Apollo Body Wash Pump vs Organic Sugar Soap Peppermint: which is safer?
Organic Sugar Soap Peppermint is our pick, better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Axe
Apollo Body Wash Pump
PFAS grade
Excellent 75/100
Overall grade
Good 57/100
Verdict
Buy with care
Hazard flags
⚑ 3
Material
liquid body wash in pump dispenser
Confidence
72%
PossibleFragrance allergens
Possible1,4-dioxane (formulation contaminant)
ReportedPump dispenser leachables (material unspecified)
Our pick
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, 1,4-dioxane (formulation contaminant) and Pump dispenser leachables (material unspecified) on the Axe 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 Axe.
- The Axe is liquid body wash in pump dispenser 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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