Refreshing Body Wash Island Citrus vs Organic Sugar Soap Peppermint: which is safer?
Refreshing Body Wash Island Citrus is our pick, better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Our pick
Alba Botanica
Refreshing Body Wash Island Citrus
PFAS grade
Excellent 75/100
Overall grade
Good 67/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
⚑ 2
Material
water, botanical extracts, mild surfactants
Confidence
80%
PossibleFragrance allergens
PossibleFormaldehyde releasers (preservatives)
Dr. Bronner's
Organic Sugar Soap Peppermint
PFAS grade
Excellent 75/100
Overall grade
Good 61/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
⚑ 2
Material
Saponified plant oils, peppermint essential oil
Confidence
92%
PossibleFragrance allergens (peppermint essential oil)
ReportedEye and mucous membrane irritation
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Fragrance allergens and Formaldehyde releasers (preservatives) on the Alba Botanica and not on the Dr. Bronner's.
- We flag Fragrance allergens (peppermint essential oil) and Eye and mucous membrane irritation on the Dr. Bronner's and not on the Alba Botanica.
- The Alba Botanica is water, botanical extracts, mild surfactants where the Dr. Bronner's is Saponified plant oils, peppermint essential oil, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- These two are level, close enough that price and fit should decide it rather than our grade.
Both products run through the same public rubric, which covers materials, coatings, brand disclosure, lab findings, and recalls, plus a beyond-PFAS hazard analysis. Grades are model-based estimates, not lab tests. How grades work →
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