While we may think of the brain as the director of our lives, in Chinese medicine the heart is considered the benevolent leader, the true self, and it houses the shen, or spirit. The first acupuncture point on the heart channel is located deep in the armpit and the channel then traces the inner line of the arm down from the armpit to the tip of the pinky finger.
In honor of the heart channel and the hot months of summer, this recipe is not to be eaten! It is a recipe for deodorant you can make yourself and scent with any essential oils you like. I swear by this deodorant, it works better than any natural deodorant I’ve ever purchased!
6 Tablespoons coconut oil
4 Tablespoons arrowroot powder (cornstarch can be used as well)
4 Tablespoons baking soda
Essential oils
Add coconut oil to a glass jar and set the jar in a pan of water on low heat. When the oil melts completely, mix in arrowroot power and baking soda. Add essential oils and stir thoroughly. You can keep the deodorant in a jar and spoon it out or you can pour it into an old deodorant container and put it in the fridge to harden.
Some Essential Oil suggestions:
- Cedarwood: Anti-fungal and promotes lymphatic drainage
- Sandalwood: Clears damp heat, opens the diaphragm, settles the mind
- Patchouli: Prevents damp-heat fermentation
- Rose: Clears heat and acts as an antidepressant
- Tea Tree: Anti-fungal, anti-bacterial and generally amazing for clearing skin conditions
- Lavender: Irritability, restlessness and insomnia
