AKT

AKT Deodorant Balm.

Body & Tan

About this product

A natural deodorant balm in solid form designed to neutralize odor and reduce sweat while using baking-powder-free ingredients like diatomaceous earth and magnesium oxide.

Full ingredients

Maranta Arundinacea Root Powder, Prunus Armeniaca (Apricot) Kernel Oil, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Sodium Bicarbonate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Magnesium Oxide, Diatomaceous Earth, Silica, Glyceryl Stearate, Glyceryl Behenate, Zinc Oxide, Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Calendula Officinalis Flower, Tocopherol, Glycine Soja (Soybean) Oil

Guru Score

76%

Yay

Early verdict · Few reviews so far

What they liked

Pleasant fragrance, bougie scent profile
Effective odour control
No baking soda, better for sensitive skin

What they flagged

Chalky, sandy texture when applied

What the gurus are saying

The texture feels rough and chalky, like sand, which is a real letdown for some people even though the balm actually stops odor and controls sweat well. One guru raves about the scent and how fresh it keeps her, while another loves the sensitive-skin-friendly formula and performance but found that gritty feel disappointing enough to nearly rule it out, so texture is the make-or-break thing here. If that doesn't bother you, the ingredients and results are genuinely strong.

Synthesized from 2 expert reviews · most recent take August 2025

Best for

Sensitive skin

Type

Body & TanBalm & ointment

Key actives

Vitamin E

Formula notes

Fragrance-freeNo drying alcohol

Where to buy

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What the gurus are saying.

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Jamie Genevieve

974k subs

✓Yay

"I smell fresh to death. I'm like buzzing about it in the scent. It smells like a bougie perfume. [...] I don't need it with me because it just works. But if anyone's in the market for like a nice deodorant, I'm really shook by it. The technology and the science behind it is great. And I think the brand's really really cool. The way that they started the brand was they gave out the deodorant to all their friends on Broadway in the West End and everyone's obsessed with it."

Cassandra Bankson

2.46M subs

✓Mixed

"It actually works really well [...] and stops me from stinking. It doesn't completely stop the sweat but it prevents the sweat better than the other ones. The problem is I find that it's a little bit chalky. [...] If you put it on and you rub it together it actually feels like sand. This is the roughest, the least smooth, and that was so disappointing to me because as an inky brand who's completely recyclable, this is what I wanted to support."

What the evidence says.

Independent of what the gurus think, this is what the published research supports about the main active ingredients here.

Sunscreen filters

Sun protection is the best evidenced way to slow visible ageing, and the filters are what does the work. Mineral and chemical filters both protect when a product is applied thickly enough and often enough, which is where most people fall short rather than on the choice of filter.

Source: DermNet

Vitamin E

Vitamin E is an antioxidant, and it is often in a formula to keep the other ingredients stable rather than as the active itself. It pairs well with vitamin C, though on its own the evidence for visible change is limited.

Source: NIH, National Library of Medicine

Frequently asked.

What is AKT Deodorant Balm?

A natural deodorant balm in solid form designed to neutralize odor and reduce sweat while using baking-powder-free ingredients like diatomaceous earth and magnesium oxide.

Is AKT Deodorant Balm worth it?

Mostly yes. 1 of the 2 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 76%.

What is AKT Deodorant Balm's Guru Score?

AKT Deodorant Balm holds a Guru Score of 76%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 2 expert reviewers we have collected.