DIY Cucumber Wasabi Deodorant

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Cucumber Wasabi Deodorant 2

Hello Hello! πŸ˜€ Today I am experimenting making something a bit… unusual. Yes, I am putting Wasabi in a deodorant!

The Secret Science:

I used Wasabi Extract (Wasabia Japonica) because it should be naturally antimicrobial, but I also added Triethyl Citrate. Here’s the trick: Bacteria under your arms try to eat your sweat and turn it into stinky fatty acids. But Triethyl Citrate “tricks” themβ€”the bacteria eat it instead, and it lowers the pH so the “stink-makers” can’t grow. It’s so smart! yeheee!

The Formula:

Phase A:

  • Water to 100
  • Glycerin 2
  • Xanthan Gum 0.5 (To make it a nice “roll-on” gel texture)

Phase B:

  • Alcohol Denat. (96Β°) – 15 (This helps it dry fast and kills bacteria on contact. It can be lowered to 10%.)
  • Triethyl Citrate – 5 (the “stink-stopper” hero!)
  • Wasabi Extract – 2 (The antimicrobial star!)
  • Polysorbate 20 – 2 (This is the solubilizerβ€”it helps the “oily” parts mix into the water phase.)

Phase C:

  • Zinc Ricinoleate – 2 (This literally “traps” odor molecules like a cage!)
  • Preservative (According to your type)
  • Essential Oils – 10 drops (I used Lemon and Eucalyptus for that super fresh, clean feeling!)

Notes from the Beaker:

  1. The Mix: I mixed the Xanthan Gum into the water first until I had a smooth, clear gel.
  2. The Alcohol Trick: I mixed the essential oils and the Triethyl Citrate into the Alcohol/Polysorbate first. This ensures you don’t get oily droplets floating on top of your water!
  3. The Smell: The Wasabi extract I use is very mild, and once I added the Lemon and Eucalyptus, it just smelled incredibly fresh!
  4. pH Check: I wanted it to be around pH 4.5 to 5. Most armpit bacteria hate acidity, so keeping it low helps the deodorant work even better!

Final Verdict: This is a life-saver for summer. It’s fresh, it’s liquid, and it doesn’t leave white marks on your favorite black t-shirt. It’s my “secret weapon” against the heat! ENJOY! πŸ˜€

18 thoughts on “DIY Cucumber Wasabi Deodorant”

  1. I usually ad decalact to sour (ph 5) formulated deodorants. Making it more effective.
    Sour deo works best on days where my hormones a going havoc (around day 14 & 28)
    On other days a ph 8 dep with baking soda and zinc oxide and sage oil works better.

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      3. Ok I was able to find information (before I was on the phone so I couldn’t)!
        I have never had this ingredient but it does sound interesting πŸ™‚ Thanks!

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  3. i made this deodorant and used it
    it is good at controlling odor
    i didnt stink for 48 hours despite the very hot dessert climate
    i understand this isnt a deodorant so my armpits were still very wet with the sweat
    i want to add something to this deodorant that would inhibit hair growth
    and something that would lighten the skin
    and also something that would make the armpit skin prettier as it is filled with deep lines sort of like chicken skin so i think maybe adding hyaluron to plump it up idk just a guess
    and what about formulating an anti perspirant cause it gets really embarrasing for girls to have the armpit area all wet on the shirt
    and also am trying to keep it all natural
    your suggestions will be very appreciated as i have already learnt soooo much from you

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    1. I don’t know of any ingredient that really inhibits hair growth.
      To lighten the skin I wouldn’t add the ingredients I know that work for it, anyway one would be 2% arbutin.
      This deodorant is already a good creamy treatment. More ingredients would mean just more chances for the formula to not work properly.
      HA calls for water so it would make your armpit even more wet in a sense.

      About a natural ingredient that works as an antiperspirant that would be potassium allum powder. You can start by adding a 5% πŸ™‚
      Hope this helped!

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      1. Hi, would this be possible making a deodorant just with aloe juice, Xanthan gum, potassium allum, essential oils and preservative? I am learning a lot from this blog. thank you so much

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      2. I would avoid the aloe vera as it is difficult to preserve and it is actually bug food! πŸ™‚
        Potassium allum is often used on its own. I prefere to avoid it and so I have never used it before: I don’t know if xanthan is enough to make a good gel with it, you would have to experiment but ideally it could work!

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  5. Hi, I was making deodorant with aloe vera gel, and I know i need preservatives added. I was wondering if i can combine liquid germall plus and optiphen plus to preserve my product? I’ve made a cream with 12% aloe vera (the rest ingredients are: beeswax, butter, oil, clay, arrowroot powder, magnesium oil, and other ingreditens (activated charcoal powder, eo, vit e until it 100%). I made two batches, one batch I added 0.5% liquid germall plus, and for another batch I added 1,5% optiphen plus, but both batches always ends up with white spots throughout the cream. (i noticed when I looked at it by turning flash lights on. But, it doesn’t change color, and it doesn’t has odor, and it doesn’t have mold even after 3 weeks. But, the white spot is there. Am i doing anything wrong?ο»Ώ

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  6. i want to use inulin to straighten hair
    but as you mentioned
    there will be no volume
    so what should i add do
    to straighten hair and add volume to hair
    i have curly limp fine hair

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    1. You can add a bit of proteins or epsom salts. But I don’t know any ingredient that will do both things for you.
      I honestly don’t know if you can get both the things that you want at once. Maybe you can apply a product near to the roots to increase volume and another product towards the end of the hair to make them more straight… but I don’t even know if this would end up looking good.
      The thing is: either you want straight hair (but this will make thin hair a little heavier and therefore having volume at the roots will be more difficult), or you want increased volume and then you avoid a straightening product.

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  7. Is there anything that can be done to this formulation to create a solid stick? Thanks for all your great info.

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