Ive actually been using it head to toe and I love it. No matter how many times I showered and reapplied deodorant it did not work, by day two I was scrubbing with salt. Be more polite and considerate of others. add a dude in there somewhere and that would totally be me. Never really tried that sort of thing myself, but thought you might find the tid-bit useful. I use Lavilin, its been really great for me. This shit is copyrighted. SO Im veeery sad and need to know if anyone else had the same reaction. Never mind. on your first purchase when you sign up for our newsletter. Its stil home made. I melted the coconut oil, then added an equal amount of arrow powder and about 20 drops of the lemon eo, and Im storing it in a glass bottle. I just use equal parts, I find its most economical that way and Im kind of a cheap-o , Actually, You might be pleased to hear that the reason lemons work is BECAUSE our armpits are very acidic. @Nicole, have you tried simply squeezing the lemon juice and using that? Do you reuse the same slice, or is it a fresh slice every time? The oils are convenient and I use them in my other natural mixes. 
Lemons FTmuthafuckin W! I noticed if you use lemon juice or any lemon packet anything that is not an actual lemon it does smell bad. I love this blog. No more lemons for my armpits. Disaster number 2 was deodorant.
I showered yesterday, generously applied some lemon while dodging some fairly incredulous looks from the husband and aired out my pits in front of the fan (what, I dont like damp after shower pit hair. Its a problem with the unshaven). My results fell into two categories: Ive tried clay, baking soda, arrowroot powder. I recently learned about using lemon as a deodorant and had to try it. Ill never be using the likes of Lynx again. Way more manageable than your standard issue deodorant residue. When [], [] I cant use store bought deodorants because my son is allergic to EVERYTHING. While getting your beauty rest, of course. Also greatly helps with hyperpigmentation. I used lemon it really works but it irritates my skin.. help me :'(. DO IT FOR HUMANITY, Diana. Normally im very iffy on these kinds of things. I still use regular conditioner but not a lot. What theyve told you about going vegan is absolute bullshit, by the way, I tried that (not because of BO) and still stank. Just finished making some homemade deoderant. I have since walked the dogs approx. I bought lemon essential oil the other day because i wanted to use it with water as a spritz in my hair for moisture and shine. Sooo cool! Not lemon plus arrowroot powder and shea butter and whatever the hell, just lemon. From paulaschoice.com: The truth is that lemon juice is highly acidic, with a very low pH thats exceedingly irritating to skin. Thats it and within 3 days, I have been odorless and less damp than normal. Except I use juice out of the plastic lemon shaped bottle. Does this work on stank ass hippies with epic amounts of pit hair? We tend to use alkaline soaps to remove our deodorant in the shower and because of the fact that our armpits are acidic (to kill bacteria) it dulls the bacteria killing power and we end up making our armpits more stinky. It worked for me (though my husband complained that the glasses got cloudy eventually, so Id have to switch in a regular detergent once in a while.) My armpits really stink i use everything i can think of. Like you, I tried a whole hell of a lot of natural and semi-natural deodorants and hated them all. I too am trying to go chem free with the body stuffI put it on Its just a trait of lemon, the pH is way too low and the acidity is way to high to be good for your skin, especially if your skin is sensitive or if you shave your underarms. Back to my homemade deodorant which I love. Because my sweat doesnt really smell as far as Im concerned, its the wet stains that are embarrassing.
As busy bees with work, social and family commitments, we invest in easy solutions, like mini beauty products we can pop into our handbags, so we are never without our trusted essentials. And the way you write! I have used slices of lemons for a week now, even before working out at the gym, and no smell! Our pick for how to use real lemons to improve your overall quality of life? Lemon works for me but irritated my Daughter skin. BONUS POINTS: I now always have fresh half-slices of lemon in the fridge, allowing for more fresh lemon in the meals without having to cut a lemon then watch it rot for 2 weeks. I did not have any odor. And, to my delight it worked!!! South Jersey Morning Show with Lou & Shannon, Turns out, lemons are a great deodorant substitute, Turns out, they are NOT great antiperspirants. Really? you are so funny!
