Best Non Toxic Men's Deodorant

Last Updated on March 21, 2025 by NonToxicSwaps

Men’s deodorant typically contains aluminum and other harmful toxins. Swtich to a non toxic men’s deodorant instead!

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The armpit is a sensitive part of the body, where ingredient can easily be absorbed into the skin. These are some of the toxic ingredients you don’t want accumulating in your body.

Aluminum: neurotoxin (PubChem ID: 5359268), potentially linked to breast cancer (PMID: 16045991) and Alzheimer’s at a high rate of exposure (PMID: 26494454)
Talc: potentially contaminated with asbestos (carcinogen), while there is much debate over the research of talc, it can potentially be contaminated with asbestos (carcinogen) (PMID: 31469695)
Fragrance/Parfum: umbrella term including hundreds of toxins, including hormone disrupting phthalates, as well as skin irritants and allergens. Chemicals that are hidden behind this term can be carcinogenic, respiratory irritants, endocrine disruptors, reproductive toxins, neurotoxins, and more (PMID: 35669814)
Parabens: preservatives linked to endocrine disruption (PMID: 29596967), known to be carcinogenic due to endocrine disruption (PMID: 36746253) Parabens may be listed as methylparaben, ethylparaben, propylparaben, butylparaben, isobutylparaben, isopropylparaben, and benzylparaben.
Ethoxylated ingredients (PEGs, PPGs, polysorbates, ceteareth, phenoxyethanol): ethoxylation process produces ethylene oxide, a carcinogen and developmental toxin (PubChem CID: 6354) and 1,4-dioxane, a suspected carcinogen (PubChem CID: 31275)
Phenoxyethanol: deemed generally safe at a 1% concentration, however it’s production process, ethoxylation, can potentially contaminate phenoxyethanol with 1,4-dioxane and ethylene oxide (see above for ethoxylated ingredient description) (PubChem CID: 31236)
Propylene glycol: penetration enhancer (PMID 31786711), bioaccumulative, can impact the nervous system (PMID: 25762872)
Dyes: can be carcinogenic, genotoxic and offer no benefit to the product other than color (example: Red 40, Blue 1, Yellow 5) (PMID: 23026007)
Phthalates: preservative linked to reproductive & developmental toxicity, potentially linked to ADD and learning disabilities (PMID: 24267794) potential carcinogen & endocrine disruptor (PubChem CID: 3026)