Aloe Vera & Magnesium DIY Deodorant A lot of the homemade recipes online call for deodorant with coconut oil, or other oils, a wax such as a bee's wax. These are used to make a paste or a solid deodorant stick. But I've found that these don't work to prevent odor, and they can leave some gnarly oil stains on clothing and cause skin irritations. This is why I didn't even bother trying to make a solid deodorant and went right to trying a roll-on formula instead.