UPDATE:

Even though you have to plan (in other words, remember to squeeze the lemon juice BEFORE you get under the shower) and it is a little bit time consuming and messy, I am going to stick with the lemon juice, as it works really well for me.

I actually like the coconut oil better. It does not sting when applied and it is very easy and quick to use but for me personally, it does not work as well as the lemon juice.

On the other hand, my husband does not like the lemon juice. He loves the coconut oil and it works really, really well for him. For the past week, he has applied a tiny amount of coconut oil every morning at 6.00am after a shower and remained sweet smelling and sweat-free all day.

He has very hairy armpits and I don’t. So (as odd as it sounds) I am wondering if that has something to do with the coconut oil working better on him ??

Anyway both ways are great and very natural.

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I read that coconut oil is used in alot of organic wash products. So it gave me an idea to use squeezed lemon juice and  juice of coconut milk as a body wash. I have to try it to see if it reacts. I also found out Islanders use lemon as deodorant and they have coconut trees. Go figure!

Thanks for your entry to this Kittyk. Im happy others are finding good experiences with it.

Ok so I'm three days in and so far so good. It isn't perfect - by the end of the day I still smell a bit sweaty, but it's more spicy than unpleasant. I'm not 100% raw so far I'm still finding my feat but most days like today I'm probably 60% raw which is a good place to start from. I imagine that the rawer you get, the less smelly you are. Do you reckon that's true?

One really interesting thing that I've found is that the extra lemon makes a really good toner. I suffer from adult acne periodically, especially around my menstrual days. But I've had this really stubborn patch of acne on my jaw line that hasn't shifted for months. After showering and washing I applied the left over lemon juice to my face and neck. In three days, the acne has shrunk and is starting to clear - I can't believe it. 

Sooooooo happy about this. It's worked well on the rest of my face, thought I think in the long run I might use it every second or third day on my face once the skin is cleared. The lemon feels quite intense and it stings a bit when applied but after a few minutes my skin tightens up as if I had used toner. I got the idea from an old home-made beauty treatment book which said that lemon applied to freckles helps them fade and the lemon juice was there anyway.... Well it seems to work with acne too!! Love to know if it works as well for others.

 

yes a dab or two of lemon juice is the quickest thing i know of to get rid of a pimple.

the only time i experience armpit odour is when my diet is less than optimal, even with intense physical activity/sweating.  i haven't noticed any difference between fabrics for me personally.

Yes, I think it is true (for me at least).

* Since cutting down on meat I have noticed that I sweat less and have fewer odours.

As you say, the odour through lemon juice or coconut oil is more spicy (smells a bit like a very mild sweet curry) than unpleasant.

 * I haven’t totally given meat up yet. Before I started to eat raw vegan, I was eating meat twice a day everyday. Nowadays I am only eating meat once or twice a month.


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That was a great idea.  I thought i would smell too much of lemon but it didn't!!!
I also sometimes soak vanilla beans in some water and then use that as deo! smells a bit too much vanilly but i love it

   You're one spicy chick........sounds like a fast food joint

ANOTHER UPDATE:

I have come to realise that I was using far too much lemon juice.

These days we cut ¼ bit of lemon, cut most of the flesh out and put it in our morning juices and then we rub the remaining section of flesh under our pits.

Hubby now uses lemon juice and tops it off with a smear of coconut oil, as this stops the stinging (he has a rash under his arms).

Since my original post I have alternated between coconut oil and lemon juice, depending on what I feel like any given morning.

Sometimes even used lime juice, works just as well. Just wondering of orange juice will also work?

Only used normal deodorant five times since my original post, on those days we had run out of coconut oil and lemons.

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