Aluminum Free Pure Sport 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.
Old Spice
Aluminum Free Pure Sport Deodorant
PFAS grade
Excellent 75/100
Overall grade
Good 53/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
⚑ 4
Material
Aluminum-free powder base (talc, starch, or mineral), fragrance, emollients
Confidence
82%
PossibleTalc or starch inhalation risk
ReportedFragrance allergens and sensitization
PossibleSkin irritation from emollients or preservatives
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 or starch inhalation risk, Fragrance allergens and sensitization, Skin irritation from emollients or preservatives and Bacterial or fungal growth in stick applicator on the Old Spice and not on the Primally Pure.
- We flag Skin irritation from magnesium hydroxide alkalinity on the Primally Pure and not on the Old Spice.
- The Old Spice is Aluminum-free powder base (talc, starch, or mineral), fragrance, emollients 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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