Women's Ultimate 72H Odor Protection Antiperspirant & Deodorant 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.
Mitchum
Women's Ultimate 72H Odor Protection Antiperspirant & Deodorant
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleTalc contamination (asbestos and lung risk)
PossibleFragrance allergen potency (skin sensitization)
PossibleCoating/stick base degradation (bacterial/fungal colonization)
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 Talc contamination (asbestos and lung risk), Fragrance allergen potency (skin sensitization) and Coating/stick base degradation (bacterial/fungal colonization) on the Mitchum and not on the Primally Pure.
- We flag Skin irritation from magnesium hydroxide alkalinity on the Primally Pure and not on the Mitchum.
- The Mitchum is Aluminum-based solid antiperspirant/deodorant stick with talc or silica 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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