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Suave Invisible Solid Deodorant Stick - Sweet Pea & Violet Versus Secret Aluminum Free Deodorant - Real Coconut

Deodorant
Deodorant
American Brand United States
American Brand United States

Updated on July 26, 2024

Overview

What they are

These products are both cruelty-free and reef safe deodorant. They have a total of 6 ingredients in common

Free From

They both do not contain any harsh alcohols, common allergens, parabens or sulfates

What's Inside

They both contain fragrances, oils and silicones

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Ingredient Info

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About this product

About this product

At a glance

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Key Ingredients

Concerns

Benefits

Concerns

Ingredients Explained

These ingredients are found in both products.

Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.

Emollient, Emulsifying, Emulsion Stabilising

Stearyl Alcohol is a type of fatty alcohol from stearic acid. It is a white, waxy compound used to emulsify ingredients.

Fatty Alcohols are most often used as an emollient or to thicken a product. Emollients help soothe and hydrate the skin by trapping moisture.

They are usually derived from natural fats and oils and therefore do not have the same drying or irritating effect as solvent alcohols. FDA allows products labeled "alcohol-free" to have fatty alcohols.

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Emollient, Skin Conditioning, Solvent

Cyclopentasiloxane, or D5, is a silicone used to improve texture of products and trap moisture.

D5 is considered lightweight and volatile. Volatile means it evaporates quickly after application. Once evaporated, D5 leaves a thin barrier that helps keep skin hydrated.

It is also an emollient. Emollients help soften the skin and prevent water loss. Silicones create a silky texture in products. D5 helps other ingredients become more spreadable.

Studies show D5 is safe to use in skincare products. We recommend speaking with a skincare professional if you have concerns.

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Skin Conditioning

We don't have a description for PPG-14 Butyl Ether yet.

Emollient, Skin Protecting, Solvent

Paraffinum Liquidum is also known as liquid paraffin. It is a type of highly refined mineral oil.

Like other oils, Paraffinum Liquidum has emollient properties. Emollients help soothe and soften the skin. By creating a barrier to trap moisture within, emollients help keep your skin hydrated.

Paraffinum Liquidum does not irritate the skin and is non-comedogenic.

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Emollient, Emulsifying, Skin Conditioning

Hydrogenated Castor Oil is created by adding hydrogen to castor oil. This helps stabilize the castor oil and raises the melting point. At room temperature, hydrogenated castor oil is solid.

Castor Oil helps moisturize the skin. It is rich in a fatty acid called ricinoleic acid. This fatty acid helps prevent moisture loss on the skin. This helps keep your skin soft and hydrated. Ricinoleic acid also has anti-inflammatory and pain reducing properties.

As a wax-like substance, Hydrogenated Castor Oil acts as an emollient. Emollients help keep your skin stay soft and smooth by creating a barrier. This barrier helps trap moisture.

Hydrogenated Castor Oil may not be fungal-acne safe. We recommend speaking with a professional.

Learn more about Hydrogenated Castor Oil
Masking, Perfuming

Parfum is a catch-all term for an ingredient or more that is used to give a scent to products.

Also called "fragrance", this ingredient can be a blend of hundreds of chemicals or plant oils. This means every product with "fragrance" or "parfum" in the ingredients list is a different mixture.

For instance, Habanolide is a proprietary trade name for a specific aroma chemical. When used as a fragrance ingredient in cosmetics, most aroma chemicals fall under the broad labeling category of β€œFRAGRANCE” or β€œPARFUM” according to EU and US regulations.

The term 'parfum' or 'fragrance' is not regulated in many countries. In many cases, it is up to the brand to define this term.

For instance, many brands choose to label themselves as "fragrance-free" because they are not using synthetic fragrances. However, their products may still contain ingredients such as essential oils that are considered a fragrance by INCI standards.

One example is Calendula flower extract. Calendula is an essential oil that still imparts a scent or 'fragrance'.

Depending on the blend, the ingredients in the mixture can cause allergies and sensitivities on the skin. Some ingredients that are known EU allergens include linalool and citronellol.

Parfum can also be used to mask or cover an unpleasant scent.

The bottom line is: not all fragrances/parfum/ingredients are created equally. If you are worried about fragrances, we recommend taking a closer look at an ingredient. And of course, we always recommend speaking with a professional.

Learn more about Parfum

When to use

3 Routines
67% use in am
33% use in pm
100% use every day
4 Routines
75% use in am
25% use in pm
100% use every day

Reviews

Here's what our community thinks

Suave Invisible Solid Deodorant Stick 11 ingredients

3.0 /5
from 1 rating
Absorbs Well (1) Great Value (1) Light Scent (1)
fawns's avatar

🐾

7 months ago
Review

β™‘οΈŽ
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- π—Œπ—†π–Ύπ—…π—…π—Œ 𝗋𝖾𝖺𝗅𝗅𝗒 𝗇𝗂𝖼𝖾, π—‰π—‹π—ˆπ–»π–Ίπ–»π—…π—’ 𝗆𝗒 π–Ώπ–Ίπ—π—ˆπ—‹π—‚π—π–Ύ π—Œπ–Όπ–Ύπ—‡π— π—ˆπ—Žπ— π—ˆπ–Ώ 𝗍𝗁𝖾 π–»π—Žπ—‡π–Όπ—
- 𝗁𝖺𝗏𝖾 π—Žπ—Œπ–Ύπ–½ π—π—π–Ύπ—Œπ–Ύ π–Ίπ—Œ 𝖺 𝗄𝗂𝖽 π—Œπ—ˆ 𝗂𝗍 π–»π—‹π—‚π—‡π—€π—Œ π—†π–Ύπ—†π—ˆπ—‹π—‚π–Ύπ—Œ
- π—ˆπ—‡π—…π—’ π–Όπ—ˆπ—†π—‰π—…π–Ίπ—‚π—‡π— 𝗂 𝗁𝖺𝗏𝖾 π—‚π—Œ 𝗂𝖿 π—’π—ˆπ—Ž π—Œπ—π–Ύπ–Ίπ— 𝖺 π—…π—ˆπ— 𝖺𝗇𝖽 π–Ύπ–Ίπ—Œπ—‚π—…π—’ 𝗅𝗂𝗄𝖾 𝗆𝖾, π—π—π—‚π—Œ π—‚π—Œπ—‡'𝗍 π–Ώπ—ˆπ—‹ π—’π—ˆπ—Ž

#great value
#absorbs well
#light scent

Secret Aluminum Free Deodorant 14 ingredients

5.0 /5
from 1 rating
Great Value (1) Strong Scent (1) Works Well (1)
Marquaad_420's avatar

Marquaad_420

5 months ago
Review

Day 1 of wearing this and so far so good...
I don't like aluminum deodorant because it clogs my armpit pores (as it's meant to), but then doesn't wash off in the shower, thus trapping the stink inside the clogged pores. Not only that, but while I'm trying to wash my pits it actually transfers over to my hands and clogs those pores too.

So, after months of smelling like a toilet searching for Show more

#great value
#strong scent
#works well