Degree Men Sport: The Antiperspirant With BHT the UK Just Restricted
BHT in the inactive list is a synthetic antioxidant the EU's own scientists flagged for endocrine effects and the UK formally restricted in 2024, it sits unrestricted in this formula.
Degree Men Sport is a standard stick antiperspirant. The active aluminum zirconium complex is cleared by the SCCS on human health. Two ingredients stand out in the inactive list. Cyclopentasiloxane is the primary carrier, being phased out of EU cosmetics by June 2027 for environmental persistence. BHT is the differentiator from the other deodorants in this batch: SCCS flagged 'concerns related to potential endocrine disrupting properties' while clearing it at ≤0.8%, and the UK formally restricted it in all cosmetic categories under SI 2024/455 in April 2024. The US has no equivalent restriction.
The label, flagged
Aluminum Zirconium Tetrachlorohydrex GLY 17.8%ACTUALLY FINE
The most fearmongered ingredient in your bathroom, and the EU's own scientists found no reliable link to breast cancer or Alzheimer's. We clear it.
active
CyclopentasiloxaneCAUTION
Being phased out across the EU by 2027, but for the planet, not your body. The SCCS judged it safe for human health; the restriction is environmental.
PPG-14 Butyl EtherACTUALLY FINE
An emollient carrier with a clean CIR safety review and no EU or US restriction. Boring, and that's the point, not everything on a label is a villain.
Stearyl Alcohol
wax/emollient
Hydrogenated Castor Oil
PEG-8 Distearate
PEG-derived emulsifier
Talc
Fragrance (Parfum)CAUTION
Not a hazard in itself, but a legal black box. “Fragrance” can shield ingredients (including EU-banned ones) that you are never told are there.
BHTCAUTION
A synthetic antioxidant the EU flagged for possible endocrine effects and the UK restricted in 2024, safe at low levels, watched closely abroad, unrestricted here.
Zea Mays (Corn) Starch
Source: DailyMed (NIH/FDA) NDC 64942-0675. View label. Tap any flagged ingredient for the evidence.
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