Baking Soda Free Deodorant vs 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
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleSkin irritation from magnesium hydroxide alkalinity
Schmidt's
Deodorant
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleFragrance allergens (natural essential oils or synthetic fragrance)
PossibleBaking soda sensitivity (in some formulations)
PossibleSkin barrier disruption from high alkalinity
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Skin irritation from magnesium hydroxide alkalinity on the Primally Pure and not on the Schmidt's.
- We flag Fragrance allergens (natural essential oils or synthetic fragrance), Baking soda sensitivity (in some formulations) and Skin barrier disruption from high alkalinity on the Schmidt's and not on the Primally Pure.
- The Primally Pure is mineral-based powder blend (arrowroot, magnesium hydroxide, mica) where the Schmidt's is Natural mineral powders, plant-based waxes, arrowroot powder, 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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