Staff Answer The magnesium helps to absorb wetness. You can try cornstarch and arrowroot powder to help absorb wetness. As with any change to a recipe you will always want to test to ensure that you yield the desired results.

Staff Answer No, because the smooth & creamy lotion bar contains a beeswax derivative. We do have this vegan deodorant recipe: https://www.wholesalesuppliesplus.com/products/lavender-natural-vegan-deodorant-kit.aspx

Staff Answer You can slightly increase the amount of Shea butter & or coconut oil to help this glide a little better.

Staff Answer It may make it a little harder, but you would have to test these on you own. Handmade deodorant can be tricky, so any changes whether they are big or small can have an affect on the outcome of the product.

Staff Answer The beeswax and Smooth & Creamy Lotion Bar Additive work together to harden the deodorant. We would not use the candelilla wax but you could try the traditional e-wax. You will need to test to see how this performs in your product. You can use another fragrance in this product.

Staff Answer This substitution should work fine but you will need to test this as with any recipe substitution.

Staff Answer Magnesium Hydroxide is an odor controller. Magnesium Stearate is an anti-caking agent.

Staff Answer Yes, you can make this substitution in the deodorant recipe or possibly mix them half and half. You will need to test the results to be sure the product performs properly.

Staff Answer This recipe was designed with the lotion bar additive. We found this worked very well. If you want to substitute beeswax, you will need to test this to see if the results are what you were looking for.

Staff Answer You can add bentonite clay but you will need to reformulate the recipe. You will need to test how much to add so the product will still glide on when applied.

Staff Answer In this recipe the two are not interchangable.

Staff Answer That ingredient is there to raise the melt point and prevent the formula from feeling "grainy". You can try to substitute it but I don't think the performance will be ideal.

Staff Answer The recipe was formulated using beeswax. You would need to test if you would like to make this substitution.

Staff Answer You can add an essential oil to this recipe if desired.

Staff Answer We do not know why the deodorant would be bubbly. We have not experienced that. If you feel the product needs to be harder, you can increase the lotion bar additive to 5% or .20 oz.

Staff Answer Magnesium Stearate and the Smooth & Creamy Lotion Bar Additive are not considered natural ingredients.

Staff Answer This product is hard enough to spread onto the skin, similar to a lotion bar.

Staff Answer We would recommend putting this recipe into our Percentage Calculator - Volume to Percentage. This will give you the percentage of each ingredient. Then, plug this information into our Percentage Calculator-Percentages to Weight. You can choose the amount of product you want to make, add the ingredients with percents and it will calculate your recipe for you.

Staff Answer This is the actual "deodorant" part of the recipe that helps control odor.

Staff Answer We would recommend using our Percentage Calculator for this purpose. You can put the entire recipe into the "Volume to Percentage" calculator to get the percentages of the ingredients. Then, you can plug this info into the "Percentage to Weight" calculator, indicating the batch volume you want to make. This will give you the exact amount of each ingredient in ounces.