Baking Soda Free Deodorant vs Fresh Roll-On 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
SeneGence
Fresh Roll-On Deodorant
PFAS grade
Excellent 75/100
Overall grade
Poor 35/100
Verdict
Skip
Hazard flags
⚑ 5
Material
Roll-on deodorant (typical, water, aluminum compounds, emulsifiers, fragrance)
Confidence
35%
PossibleAluminum compounds (systemic absorption)
PossibleFragrance allergens and sensitizers
ReportedBacterial and mold growth in roll-on mechanism
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Skin irritation from magnesium hydroxide alkalinity on the Primally Pure and not on the SeneGence.
- We flag Aluminum compounds (systemic absorption), Fragrance allergens and sensitizers, Bacterial and mold growth in roll-on mechanism and 1,4-dioxane (potential contaminant in emulsifiers) on the SeneGence and not on the Primally Pure.
- The Primally Pure is mineral-based powder blend (arrowroot, magnesium hydroxide, mica) where the SeneGence is Roll-on deodorant (typical, water, aluminum compounds, emulsifiers, fragrance), 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 SeneGence grade, at 35% 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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