Italian Lime & Pomegranate Deodorant 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.
Baxter of California
Italian Lime & Pomegranate Deodorant
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleFragrance allergens (undisclosed sourcing)
PossibleAluminum salt leaching (if present in formulation)
PossibleContact dermatitis from preservatives or emulsifiers
Our pick
Primally Pure
Baking Soda Free Deodorant
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleSkin irritation from magnesium hydroxide alkalinity
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Fragrance allergens (undisclosed sourcing), Aluminum salt leaching (if present in formulation) and Contact dermatitis from preservatives or emulsifiers on the Baxter of California and not on the Primally Pure.
- We flag Skin irritation from magnesium hydroxide alkalinity on the Primally Pure and not on the Baxter of California.
- The Baxter of California is liquid/gel deodorant base; standard cosmetic emulsifiers and fragrance 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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