I chose to look at my deodorant, which is the Suave brand Tropical Paradise scent. Although the exact deodorant couldn’t be found, the ingredients in the Fresh scent are exactly the same. The active ingredient is Aluminum Chlorohydrate (20%). The inactive ingredients are Cyclopentasiloxane; Isopropyl Palmitate; Stearyl Alcohol; Mineral Oil; Talc; Hydrogenated Castor Oil; Fragrance (Parfum); Steareth-100; BHT. The overall product is rated 4 out of 10. It is moderately hazardous and 36% of antiperspirant/deodorants have lower concern. The ingredients I should be worried about are mainly BHT and fragrance, which are given a score of 7 and 8 respectively. Mineral Oil is scored 1, Aluminum Chlorohyrate is a 3, Cyclopentasiloxane is scored 2, Talc is also scored 2, Steareth-100, Stearyl Alcohol and Isopropyl Palmitate are scored as a 1. Hydrogenated Castor Oil is scored 0. I don’t really want to stop using deodorant in my personal care ritual so I looked at the list of deodorants to see if I could find one with a 0 rating. The interesting thing was that even though a bunch were listed as “0” there were still ingredients in the deodorant that are linked to cancer, developmental/reproductive toxicity, persistence of bioaccumulation and occupational hazards. That to me means it’s not truly 0 risk. So although these ingredients are linked to some known hazards at moderate and high doses, I don’t really see myself discontinuing use of this product. Perhaps I could lower the score by getting an unscented deodorant because fragrance is high on the toxicity list and I could possibly eliminate that hazard.
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