You’ll need:
-2 Cups baking soda
-Several drops (use your judgment) of an antibacterial Essential oil of choice (go here http://younglivingtherapeuticoils.com/antibacterial-deodorant/ for a list of antibacterial essentials!) I picked Rosewood because it’s also antifungal.
-Distilled water.
As much as needed (you can also boil tap water if you like).
-A mold. Such as ice cube tray you don’t intend to re-use, a muffin tin (with a paper liner inserted), maybe you even have a lovely soap mold lying around from a previous project?
-Plastic wrap or Ziploc baggie for storage.
To Make:
-Mix the baking soda and essential oils together.
-Stir in water a tiny bit at a time until you get a thick ‘frosting’ consistency.
-Pour or tap about half an inch of the paste into the mold of your choice (I’m using my paper lined muffin tins).
-Set your homemade deodorant aside and let alone for 24 hours, give or take. The dry time will be affected by the amount of water used so take note for future reference.
-Once they’re officially dry, remove deodorant cake (in liner) from the mold.
-Wrap in plastic for extra stay-freshness and store in Ziploc baggie until needed.
-Take the cupcake paper off before you use and replace the cakes as you think needed. Hopefully, every month or so. Because it’s mostly baking soda, you can throw it into the wash with the diapers for extra cleaning power.
Now that’s what I call useful!
Attach your cake to your diaper pail any way you can.
Since I’m using a regular flip lid trash can, I’m using a nail to punch holes in a big peanut butter lid, making sure I cut an ‘insertion hole’ at one end. Then I’ll hot glue the rim to the underside of my flip lid and pop the deodorizer cake in. Somebody suggested taking the ‘used’ one-month-old cake and placing it at the bottom. Thusly, getting double the smell fighting power.
If you don’t like the cake idea (or your cakes never properly ‘clumped’) there is an alternative! Place dried paste mixture in a ‘shaker’ container, like an old baby powder bottle. Shake up until the deodorizing cakes are back to being mostly powder. Then just shake over diaper at every change for a thin layer of odor-eating goodness!
Remember your diaper pail will, more than likely, still need a thorough hand cleaning from time to time. You can use an old deodorizer cake with a little hot and soapy water, but I prefer to mix Vinegar with water. I like a 1:2 ratio; but if it’s too strong for you, try 1:3 for starters, it’s no less effective. And you can also throw vinegar in the wash with your diaper for an amazing bacteria kill! With no remaining vinegar-y smell, promise!
I love a Vinegar Baking soda washing machine combination. In fact, I find Vinegar so useful that I think that in the future I might write a piece entirely on it!
In the meantime, I hope you have good luck controlling your diaper pail stink! Let me know how it works for you.
