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Beat the B.O. but be chemical free.

Here’s a very cheap body deodorant, particularly effective in the tropics where it is a massive problem.
After you have a shower at night, use extra virgin coconut oil as an all over body moisturiser.  If you don’t want to smell like a coconut, add some essential oils of your choice (rose, peppermint, lavender) – around a small bottle of essential oil to a litre. Do this after every shower.
At first, you may need to shower a few times a day if the weather is really hot.  Don’t put on so much that you are oily but rub it in, or get a pal to rub it in for you!  After a few days, you will notice a massive difference.

You can also just use this as an underarm and foot deodorant. A jar purchased from the supermarket or health food store will last for years so it is very cost effective, and having no aluminium in it is a great benefit.

It really works!

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Wendy is a writer/producer who lives between Australia and Mexico with as much travel as she can manage. Wendy has long lived the green lifestyle in Australia and wants to share her knowledge with everyone.

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