Aluna Stick 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.

Aluna Stick Deodorant

Crystal

Aluna Stick Deodorant

PFAS grade

Excellent 75/100

Overall grade

Good 57/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

mineral salts (potassium alum or ammonium alum); no synthetic coating

Confidence

78%

PossibleHeavy metals in mineral salts (lead, cadmium, arsenic)

ReportedSkin irritation or allergic contact dermatitis

PossibleFragrance allergens (if scented variant)

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 Heavy metals in mineral salts (lead, cadmium, arsenic), Skin irritation or allergic contact dermatitis and Fragrance allergens (if scented variant) on the Crystal and not on the Puracy.
  • We flag Fragrance allergens, Formaldehyde releasers and Glass container breakage on the Puracy and not on the Crystal.
  • The Crystal is mineral salts (potassium alum or ammonium alum); no synthetic coating 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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