My goal is to some day be making all of my own personal hygiene products. So, I began this mission with deodorant. I had some failures when I first started, but now I think I have a recipe that I am satisfied with. It is actually a paste that you rub in with your fingers. I experimented with making a solid deodorant, using a push-up container I had saved from my store-bought deodorant. My first batch somehow turned from a solid to a liquid on me, and my second batch would crumble all over the place when I tried to apply it. At that point, I decided to ditch the applicator, and just go with a simple plastic container. I also concocted a couple new recipes: a spray on deodorant and a simple coconut oil deodorant. I prefer to use the spray on for lazier days where I am not doing much work, the coconut oil deodorant for average days, and the more heavy-duty cream for my sweaty, labor intensive days--like if I'll be gardening ...
From deodorant and ketchup, to raising chickens and composting.