Herbal Deodorant (50 ml) vs Baking Soda Free Deodorant: which is safer?
Primally Pure Baking Soda Free Deodorant is our pick, better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Aesop
Herbal Deodorant (50 ml)
PFAS grade
Excellent 75/100
Overall grade
Good 59/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
⚑ 4
Material
water-based botanical blend in glass/plastic bottle
Confidence
72%
PossibleFragrance allergens (undisclosed components)
PossibleBacterial or mold growth (water-based formulation)
PossiblePlastic leachables (if plastic bottle used)
Our pick
Primally Pure
Baking Soda Free Deodorant
PFAS grade
Excellent 100/100
Overall grade
Excellent 96/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
⚑ 1
Material
mineral-based powder blend (arrowroot, magnesium hydroxide, mica)
Confidence
82%
PossibleSkin irritation from magnesium hydroxide alkalinity
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Fragrance allergens (undisclosed components), Bacterial or mold growth (water-based formulation), Plastic leachables (if plastic bottle used) and Formaldehyde releasers (preservative class) on the Aesop and not on the Primally Pure.
- We flag Skin irritation from magnesium hydroxide alkalinity on the Primally Pure and not on the Aesop.
- The Aesop is water-based botanical blend in glass/plastic bottle where the Primally Pure is mineral-based powder blend (arrowroot, magnesium hydroxide, mica), which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- The gap is 25 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the Primally Pure is the one to buy.
Both products run through the same public rubric, which covers materials, coatings, brand disclosure, lab findings, and recalls, plus a beyond-PFAS hazard analysis. Grades are model-based estimates, not lab tests. How grades work →
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