Barbasol Review, Is Barbasol Non-Toxic?
Barbasol averages 75 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 6 Barbasol products graded as of November 2026, and all 6 reach its 70 point pass mark.
Barbasol grades Excellent on our four-band scale.
PFAS Authority is a scoring system, not a laboratory. We do not test products ourselves. Grades are model-based, built from published ingredients, materials, certifications, brand disclosures and third-party lab results where they exist. See the rubric.
What Barbasol says and does about PFAS
We found no public statement from Barbasol about PFAS. Its FAQ says its products are paraben-free, phthalate-free and gluten-free, and does not mention PFAS or fluorinated ingredients. We found no independent PFAS test naming Barbasol shaving cream.
- Brand statementBarbasol’s FAQ says all its products are paraben-free and phthalate-free, and does not mention PFAS. Barbasol ↗
Sources checked September 14, 2026. A brand statement is the company’s own claim, which we report but have not verified. Our grades are model-based estimates, not lab tests.
Barbasol is one of the brands we researched by hand for our record of what every brand has published about PFAS, where the same question is answered for each of them in one line.
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Barbasol and PFAS, common questions
- Does Barbasol have PFAS?
- Barbasol averages 75 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 6 Barbasol products graded as of November 2026, and all 6 reach its 70 point pass mark. Grades are model-based estimates built from published materials, ingredients and disclosures, not lab tests. Barbasol’s FAQ covers parabens and phthalates but does not mention PFAS, and we found no independent PFAS test of its shaving cream.
- Is Barbasol non-toxic?
- Barbasol Classic Shaving Cream is the highest-graded Barbasol product we have scored, at 75/100. It depends on the product line rather than the brand, so check the grade of the exact item you are buying.
- Which Barbasol products are lower concern for PFAS?
- The highest-graded Barbasol products we have scored are Barbasol Classic Shaving Cream, Barbasol Thick Rich Shaving Cream, Barbasol Sensitive Skin Thick Rich Shaving Cream. That is our model-based estimate from materials and public disclosure, not a lab test.
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