I have just added a new product to my range of natural skincare products.
NOBICA DEO is a deodorant with no bicarb soda for my more sensitive customers. It has powdered sandalwood and arrowroot to help keep you dry.
Microbiome
Natural deodorants work by adjusting the microbiome so odour causing bacteria can't survive.
Coconut oil on its own contains antimicrobial agents with studies showing that the Monolaurin displays antimicrobial activity by disintegrating the lipid membrane of lipid-coated bacteria including Propionibacterium acnes, Staphylococcus aureus, and Staphylococcus epidermidis. It also displays antiviral and antifungal activity.
Essential Oils
Adding in essential oils with astringent and antiseptic properties will also help. I use these in my deodorants.
- Lavender - antibacterial
- Cedarwood - anti-inflammatory, antifungal, astringent,
- Lemon Myrtle - antibacterial, antifungal
- Lemongrass - antibacterial, anti-inflammatory
- Chamomile - antibacterial, anti-inflammatory
- Ylang-ylang - antiseborrheic, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory
- Basil - antibacterial, antifungal.
- Juniper - antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant.
I have scented NOBICA with Ylang Ylang, Lemon Myrtle, Lemongrass, Chamomile, Juniper and Basil.
It smells just like the middle of the property in May. We have a Flinders Range Wattle that smells as sweet as Ylang Ylang and it is next to a Lemon Scented gum.
I also have the unscented, bicarb free UNOBICA DEO with no essential oils.
Why NOBICA?
NO BICA DEO - No bicarb :-) Deodorant
All my products are named after the main ingredients.
O CO BE CO - Olive oil, coconut oil, beeswax, Cocoa butter
A C O BE CO - Almond oil, coconut oil, olive oil, beeswax, Cocoa butter
CHA CHI - Chamomile and Chickweed infused balm
CHA CO BEE DEO - Chamomile infused Coconut oil, beeswax deodorant