My setup for making MoM Deo about a year ago — we now omit Lavender and use the safer range of essential oils listed below (see article)

Maryam’s MoM: A No-Aluminum 24 Hour, No-Fail Primal Pit Paste Deodorant

Maryam Webster
4 min readAug 2, 2018

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Reducing estrogenic mediators like aluminum and parabens are essential to maintaining health, especially for women at risk for breast cancer. A growing body of research on aluminum implicates exposure to it as a precursor to Alzheimer’s Disease. Back in the 1990s, cancer doctors said, “one day we’ll have the science to back all this up” — and it’s here, in part.

The research is ongoing, but aluminum and parabens have been implicated in breast cancer for their estrogenic activity. As such, they have no place in anyone’s daily hygiene routine.

My carefully researched solution is aluminum-free and works 24-hours. This combo includes the antibacterial power of both coconut oil and the Magnesium Hydroxide found in plain Milk of Magnesia, or “MoM.” You can make a bottle of lotion or pot of cream deodorant for pennies and nourish instead of irritating the skin.

Note: It’s essential to get Milk of Magnesia without sodium hypochlorite (ordinary…

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Maryam Webster

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