If certain deodorants cause stinging and rashes to your skin, then be careful with the labeling before purchase. Consequently, here are the ingredients to avoid. Alcohol is normally used to dissolve deodorants ingredients and also acts as an antibacterial killer. Thus it helps the deodorants to dry out quickly and produce the cool feeling on the skin.

For the same reason, alcohol may cause the sensitive skin to dry out excessively and invite irritation. The majority of aerosols, roll-ons, and gel deodorants have alcoholic content. Try out deodorant sticks if you have delicate skin, as they more commonly exclude alcohol from their ingredients. 

• In addition, the following are the common alcohol substitute ingredients;
• Coconut oil
• Baking soda
• Antibacterial essential oil like tea tree (not all essential oils are safe for sensitive skin)

In cosmetic content, alcohol refers to ethyl alcohol. However, other alcohol-free products may contain other forms of alcohol like cetyl, stearyl, and lanolin. It’s also common to see aluminum or its compound in the labels of most antiperspirant deodorants. Its role is to block the skin pores and thus provide temporary sweat relief. However, studies suggest that it potentially isn’t suitable for the body.

But aluminum and alcohol might cause itchiness and rashes on the skin to those with sensitive skin types. Common compounds here include aluminum chlorohydrate, aluminum zirconium tetrachlorohydrex GLY, and potassium alum.

It’s best to look for the aluminum free deodorant/antiperspirant that works. But if you fail, choose the subtle aluminum compounds like aluminum sesquichlorohydrate as WebMD reports.

Parabens, primarily used as preservatives in cosmetics, might cause underarm skin irritation as well. Although many top brands have no parabens, still there are brands formulated with the preservative.

So to be on the safe side, just check for the list of active ingredients and avoid alcohol, parabens, and aluminum.