Deodorant Cream 2oz Glass vs Aluminum Free Deodorant: which is safer?
Deodorant Cream 2oz Glass is the clear pick. Secret Aluminum Free Deodorant carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.
Our pick
Puracy
Deodorant Cream 2oz Glass
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleFragrance allergens
PossibleFormaldehyde releasers
ReportedGlass container breakage
Secret
Aluminum Free Deodorant
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleTalc contamination with asbestos
PossibleFragrance allergens and undisclosed components
PossibleTalc inhalation if powder form
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Fragrance allergens, Formaldehyde releasers and Glass container breakage on the Puracy and not on the Secret.
- We flag Talc contamination with asbestos, Fragrance allergens and undisclosed components and Talc inhalation if powder form on the Secret and not on the Puracy.
- The Puracy is Glass jar; water-based cream formula where the Secret is glycerin, talc, or starch base; propylene glycol; no disclosed coatings, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- The gap is 35 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the Puracy is the one to buy.
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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