Oral-B Review, Is Oral-B Non-Toxic?
Oral-B averages 100 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 6 Oral-B products graded as of October 2026, and all 6 reach its 70 point pass mark.
Oral-B grades Excellent on our four-band scale. On disclosure, the brand claims its products are PFAS-free (self-declared). See what every brand has published about PFAS for how that compares.
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 Oral-B says and does about PFAS
Procter & Gamble, which owns Oral-B, told Consumer Reports that its Oral-B Glide Pro-Health floss material contains PTFE, a fluoropolymer. In January 2026 ConsumerAffairs reported that Oral-B says it no longer formulates Glide floss with PTFE, and that independent testing of the new formula had not been widely published. Earlier independent screening by Mamavation found organic fluorine in Oral-B Glide Pro-Health Deep Clean Floss, and a federal class action over the floss was dismissed in 2023.
- Brand statementP&G, maker of Oral-B Glide Pro-Health floss, told Consumer Reports its floss material contains PTFE, which it says it uses for sliding performance. Consumer Reports ↗
- Brand statementConsumerAffairs reported in January 2026 that Oral-B says it no longer formulates Glide floss with PTFE, and that independent testing of the new version was not widely published. ConsumerAffairs ↗
- Independent testMamavation, a consumer advocacy blog, reported a screening result of 248,900 ppm organic fluorine for Oral B Glide Pro-Health Deep Clean Floss in 2019. Organic fluorine is a screening indicator, not proof of specific PFAS. Mamavation ↗
- Brand statementIn response to the Mamavation report, Oral-B told Health.com that none of the substances in the report are used in its floss, as quoted by EHN. Environmental Health News ↗
- Legal caseToxin Free USA filed a D.C. suit in 2022 alleging deceptive marketing of Oral-B Glide floss based on a screening test for PFAS. These are allegations. PR.com (Toxin Free USA press release) ↗
Sources checked September 29, 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.
Oral-B 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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Oral-B and PFAS, common questions
- Does Oral-B have PFAS?
- Oral-B averages 100 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 6 Oral-B products graded as of October 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. Oral-B has said its Glide Pro-Health floss contained PTFE, a fluoropolymer, and now says Glide no longer uses PTFE, but independent lab results on the new formula were not widely published as of January 2026.
- Is Oral-B non-toxic?
- ORAL B Glide Pro-Health Floss is the highest-graded Oral-B product we have scored, at 100/100. It depends on the product line rather than the brand, so check the grade of the exact item you are buying.
- Which Oral-B products are lower concern for PFAS?
- The highest-graded Oral-B products we have scored are ORAL B Glide Pro-Health Floss, Oral-B Essential Floss, Oral B Satin Floss. That is our model-based estimate from materials and public disclosure, not a lab test.
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