Baking Soda Free Deodorant vs Bergamot + Eucalyptus Deodorant: which is safer?
Primally Pure Baking Soda Free Deodorant is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
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
Primally Pure
Bergamot + Eucalyptus Deodorant
PFAS grade
Excellent 100/100
Overall grade
Excellent 92/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
⚑ 2
Material
mineral powder, plant-based binders, essential oils
Confidence
72%
PossibleEssential oil sensitization and phototoxicity
PossibleFragrance allergens and undisclosed components
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Skin irritation from magnesium hydroxide alkalinity on the Primally Pure and not on the Primally Pure.
- We flag Essential oil sensitization and phototoxicity and Fragrance allergens and undisclosed components on the Primally Pure and not on the Primally Pure.
- The Primally Pure is mineral-based powder blend (arrowroot, magnesium hydroxide, mica) where the Primally Pure is mineral powder, plant-based binders, essential oils, 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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