Deodorant Balm

Our deodorant balm is aluminium-free and bicarbonate-free, made to keep you feeling fresh without the bicarbonate of soda that so many people find irritating on underarm skin.

It's a thick, solid balm that melts on contact with your skin. Shea and cocoa butters help it glide on smoothly, arrowroot, tapioca and clays help absorb dampness, and non-nano zinc oxide helps keep odour in check. Jojoba oil and vitamin E keep your underarms comfortable.

It's a deodorant rather than an antiperspirant, so it won't stop you sweating, but our customers find it keeps them fresh for most of the day.

There are three scents to choose from. Wild Petal is soft and floral, Fresh Balance is clean citrus with a calming herbal finish, and Grounded is warm and woody. We were thrilled when Wild Petal won silver at the Green Parent Awards 2026.

Each 70g balm comes in a cardboard push-up tube.

Push the balm up slightly from the base of the tube. Hold it against your skin for a moment to warm it, then glide it on.

The zinc oxide and powders can leave a white cast if they're not fully rubbed in, so either warm it in with your fingertips afterwards or apply it once you're dressed to avoid marks on your clothes.

Reapply whenever you need to. If you've just shaved, give your skin a little time before applying.

All three scents share the same base of shea and cocoa butters, beeswax, jojoba, coconut and neem, with tapioca, arrowroot, kaolin and bentonite clays to absorb moisture, and non-nano zinc oxide to help keep odour at bay. The scents come from essential oils only, and there's no bicarbonate, aluminium or preservative in any of them.

We always use organic ingredients wherever an organic version is available to buy.

Full ingredients

Wild Petal: Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Cera Alba, Tapioca Starch, Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter, Maranta Arundinacea Root Powder, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Kaolin, Zinc Oxide, Cocos Nucifera Oil, Bentonite, Melia Azadirachta Seed Oil, Pelargonium Graveolens Flower Oil, Tocopherol, Cananga Odorata Flower Oil, Cymbopogon Martini Oil, Citrus Sinensis Peel Oil, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Geraniol*, Limonene*, Linalool*, Benzyl Benzoate*, Farnesol*, Benzyl Salicylate*, Citral*, Eugenol*.

Fresh Balance: Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Cera Alba, Tapioca Starch, Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter, Maranta Arundinacea Root Powder, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Kaolin, Zinc Oxide, Cocos Nucifera Oil, Bentonite, Melia Azadirachta Seed Oil, Citrus Limon Peel Oil, Tocopherol, Citrus Bergamia Peel Oil Expressed, Lavandula Angustifolia Oil, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Oil, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Limonene*, Linalool*, Geraniol*, Citral*.

Grounded: Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Cera Alba, Tapioca Starch, Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter, Maranta Arundinacea Root Powder, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Kaolin, Zinc Oxide, Cocos Nucifera Oil, Bentonite, Melia Azadirachta Seed Oil, Boswellia Serrata Oil, Tocopherol, Pogostemon Cablin Leaf Oil, Santalum Album Oil, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Schinus Molle Oil, Limonene*, Linalool*, Farnesol*.

*Naturally occurring in the essential oils.

🌸 Wild Petal

Geranium, ylang ylang, palmarosa and sweet orange. Soft and floral, for anyone who loves a floral scent. It contains several naturally occurring fragrance allergens, so if your underarm skin is very reactive or prone to eczema, we'd recommend a patch test first.

🍋 Fresh Balance

Lemon, bergamot, lavender and rosemary. Clean and citrusy, and a favourite for busy, active days. Citrus oils can sting on freshly shaved skin, so leave a little time after shaving, and it's not the best choice for very reactive skin.

🌲 Grounded

Frankincense, patchouli, sandalwood and pink pepper. Warm and woody, and lovely if you prefer something that isn't sweet or floral. A great unisex choice. It still contains essential oils, so patch test if your skin is sensitive.

All three scents are aluminium-free, bicarbonate-free and preservative-free.

The tube

Each deodorant comes in a cardboard push-up tube rather than a plastic stick, with a vinyl label on the outside. When it's finished, check your local council's guidance for the tube.

Made in small batches

We make everything in small batches and use organic ingredients wherever an organic version is available to buy. Anything left over at the end of a batch is potted into little testers, which sometimes find their way into orders as a free sample.

How your order arrives

Online orders are packed in a cardboard box, stamped by hand with our own ink stamp, with shredded card to keep everything safe (we chose it over cheaper plastic fillers) and a layer of tissue paper.