No longer do you have to choose between a deodorant or antiperspirant; the fruit has superhero powers to work effectively on both odor and wetness. My partner told me that his Mexican mother advised him to use lemon this way a long time ago. But my kids (20,16,16) and hubbs have accused me of Tried egg whites for shampoo and mayonnaise for conditioner? 
love your blog! AWESOMENESS! We dont usually keep lemons in the house but we ALWAYS have limes. And after the workout I gave my lemon pits in the past 18 hours or so, Id have expected to stink at least a little bit. A friend from Honduras told me about using lemon as a deodorant 20+ years ago. ), Definitely trying this, thinking I should avoid it if I have razorburnouch! Results from this can range from a red rash to brown discolorations, which is ironic given that many people turn to lemon juice to lighten brown spots (Source: Photodermatology, Photoimmunology, and Photomedicine, December 2005, pages 318-321). So Im a firm lemon believer from now on. Consenting to these technologies will allow us to process data such as browsing behavior or unique IDs on this site. Huh, how easy. YES!!! My mind is REALLY blown because that damn lemon WORKED like a boss. Thanks so much for the post..and please keep cussing. haha. Well after that day I got a horrible irritation on my pits.
[] few days ago I saw this post. Ill try that in a few weeks. Now . Like, you rub a lemon wedge on your armpits? (I mean pits)? Nope! thanks for posting! Ive tried so many goddamn deodorant recipes. i know theres a dying lemon somewhere in the back of my fridge. I now use lemons. Without a subpoena, voluntary compliance on the part of your Internet Service Provider, or additional records from a third party, information stored or retrieved for this purpose alone cannot usually be used to identify you. 5 times, folded 11,0000 loads of laundry, had a roll in the hay with the husband, slept and vacuumed AND I STILL DONT SMELL. The only caution here is that it can discolor your skin if exposed to the sun so keep that in mind because Ive seen some pictures and its pretty noticeable and apparently lasts a while. my pits to the rescue! It also seems to help me sweat less (but not substantially). OK, this is awesome BBBBUUUUTTTTT I live in a extremely backwoods rural area on the Va Wv state line and let me tell you..we gotta travel with a cooler and ice to buy ice cream and after all that way to town we gotta Walmart,food city dollar tree and they finally even took fucking sears away from us and out of our mall but I bought the yl starter kit cus I have really bad adult cystic acne after my 3rd child and wanted to go as chemical toxin free as possible but when I seen how it helped my hubby and sons asthma allergies and my baby who had pneumonia 5 times in his 2 years is now almost 4 and had only 2 small 4 day long colds and mild ear infection, the 500 dollar a month allergy and asthma meds for my oldest son has only been refilled twice in this year and a half and my old left to rot mobile home we are SLOWLY seeing as how we are new to remodeling work ourselves getting to our high standards and built into an actual house even after a few days of no mopping or spraying air freshener still smells fresh like I just cleaned sine essential oils came into my life. Not only do I not stink all day, I dont stink in the morning when I wake up. Then I found this useful tip from Janelle at renegademothering.com. Classy, I know!). Lemon juice isnt really that great for skin though, or for those prone to hyperpigmentation. 
