Deodorant Cream 2oz Glass vs After Glow (Raspberry & Mandarin) Mini Deodorant: which is safer?
Deodorant Cream 2oz Glass is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Our pick
Puracy
Deodorant Cream 2oz Glass
PFAS grade
Excellent 100/100
Overall grade
Excellent 82/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
⚑ 3
Material
Glass jar; water-based cream formula
Confidence
82%
PossibleFragrance allergens
PossibleFormaldehyde releasers
ReportedGlass container breakage
Sense of Scents
After Glow (Raspberry & Mandarin) Mini Deodorant
PFAS grade
Excellent 75/100
Overall grade
Good 63/100
Verdict
Buy with care
Hazard flags
⚑ 3
Material
standard cosmetic emulsion (deodorant base)
Confidence
62%
PossibleFragrance allergens and skin sensitization
PossibleTalc contamination or undisclosed talc content
PossibleMicrobial contamination from emulsion instability
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Fragrance allergens, Formaldehyde releasers and Glass container breakage on the Puracy and not on the Sense of Scents.
- We flag Fragrance allergens and skin sensitization, Talc contamination or undisclosed talc content and Microbial contamination from emulsion instability on the Sense of Scents and not on the Puracy.
- The Puracy is Glass jar; water-based cream formula where the Sense of Scents is standard cosmetic emulsion (deodorant base), 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 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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