Baking Soda Free Deodorant vs Source Vital Apothecary Deozein Zest Natural 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
Zest
Source Vital Apothecary Deozein Zest Natural Deodorant
PFAS grade
Excellent 75/100
Overall grade
Good 63/100
Verdict
Buy with care
Hazard flags
⚑ 3
Material
natural deodorant, likely mineral/plant-based
Confidence
72%
PossibleFragrance allergens and undisclosed fragrance chemicals
PossibleTalc contamination and inhalation risk
PossibleSodium bicarbonate dermatitis
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Skin irritation from magnesium hydroxide alkalinity on the Primally Pure and not on the Zest.
- We flag Fragrance allergens and undisclosed fragrance chemicals, Talc contamination and inhalation risk and Sodium bicarbonate dermatitis on the Zest and not on the Primally Pure.
- The Primally Pure is mineral-based powder blend (arrowroot, magnesium hydroxide, mica) where the Zest is natural deodorant, likely mineral/plant-based, 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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