelling Fresh by Alexis Young
2.0
This book perplexed me. The author seems to have the credentials to speak creditably about more homeopathic products, but then Young seems to completely dismiss all the basics a certified professional would offer when she created this book.
She mixes essential oils with just water. Essential oils are NOT water soluble so these sprays are either going to be concentrated sprays of essential oils (some of them will irate most people's skin) or the user is going to spray water on themselves and that will do nothing.
Citrus oils are phototoxic. This means they make one's skin more likely to burn when exposed to sunlight. Sometimes blistering occurs. Now, I know deodorant traditionally goes on under the arms, so there's not a lot of sun exposure, but if you're suggesting someone make a water and oil spray, they may decide to use it like perfume and then suddenly the person is putting themselves in harms way. A simple mention of the potential dangers of the oil would have been appreciated.
Young also never suggests that the user do a scent test. Clove oil is extremely strong for example. I do get headaches from diffusing it too long and I can only imagine what it would be like to have it on my body. Try diffusing a few drops in a room you can walk away from before you actually wear it. And then try a test swatch on your inner elbow where it's easy to remove but the skin is still sensitive before putting a mixture on under your arm.
The other recipes themselves seem interesting and I don't know enough about the subject to state whether they are standard or not. I will say her understanding of baking soda seems flawed. While people do have negative reactions to backing soda, often times it's the scratching concentration that starts the irritation off and then gets worse because the skin is already damaged. I find anything too scratchy gives me terrible rashes, including arrowroot.
Also natural deodorant will leave stains on one's clothes too and the won't keep you as scent free as other deodorants did. It's not a terrible thing to reapply deodorant once or twice a day and sweat is natural, but I do think that people who think a natural product is a one for one swap may be disappointed.
Lastly, there are a ton of natural products on the market that are paragon and aluminum free. I don't know why Young made it seem like DIY were the only options. Yeah it seems like it would be cheaper but there is a convince factor to consider along with the question of how much of an expert does one feel they need to be in a field.
I can't recommend the book even though I'd like too. It did get right to the point and offer quite a few recipes for deodorant, but I don't think there was enough information that a person could use the recipes safely without consulting another text.
She mixes essential oils with just water. Essential oils are NOT water soluble so these sprays are either going to be concentrated sprays of essential oils (some of them will irate most people's skin) or the user is going to spray water on themselves and that will do nothing.
Citrus oils are phototoxic. This means they make one's skin more likely to burn when exposed to sunlight. Sometimes blistering occurs. Now, I know deodorant traditionally goes on under the arms, so there's not a lot of sun exposure, but if you're suggesting someone make a water and oil spray, they may decide to use it like perfume and then suddenly the person is putting themselves in harms way. A simple mention of the potential dangers of the oil would have been appreciated.
Young also never suggests that the user do a scent test. Clove oil is extremely strong for example. I do get headaches from diffusing it too long and I can only imagine what it would be like to have it on my body. Try diffusing a few drops in a room you can walk away from before you actually wear it. And then try a test swatch on your inner elbow where it's easy to remove but the skin is still sensitive before putting a mixture on under your arm.
The other recipes themselves seem interesting and I don't know enough about the subject to state whether they are standard or not. I will say her understanding of baking soda seems flawed. While people do have negative reactions to backing soda, often times it's the scratching concentration that starts the irritation off and then gets worse because the skin is already damaged. I find anything too scratchy gives me terrible rashes, including arrowroot.
Also natural deodorant will leave stains on one's clothes too and the won't keep you as scent free as other deodorants did. It's not a terrible thing to reapply deodorant once or twice a day and sweat is natural, but I do think that people who think a natural product is a one for one swap may be disappointed.
Lastly, there are a ton of natural products on the market that are paragon and aluminum free. I don't know why Young made it seem like DIY were the only options. Yeah it seems like it would be cheaper but there is a convince factor to consider along with the question of how much of an expert does one feel they need to be in a field.
I can't recommend the book even though I'd like too. It did get right to the point and offer quite a few recipes for deodorant, but I don't think there was enough information that a person could use the recipes safely without consulting another text.