Underarm Antiperspirant and Deodorant Cucumber Spa vs Baking Soda Free Deodorant: which is safer?

Primally Pure Baking Soda Free Deodorant is the clear pick. Underarm Antiperspirant and Deodorant Cucumber Spa carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.

Carpe

Underarm Antiperspirant and Deodorant Cucumber Spa

PFAS grade

Good 65/100

Overall grade

Poor 47/100

Verdict

Skip

Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

Liquid antiperspirant/deodorant formulation

Confidence

55%

PossibleFragrance allergens and sensitizers

ReportedAluminum salt irritation on compromised skin

Possible1,4-dioxane (contaminant in ethoxylated ingredients)

Our pick

Primally Pure Baking Soda Free Deodorant

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 and sensitizers, Aluminum salt irritation on compromised skin and 1,4-dioxane (contaminant in ethoxylated ingredients) on the Carpe and not on the Primally Pure.
  • We flag Skin irritation from magnesium hydroxide alkalinity on the Primally Pure and not on the Carpe.
  • The Carpe is Liquid antiperspirant/deodorant formulation 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 35 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the Primally Pure is the one to buy.
  • We are less certain about the Carpe grade, at 55% confidence against 82%, because it discloses less.

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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