Baking Soda Free Deodorant vs Provence Deodorant Roll-On: 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
Panier des Sens
Provence Deodorant Roll-On
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleTalc or talc-like mineral powder contamination
ReportedFragrance allergens and undisclosed components
PossiblePreservative-related irritation or contact sensitization
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Skin irritation from magnesium hydroxide alkalinity on the Primally Pure and not on the Panier des Sens.
- We flag Talc or talc-like mineral powder contamination, Fragrance allergens and undisclosed components, Preservative-related irritation or contact sensitization and Formaldehyde releasers in preservative systems on the Panier des Sens and not on the Primally Pure.
- The Primally Pure is mineral-based powder blend (arrowroot, magnesium hydroxide, mica) where the Panier des Sens is Roll-on deodorant (aqueous base, fragrance, likely talc or mineral powders), 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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