I havent been able to use the lemon for days becuase it hurts and I dont want to irritate any further. Am looking for a recipe for deodorant with lemon now! Definitely smoother underarms. Hooray for Mexican mothers! I read somewhere that mixing with organic grain alcohol negates the need for refrigeration when traveling. I love that little girl. So yesterday I bought some all natural deodorant bullshit b/c Maybe lemon juice mixed with fractionated coconut oil. So, I decided to put it to the test for a week. I just cant handle the stickiness that you dont have with regular deodorant. Its day 4 & I am a secret lemon slice user. Seems to be working okay. I would say this lady is being VERY considerate of others by simply gracing us with the benefit of her serendipitous discovery. She can cuss if she likes. Even my mom is using lemon now! How refreshing to find someone whos down to earth on one of these mum sites. Mental. then i sat right down to search the net for some better option. ive been using it for several weeks, but seems a bit dryany ideas? Much much muuuchhh more expensive than over the counter deodorant. If wearing a sweater I may feel a little damp but still no smell at all!! A king-sized Reeses.Did you put a Reeses in your armpit? I soak a cotton with water,1 splash of apple cider vinegar, apply it in my armpits, let it dry and roll a deodorant i got in a vegan store, very natural made of essential oils. See nothing wrong with these concepts. it works for me. Tart & juicy, just like a lemon! This website uses JavaScript to apply discounts. Take that Secret clear dry whatever, Im allll about the lemons now. Love it. Im especially sensitive though. and you have the same name. I really wanted to discover the perfect deodorant recipe and feel all badass telling you about it, but alas, one more Janelle failure for the books. I squeeze the juice of one large lemon in a small bottle and it like a spray deopdarant! Well, guess what. How can they possibly work? OK I hate that I have to be that person, lookin like spam, commenting a year and a half after the OP. Just the juice or does the oil in the peel do something? How is this not more popular??? Take a look at our Frequently Asked Questions page. And I dont know, cause I shave, which means YOU will need to try it and then email me at janellemac@gmail.com (or comment again) to let me know. Not only was it not gross, but, I did not smell sweaty after a hot african night. Im so glad to have read this post and the comments because whenever I tell someone I use lemon for deodorant they look at me like I should be committed. The 2 first days were wonderful, I didnt smell at all. I do really well and dont even really sweat but thats the problem When I sweat it burns my skin and I have like a major rash in my pits! Ok, love this And I have also been trying to save some money this way for the past few months, which has been awesome Plus Im not going to lie, but I do feel pretty smug sometimes about making my own products but then I feed my kids Kraft Dinner, complete with radioactive cheese powder and get cut back down a few notches. Beth, With chemical deodorant I couldnt skip a day. Do you think it will work as well? From time to time Id try a new hippie deodorant. Every so often, Id use standard deodorant and then feel guilty. This morning I dabbed the pits with Santa Cruz organic lemon juice out of the bottle, and then went running errands.
If it works I may mix the two. https://renegademothering.com/ftmfriday/?p=68#.UpGK6Y2Qw70 [], [] **But this one was more interesting, because freakingseriously? Now hes gloating because I said Id disprove her by looking it up on the internet. I tried substituting baking soda and apple cider vinegar for shampoo/conditioner and it was a disaster for 2 months. After spending so much money on natural deodorants that DIDNT work. Ive been using just plain baking soda and water for almost a year now and it works great, but the application is a pain in the butt. Stink. Can you share your recipe? From By the way, I have also tried using a fresh lime, letting it set for 20 minutes and then washing it off with soap and water, as someone advised. []. Thanks for the post Janelle!! Trying this, and please what is wrong with being a hippie? Crazy. Ill get it out of the way: everything is a chemical, even what is happening in the lemon. im tired of chaffing and being irritated under my arms and stankin. Breast Cancer at 37 I started switching to natural products So saw this posted on Pinterest and checked if out . Love itso glad i found your blog before i made more diy deodoranti tried with coconut oil and EOsstank after a couple daysanyhowi was wondering if you tried the hair wash/rinse againif you did any tricks? Now that Im post menopausal, I am willing to try it again although the hot flashes have me sweating MORE than ever, so Im very skeptical. Just not at your home. 2. Now hear me out, I tried this consistently for almost 2 months, then gave up. Subscribe to receive updates about new products, special promotions, and more. At the moment Im trying a homemade mix of coconut oil, arrow powder and lemon essential oil. As more people begin to question the toxic chemicals they are rubbing into their skin on the regular, the demand for natural beauty products has never been greater. I felt like a weirdo standing in the kitchen rubbing a lemon slice on my pits this morning, but Im an unstinky pit weirdo! Ok so I Texas girl here meaning generally conservative Question!!!! I hear they work well. Its been three days of working in a non-airconditioned machine shop and then gardening till dark and there hasnt been