Body Deodorant vs Deodorant Cream 2oz Glass: which is safer?

Crystal Body Deodorant is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.

Our pick

Crystal Body Deodorant

Crystal

Body Deodorant

PFAS grade

Excellent 100/100

Overall grade

Excellent 92/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 2

Material

mineral salts (potassium alum, sodium chloride)

Confidence

82%

PossibleHeavy metals in mineral salts (alum source)

PossibleSkin irritation from salt contact

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 (alum source) and Skin irritation from salt contact 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, sodium chloride) where the Puracy is Glass jar; water-based cream formula, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
  • These two are level, close enough that price and fit should decide it rather than our grade.

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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