0% Aluminum Free Deodorant Revitalizing Botanicals 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.
Degree
0% Aluminum Free Deodorant Revitalizing Botanicals
PFAS grade
Excellent 75/100
Overall grade
Good 53/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
⚑ 4
Material
Water-based emulsion, plant extracts, typical deodorant excipients
Confidence
78%
PossibleTalc contamination (asbestos residue)
PossibleFragrance allergens and undisclosed components
PossibleHeavy metals in plant extracts
Our pick
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 Talc contamination (asbestos residue), Fragrance allergens and undisclosed components, Heavy metals in plant extracts and Skin irritation from preservatives or botanicals on the Degree and not on the Primally Pure.
- We flag Skin irritation from magnesium hydroxide alkalinity on the Primally Pure and not on the Degree.
- The Degree is Water-based emulsion, plant extracts, typical deodorant excipients 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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