Save Money By Melting Your Deoderant

Being the natural tightwad that I am, I'm always annoyed when there is a small ammount of deoderant, shampoo, lotion, etc. that cannot be used in the bottom of the bottle or package. This solution allows you to use that last little bit of deoderant left in the stick.

Step 1 Materials:

-Used deoderant stick
-New deoderant stick
-Baking soda, fragrance, or other additives (optional)

Comments

[tomasina]

hey you guys....rather than buying the stuff from the store....why not make your own:

http://www.instructables.com/id/DIY-Make-Your-Own-Deodorant/

[zigzag2]

Yeah.... I was actually stupid enough to try this. All I got was an empty deoderant tube and a messed up microwave. This wasn't a great deal for me.

[altgrave]

if you turn the stick upside down, the melting liquid flows into the non-porous cap, preventing it from spilling all over the microwave (unless you melt the cap).

[benhudson]

Nice instructable. It's not really worth an instructable, and I'll never have enough stupid little ideas to make up a whole 'snippets' instructable, but you can use a similar technique for shoe polish. If you get annoyed with the last few bits of shoe polish that get left round the edges of the small tin things, heat it all up with a kitchen blowtorch/turboflame lighter. It all melts, and you can add it onto the new tin :)

[altgrave]

shoe polish tends to be flammable - be careful!

[butters8754]

omg.....lol thats actaully pretty smart!! :) butters8754

[JerryMopar]

Ill have to try this!

[xproplayer]

throw old on the ground take last bit from holster put on new microwave a little to bond use enjoy

[GorillazMiko]

Really smart idea. I might do this when I have some left that I just throw away, or maybe I'll just melt it for fun. :-)

[csda7]

Down out right smart! I have 1657654651 almost empty sticks around too! Yay weekend Plans!

[PyroMonger]

if you have a few low deodorant bars around..why not collct them then use this process to make them into one bar

[drummonkey92]

this is cool

but just for the benefit of the slower among us i would like to point out on ur behalf that this should not be used on spray deoderants lol

pressurized metal can + microwave = bad idea

[PyroMonger]

you forgot to add...with a FLAMMABLE liquid inside!

[ojochris]

lol *BOOM!!*

[Domindude3]

how does this save money when you need a new deo stick too?

[whatsisface]

Because you're using more product for the same price.

[!Andrew_Modder!]

not bad, but when i melt my deoderent (with a mini 2000*F blow torch) it smokes and gives a 'doesie' smell

[Mr. Rig It]

I have 3 or 4 low D/O bars laying around, I am gonna give it a shot. Thanks for the idea.

[haircut100]

Just use bicarbonate of soda (same stuff you use in the kitchen).seriously. It really works. I normally hate all that hippy stuff but you have got to try it. No odor whatsoever.

[grassnose]

Woah...never thought about it...I don't have a microwave...rats.

[untoherselfalone]

I love it. Sometimes there is a good chunk left over--it would certainly add up over time. Even one item off the shopping list for a week is good by me.

[discontinuuity]

All deoderant brands are essentially the same stuff, so melting one into the other doesn't really change anything except the fragrence and color. In response to rautiocinatoin, I do use deoderant every day. This just lets me go to the store less often. Also, this really took very little time at all. Maybe one or two minutes, and then awhile after that for everything to cool.

[meddler]

this could work if you use the same brand and just add the old to the new (old sure to new sure)like people who take that little sliver of soap and add it to a new bar...Seems like a lot of work though.

[rautiocination]

is this really a solution, or a mixture? heh heh sorry terrible high school science joke pushing frugality to this stage gets dangerous . . .it can't be far off when you start thinking, "hey, if I only wear deodorant on alternate days, it'll last TWICE as long!"

[mikesty]

You mean it doesn't last twice as long?!?!?

[austin]

Thats kinda nasty.

[discontinuuity]

This is my first instructable, I hope you like it, Yes, I guess this is a little strange, but you get nearly a week's worth of deoderant out of the old one. That's like 5 cents!

[trebuchet03]

I gotta say... I'm a cheap ass when it comes to living expenses... college, lackofmoneyitus etc. made it necessity... But wow. You score an A because I am either 1)afraid of you for some unknown reason 2) thinking you have some useful OCD tendencies (such as my roomate :P). Nice first instructable ;)