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Humble Brands Deodorant, Aluminum Free

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Humble Brands

Humble Brands

Deodorant, Aluminum Free

Formula transparency is excellent. Because the retail listing does not say which tube ships, we score conservatively until the tube is confirmed.

2 / 10 Low plastic footprint $$

A four-ingredient deodorant from a small New Mexico maker. The catch: the brand sells two tube types, and only one is stated plastic-free.

How this score breaks down

Plastic in the product and its packaging Minimal plastic
Humble sells both a plastic-free paper tube line and a standard tube whose material is not stated; verify which tube arrives from this listing
Microplastic shedding and leaching Doesn't shed
None disclosed in the formula
End of life: persistence and recovery Recovers well
Recyclable, repairable, or genuinely recovered; low persistence.
Plastic-derived chemicals of concern Some concern
Some plastic-linked chemistry is possible.
Transparency and disclosure Partly disclosed
Formula fully disclosed; standard-tube material not stated

Strengths

  • Four disclosed ingredients, nothing hidden
  • Plastic-free paper tube line exists and is fully described
  • Leaping Bunny confirmed in the registry

Trade-offs

  • Two tube types exist and the standard tube material is not stated
  • Confirm the plastic-free tube variant when ordering

What's inside

MCT oil, corn starch, baking soda and beeswax plus essential oils, one of the shortest ingredient lists in the category. Tube type varies by line: the plastic-free line uses a paper tube with biodegradable lining.

PartMaterial
TubePaper push-up on the plastic-free line; standard line material not stated

Free of Aluminum, parabens (stated)

Packaging
Humble sells both a plastic-free paper tube line and a standard tube whose material is not stated; verify which tube arrives from this listing
Microplastics
None disclosed in the formula

Attributes

What this product is, at a glance.

Four-ingredient formula (disclosed)Plastic-free paper tube available (stated)Made in Taos, New Mexico

Certifications

Independent, third-party certifications only. Tap any badge to see what it verifies.

About Humble Brands

Humble Brands was founded in 2015 by Jeff Shardell in Taos, New Mexico, who was not trying to start a company but simply wanted an aluminum-free deodorant that worked, and grew his kitchen experiments into a brand now carried in thousands of stores. It makes aluminum-free deodorant, including a baking-soda-free version for sensitive skin, along with bar soap and lip balm.

Its approach is minimalist, with a stated rule that every ingredient has to earn its place, and it states it is Leaping Bunny certified cruelty-free. The brand sells its deodorant in two formats, a plastic-free paper tube and a standard plastic tube, so the paper-tube version is the low-plastic pick.

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Melissa Walker, founder of Thriving Sustainably

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Melissa Walker is the founder of Thriving Sustainably. A mom who started reading the labels after learning how much microplastic ends up in our bodies, she co-leads the environmental pillar of a Fortune 500 company’s employee sustainability program and rates brands against public certification databases so families can lower their microplastic exposure without the guesswork.