The Deodorant Olibanum 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.

Necessaire

The Deodorant Olibanum

PFAS grade

Excellent 75/100

Overall grade

Good 59/100

Verdict

Buy with care

Hazard flags

⚑ 4

Material

mineral powder blend, container composition unspecified

Confidence

45%

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

PossibleFormaldehyde-releasing preservatives in mineral blend

PossibleMicrobial growth in powder container if moisture ingress occurs

Our pick

Primally Pure Baking Soda Free Deodorant

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 Heavy metals in mineral powder (lead, cadmium, arsenic), Formaldehyde-releasing preservatives in mineral blend, Microbial growth in powder container if moisture ingress occurs and Fragrance allergen undisclosed in 'olibanum' claim on the Necessaire and not on the Primally Pure.
  • We flag Skin irritation from magnesium hydroxide alkalinity on the Primally Pure and not on the Necessaire.
  • The Necessaire is mineral powder blend, container composition unspecified 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.
  • We are less certain about the Necessaire grade, at 45% confidence against 82%, because it discloses less.

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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