Italian Lime & Pomegranate Deodorant vs Deodorant Cream 2oz Glass: which is safer?

Deodorant Cream 2oz Glass is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.

Baxter of California Italian Lime & Pomegranate Deodorant

Baxter of California

Italian Lime & Pomegranate Deodorant

PFAS grade

Excellent 75/100

Overall grade

Good 63/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

liquid/gel deodorant base; standard cosmetic emulsifiers and fragrance

Confidence

72%

PossibleFragrance allergens (undisclosed sourcing)

PossibleAluminum salt leaching (if present in formulation)

PossibleContact dermatitis from preservatives or emulsifiers

Our pick

Deodorant Cream 2oz Glass

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 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 Puracy.
  • We flag Fragrance allergens, Formaldehyde releasers and Glass container breakage on the Puracy and not on the Baxter of California.
  • The Baxter of California is liquid/gel deodorant base; standard cosmetic emulsifiers and fragrance 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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