What stinks? Finding out that you didn't stock up on your favorite imported deodorants before the Trump administration expanded its 50% tariff increases to encompass goods that contain "derivative" steel or aluminum (via the Federal Register ), including deodorant and antiperspirants. (For the record, the United States imports a lot of deodorant and antiperspirant products: $334 million worth in 2023, according to the Observatory of Economic Complexity .) The tariff expansion went into effect on August 18, 2025.

This is the second issue with deodorants during the summer of 2025 that could hurt your wallet. The first occurred in July, when the FDA issued the largest recall of deodorant in recent US history . Only Power Stick brand varieties were involved, but the recall included mor

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