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Does Certain Dri deodorant have PFAS?

The verdict
Certain Dri deodorant averages 75 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 8 Certain Dri deodorant products graded as of October 2026, level with the 75 out of 100 median for the 53 other deodorant brands graded alongside it.
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Certain Dri deodorant averages Excellent on our four-band scale. 8 of the 8 we graded are worth buying. That is above 49% of the deodorant brands we grade.

PFAS Authority is a scoring system, not a laboratory. We do not test products ourselves. Grades are model-based, built from published ingredients, materials, certifications, brand disclosures and third-party lab results where they exist. See the rubric.

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