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Testing Deodorant with Zinc Ricinoleate (exclusive)

Updated: May 13, 2022


Formula;

phase A

  • 2% zinc ricinoleate

  • 12% beeswax

  • 13% behenyl alcohol

  • 10% IPM

  • 25% c12-15 alkyl benzoate

  • 15% caprylic/capric triglyceride

  • 10% coco-caprylate/caprate

phase B

  • 6% arrowroot powder

  • 6% magnesium hydroxide powder

  • 1% fragrance/essential oil

Directions;

  • start by combining all ingredients in phase A in one beaker and heat until melted

  • weigh the ingredients out in phase B in a separate container

  • remove phase A from heat and add ingredients from phase B and mix

  • pour into a empty deodorant container

ph adjusting; no ph adjusting needed as this is an anhydrous formula


personal thoughts on odor control; I don't think zinc ricinoleate really helps eliminate odor. Although many deodorants don't typically work for me. It's very difficult for me to find one that works, so I'm not really the best person to give an opinion on this ingredient. So I had my boyfriend try it out, every deodorant he's ever tried has worked for him, even the deodorant I made last time. But this did not seem to mask any odor for him. Just because it didn't work for us, that doesn't mean it doesn't work as not every ingredient works for everyone. This was just out experience. I will continue to use it here and there to see if my thoughts change, but as of now, it hasn't works


personal thoughts on the application; I thought this deodorant was way to oily, but my boyfriend didn't think it was. I do use a more dry deodorant everyday and his deodorant is more on the wet side, so I can see why he didn't mind it, he's use to a more wet feeling deodorant. It wasn't oily to where it was like greasy and gross feeling it just took a while to dry. Obviously this is due to the fact that this is an anhydrous recipe which is exactly why I ordered some cyclomethicone to try using instead. So I will be sharing a deodorant recipe similar to this, but with silicones and I will be sure to share my experience and thoughts on that one as well. I do think I could eliminate some more of the oiliness by adding in more arrowroot powder, so if you try this recipe increase the arrowroot powder percentage. try 10%-15%.

Benefits/Purpose of each ingredient

zinc ricinoleate - is known as a "natural" ingredient to absorb odor molecules

beeswax - used to harden deodorant stick

behenyl alcohol - used a hardener for deodorant stick

IPM - emollient ester used to help eliminate greasiness in deodorant stick

c12-15 alkyl benzoate - emollient

coco-caprylate/caprate - emollient with more of a watery feel compared to c12-15 alkyl benzoate

caprylic/capric triglyceride - emollient

arrowroot powder - texturizer to help deodorant feel a bit more dry

magnesium hydroxide powder - acts as an absorbent

Substitutions;

  • zinc ricinoleate - no sub

  • beeswax - another hard wax like candelilla wax

  • behenyl alcohol - stearic acid or cetyl alcohol

  • IPM - another emollient ester or silicone

  • c12-15 alkyl benzoate - another emollient ester or silicone

  • coco-caprylate/caprate - another emollient ester or silicone

  • caprylic/capric triglyceride - another emollient ester or silicone

  • arrowroot powder - corn starch

  • magnesium hydroxide powder - you could just use arrowroot powder or corn starch

(you could replace IPM, c12-15 alkyl benzoate, coco-caprylate/caprate, caprylic/capric triglyceride with silicones and you would have a much less greasy feeling deodorant stick)




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