a hint of stankness! I have tried so much ridiculous hippie-stankin crap over the years it isnt even funny, but I have never tried lemon. Here my experience w lemons. So no armpit tanning , I have been trying lemons for months and it really works. Im a total skeptic when it comes to alternative deodorants, since Im seriously smelly, but Ill try anything once (as long as I dont have to leave the house during the experiment! Like, if you ever used to go tanning back in the day, and your skin smelled weird after tanning. You might like this woman. It really works great for me, my hair has never been softer, and is pretty easy to stick with. Eye rolls, moving along. Ive even skipped some days wtf? lol). With any natural formula, it can take our bodies 2-4 weeks to adjust to the change and reach peak performance. Anyway, as you may know, back in January I set out on my chemical-free body care quest. Thank you. AWESOME. Thank you. Because I am allll over this shit if it does. I thought I smelled it at first but I was just paranoid because everyone told me they would have never known. So, Im trying this today!Im excitedly waiting to see if you ever crack the shampoo/conditioner thing. Just wanted to say I Love your style of writing, and sense of humor (perspective on life, really) and I really enjoy reading your posts! read that before but didnt stick with JUST lemons. I think the key is in your water some water is softer, harder, or more chlorine-y than others, so thats going to affect your results. Different. Ive been using it for 4 years now(saw a friend using it) and the BEST part, it gives you 24 hours or longer protection. Then dry ur self and wear ur clothes that is all u wil nt stink 4 more than 24. simple yet helpful! I really dont want to stop using it because it was amazing at odor AND wet was protection but obviously I cant keep using something that clearly didnt value our relationship as dearly as I did and, totally unprovoked, just completely blindsided me with this rash business..this was my first attempt with natural deodorant so part of me is pissy and never wants to try anything ever againbut then theres another side of me that doesnt wanna stink soopen to suggestions! I use lemon essential oil added to evian spring water (I noticed that other brands tend to start smelling weird within 24 hrs after opening). Thats what it smells like. Also I found that most of my t-shirts from before this switch are permanently funky in the pits, no matter how hard Ive tried to scrub the antiperspirant out. I use lemon as well. Shes very entertaining used to be a bitchy womens magazine editor and has done a complete 180. I have been using this for a long time. I tried my lemon essential oil after reading this also, and it worked for me too! Then I found this entry after seeing a video on Buzzfeed. Yeah, sorry. I had been doing the Lemon juice thing (the little Lemon shaped bottles with already squeezed juice) for 2 weeks and it was working better than deodorants but I missed the perfume scent so I added baby powder after the juice one day. Just as long as you dont smell my pits up close. Loved reading it AND your blog. I am happy I found this blog, since I consider myself to be very crunchy granola. This is due to a volatile fragrance chemical known as limonene, which is abundant in lemon juice.. Totally hooked, I didnt have any funk. Will be trying this immediately.makes total sense because of the alkaline nature of lemons killing the acidic effect of stinking sweatI.e. - All rights reserved. Definitely going to try the lemon! Try it out or look into it first, you wont regret it and your hair wont even smell like egg. So we just Discovered this trick my accident. I treadmill every morning and it still works well post treadmill all day. Its popular for such a wide range of medical applications *because* of its low residue toxicity. Not that committed. Question , when do you apply it??? After starting at the gym I started to smell terribly sweaty. Starting to get a little damp but not smelly in the slightest! And your lack of pc-ness is positively refreshing. You should give it a try if you havent found something that works for you! Its tremendous homeopathic benefits include reducing stress and calming nerves, keeping allergies at bay and promoting a sense of relaxation. While still damp I use a powderpuff and dust my armpits with cornstarch mixed with baking soda. Way. I think I love you. Shampoo Zander so far chicken out on the Deodorant. The juice apparently kills the bacteria (which is what causes stank ass). Thank you, Ive been using lemon juice for about a year now, and I can totally say theres no better deodorant than this one!
Midway through the first stank ass I was cracking up! First day of trying this. Leave it in for several minutes and then wash out. Would it be possible to squeeze fresh lemon juice and mix it with coconut oil? oh itworks with the pit hair. No questions asked. You should try washing your hair with egg yolk. Solo I fig I heard all the sensitivities and burnings, couldnt get the stuff, tea tree and lwemon and baking soda is a huge part of any ingredients so I just missed together a ratio until I was happy of lemon juice, lemon oil, apple cider vinegar, baking soda, tea tree and the 1st time yl purification until I liked the smell, the feel and the job it done. kay thanks. I tried lemon as a natural deodorant for a week and was disappointed with the results. But heres what happens I have seriously sensitive skin thanks to eczema. Its 1:00AM and I had to hold my hand over my mouth, I was laughing out loud.
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