Body Deodorant Travel Stick 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.
Crystal
Body Deodorant Travel Stick
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleHeavy metals (lead, cadmium, arsenic) in mineral salt source
ReportedSkin irritation from salt contact on sensitive or abraded skin
PossibleBacterial growth or contamination in cardboard packaging
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 Heavy metals (lead, cadmium, arsenic) in mineral salt source, Skin irritation from salt contact on sensitive or abraded skin, Bacterial growth or contamination in cardboard packaging and Fragrance allergens (if scented variant) on the Crystal and not on the Primally Pure.
- We flag Skin irritation from magnesium hydroxide alkalinity on the Primally Pure and not on the Crystal.
- The Crystal is mineral salt (sodium chloride) in cardboard/paper stick 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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