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I also suffered from painful skin irritation when using a homemade baking soda deodorant. After some research, I found that this is because baking soda has a a fairly high ph level and this can be very harsh for some people. I used the Schmidt's brand of natural deodorant with the same result. Now I shy away from anything with baking soda in it. The reason it causes irritation is because of the prolonged contact. This is why something like a baking soda bath doesn't have the same effect.