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Borotalco DEO STICK Active Crystal Talc Extra Dry

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DEO STICK Active Crystal Talc Extra Dry — ingredient safety report

Every ingredient on the label, checked against published safety data. Profile tags on each card show who should take extra care. Label data from Open Beauty Facts, a community database — formulations change, so verify against your packaging.

55

Moderate concern

Contains ingredients worth knowing about. Review the flags below against your skin's needs.

Concern score 55/100 · 22 ingredients analyzed

Driven by Talc — IARC Group 2A, EU CosIng Annex III (declarable / restricted)

Risk categories found

Allergy risk9 ingredients · max 7/10Environmental impact1 ingredient · max 6/10Cancer concern1 ingredient · max 5/10Irritation2 ingredients · max 5/10

Flagged ingredients (13)

Ingredients with a documented concern, from official datasets and our reviewed database.

Talc

absorbent · texturizer

Severity 5/10
Babies & kids: Best avoided
  • Cancer concern:IARC reclassified talc as probably carcinogenic (2A) in 2024; historic asbestos contamination drives concern.
IARC Group 2A ↗EU CosIng Annex III (declarable / restricted) ↗

A mineral powder at the center of major litigation and a 2024 IARC upgrade to 'probably carcinogenic'. Regulators specifically warn against powder use on babies (inhalation risk); cornstarch is the standard substitute.

Parfum

fragrance

Severity 7/10Editorial
Sensitive skin: Best avoidedPregnancy: Use with cautionBabies & kids: Best avoidedEczema-prone: Best avoided
  • Allergy risk:Fragrance is the single most common cause of cosmetic contact allergy.
  • Irritation:Frequent trigger of stinging and redness on reactive skin.
Caredermis curated dermatological review

An umbrella term that can hide dozens of undisclosed scent chemicals. Fragrance is the leading cause of allergic contact dermatitis from cosmetics, and dermatologists routinely advise fragrance-free products for eczema, babies and sensitive skin.

Coumarin

fragrance

Severity 5/10
Sensitive skin: Use with cautionEczema-prone: Use with caution
  • Allergy risk:EU-declarable allergen found in tonka bean and many perfumes.
EU CosIng Annex III (declarable / restricted) ↗

A sweet hay-scented molecule requiring EU allergen declaration; a regular positive in fragrance patch-test series.

Cyclopentasiloxane

emollient · solvent

Severity 6/10Editorial
  • Environmental impact:Classified vPvB (very persistent, very bioaccumulative); EU restricts it in cosmetics from 2027.
Caredermis curated dermatological review

A volatile silicone giving that silky slip, now being phased down in the EU because it persists and accumulates in aquatic ecosystems.

Severity 2/10Editorial
  • Irritation:Can irritate freshly shaved underarm skin.

The standard antiperspirant active. Large reviews and the EU's scientific committee found no supported link to breast cancer or Alzheimer's at cosmetic exposure levels.

Benzyl CinnamateRegulatory dataAllergy riskEU CosIng Annex III (declarable / restricted)

No concerns found (7)

Ingredients that are unflagged in our reviewed database, reviewed safe by the CIR panel, or on an EU permitted list.

Not enough data (2)

Not found in any dataset we hold (often trade-name blends or very niche ingredients), so we can't assess them — this is not a safety judgment either way.

  • Zinc Talc Chloride Hydroxide
  • Linalool. *Ethyl Alkohol MADE IN ITALY 12 M

This report is informational, not medical advice. Assessments summarize published findings (EU CosIng, IARC, ECHA, CIR, SCCS and others) about ingredients — not clinical testing of this specific product. Exposure, concentration and individual sensitivity all matter. Consult a dermatologist for medical concerns.

Lower-concern deodorants

Same category, better ingredient safety score than this product — somewhere to look next if this one raised concerns.

Full ingredient list (as analyzed)

Cyclopentasiloxane, Aluminum Chlorohydrate, Stearyl Alcohol, PPG-14 Butyl Ether, Hydrogenated Polydecene, Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Talc, Parfum, Silica, PEG-8 Distearate, Zinc Talc Chloride Hydroxide, Tocopheryl Acetate, Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone, Benzyl Benzoate, Benzyl Cinnamate, Citral, Citronellol, Coumarin, Geraniol, Hydroxycitronellal, Limonene, Linalool. *Ethyl Alkohol MADE IN ITALY 12 M

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