U Max Antiperspirant Deodorant Stick Powder vs Deodorant Cream 2oz Glass: which is safer?
Deodorant Cream 2oz Glass is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Arm & Hammer
U Max Antiperspirant Deodorant Stick Powder
PFAS grade
Excellent 75/100
Overall grade
Good 67/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
⚑ 2
Material
Talc powder, starch, aluminum compounds
Confidence
72%
PossibleAluminum compound skin sensitization
PossibleInhalation hazard from powder form
Our pick
Puracy
Deodorant Cream 2oz Glass
PFAS grade
Excellent 100/100
Overall grade
Excellent 82/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
⚑ 3
Material
Glass jar; water-based cream formula
Confidence
82%
PossibleFragrance allergens
PossibleFormaldehyde releasers
ReportedGlass container breakage
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Aluminum compound skin sensitization and Inhalation hazard from powder form on the Arm & Hammer and not on the Puracy.
- We flag Fragrance allergens, Formaldehyde releasers and Glass container breakage on the Puracy and not on the Arm & Hammer.
- The Arm & Hammer is Talc powder, starch, aluminum compounds where the Puracy is Glass jar; water-based cream formula, 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 Puracy is the one to buy.
Both products run through the same public rubric: 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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