The 12 Best Deodorants for Sensitive Skin of 2023

Best Overall

Dove Advanced Care Sensitive Antiperspirant Deodorant

4.9

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Who else recommends it? Cosmopolitan, Allure, and Prevention all picked Dove Advanced Care Sensitive Deodorant.

What do buyers say? 87% of 800+ Amazon reviewers rated this product 5 stars.

Made with ¼ moisturizers, this formula glides on seamlessly and will leave your armpits silky smooth. Since it is a true antiperspirant, it does contain aluminum, but lasts up to 48 hours-making it a choice pick for those who simply don’t want to deal with sweat. Plus, because it’s alcohol-free, it won’t sting going on if you’re already dealing with underarm irritation.

Price at time of publish: $6

Key Ingredients: Aluminum Zirconium Tetrachlorohydrex GLY, natural oil | Size: 2.6 ounces | Scent: Unscented | Cruelty-Free: Yes | Byrdie Clean: No

Best Overall, Runner-Up

Schmidt’s Natural Deodorant in Geranium Flower

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Here’s a top option for those who prefer to steer clear of aluminum-based antiperspirants. A long list of Byrdie editors are fans of the brand, which offers an impressive line-up of scents and formulas. But this one is choice if you have sensitive skin since it’s baking-soda-free, instead relying on charcoal and essential oils for all-day odor protection. (Speaking of, those essential oils also give it a lovely floral scent.)

Price at time of publish: $13

Key Ingredients: Magnesium, coconut oil | Size: 3.25 ounces | Scent: Geranium flower | Cruelty-Free: Yes | Byrdie Clean: Yes

Best Natural

Nécessaire The Deodorant

4.6

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The ingredients this formula doesn’t contain are for sure noteworthy: aluminum, parabens, baking soda, synthetic fragrance, and phthalates, just to name a few. But what it does contain is equally as exciting. Namely, a blend of mandelic and lactic alpha-hydroxy acids, which help smooth skin. There are also wetness-absorbing silica, zinc, and clay in the mix, and while the eucalyptus scent is a fave among Byrdie team members, there’s a fragrance-free version for those whose skin is super sensitive.

Price at time of publish: $31

Key Ingredients: Alpha hydroxy acid, silica, kaolin, zinc | Size: 1.7 fluid ounces | Scent: Eucalyptus, unscented | Cruelty-Free: Yes | Byrdie Clean: Yes

Best Scent

Megababe Rosy Pits Daily Deodorant

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Senior Social Media Editor Kelly Gallagher loves this deo, which, not surprisingly, has a lovely and fresh rosy scent. (Like, the kind of scent that will make you want to keep sniffing your armpits. Don’t worry, we won’t tell.) Despite the cutesy name and packaging, the formula is still totally hardcore when it comes to keeping odor-causing bacteria at bay, thanks to ingredients such as green tea and sage.

Price at time of publish: $14

Key Ingredients: Coconut, green tea, vitamin E, sage, sandalwood, horsetail plant | Size: 2.6 ounces | Scent: Fresh, rosy | Cruelty-Free: Yes | Byrdie Clean: Yes

Best Fragrance-Free

Native Women’s Deodorant Unscented Sensitive

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We totally get wanting a deodorant that smells good, but if your armpits are really beaten up, avoiding any kind of fragrance (even if it’s naturally-derived) can be a good move, at least for a little while. In the meantime, reach for this formula, a Byrdie fan favorite. Paraben-, aluminum-, and baking soda-free, it boasts a simple and straightforward ingredient list that both wards off odor and moisture, while simultaneously soothing skin.

Price at time of publish: $15

Key Ingredients: Coconut oil, shea butter | Size: 2.65 ounces | Scent: Unscented | Cruelty-Free: Yes | Byrdie Clean: Yes

Best Splurge

Corpus Naturals Deodorant

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Byrdie Editorial Director Faith Xue raves about this luxe pick, as much for the sophisticated scent combinations as the buttery smooth application (not always the case with natural deos). It’s on the pricier side, for sure, but the efficacy, chic, display-worthy packaging, gentle-on-skin formula, and again, those scents, make it well worth the price tag.

Price at time of publish: $26

Size: 2.6 ounces | Scent: Bergamot, pink lemon, orange blossom, cardamom | Cruelty-Free: Yes | Byrdie Clean: Yes

Best Drugstore

Vichy 24-Hour Dry-Touch Deodorant

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The active ingredient in this formula, zinc ricinoleate, combats odor-causing bacteria to keep you fresh for, you guessed it, 24 hours. It’s aluminum-, alcohol-, paraben-, and fragrance-free, so gentle that it can even go right onto freshly-shaved underarms, and has a clear formula that won’t leave behind any tell-tale residue. Just make sure you’re applying it onto totally dry skin for the best results.

Key Ingredients: Zinc gluconate, perlite | Size: 1.7 ounces | Scent: Unscented | Cruelty-Free: No | Byrdie Clean: No

Best Spray

Aesop Deodorant Spray

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There’s no aluminum to be found in this spritz; instead, it relies on refreshing essential oils. such as sage, rosemary, and eucalyptus, that help neutralize odor. The naturally-derived, unisex vetiver scent also helps.

Key Ingredients: Vetiver Root, zinc ricinoleate, coriander seed | Size: 1.7 fluid ounces | Scent: Woody, herbaceous, earthy | Cruelty-Free: Yes | Byrdie Clean: Yes

Best Wipes

Whish Deodorant Swipe

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These perfectly portable, single-use wipes are not only totally convenient, but they’re also major multi-taskers. Super gentle on skin, thanks to a formula free of aluminum, sulfates, and more, they go above and beyond the standard deodorant job description; With continued use, they may be able to reduce hair growth. That can be a major skin-saver for those who shave their underarms on the reg, given that shaving is one major cause of skin irritation.

Price at time of publish: $26

Key Ingredients: Saccharomyces ferment, witch hazel extract, chaparral extract, licorice, marigold, chamomile | Size: 2.4 ounces | Scent: Chamomile | Cruelty-Free: Yes | Byrdie Clean: No

Best Paste

Drunk Elephant Sweet Pitti Deodorant Cream

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Cream deodorants have somewhat of a cult following but can be admittedly messy to apply, which is why we especially like that this has a twist-up applicator. (But if you want, you can still apply it with your fingertips.) It’s especially pH balanced to keep skin healthy and has protective and soothing shea butter, too. Meanwhile, other ingredients work to kill odor-causing bacteria and sop up any moisture. Also noteworthy: This is one of the few natural formulas that doesn’t contain essential oils, which can be problematic and irritating for those with especially sensitive skin.

Price at time of publish: $16

Key Ingredients: Mandelic acid, arrowroot powder, shea butter, marula oil, mongongo oil, baobab seed oil | Size: 2 fluid ounces | Scent: Sweet | Cruelty-Free: Yes | Byrdie Clean: Yes

Best for Workouts

Myro+ Deodorant

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Although this isn’t an antiperspirant, it’s still a great choice to reach for if you tend to get super sweaty; the newbie is infused with an Active Fresh Complex, which offers an impressive 24 hours of odor-fighting technology. Still, that doesn’t mean it will do a number on your skin; on the contrary, the formula is packed with skin-soothers such as aloe, probiotics, and sage. Bonus points for sustainable, refillable packaging.

Key Ingredients: Aloe, probiotics, sage | Size: 2 ounces | Scent: Unscented | Cruelty-Free: Yes | Byrdie Clean: Yes