Gum Soft-pick Comfort Dental Floss Biotene Dry Mouth Oralb Fixodent vs Delicious Mint Woven Dental Floss: which is safer?
Delicious Mint Woven Dental Floss is our pick, better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Biotene
Gum Soft-pick Comfort Dental Floss Biotene Dry Mouth Oralb Fixodent
PFAS grade
Excellent 75/100
Overall grade
Good 67/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
⚑ 2
Material
Nylon dental floss, no disclosed coating
Confidence
72%
PossibleFragrance allergens or undisclosed fragrance components
PossibleHumectant or coating residue irritation in sensitive mouths
Our pick
Cocofloss
Delicious Mint Woven Dental Floss
PFAS grade
Excellent 100/100
Overall grade
Excellent 96/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
⚑ 1
Material
Plant-based waxed fiber floss
Confidence
82%
PossibleFragrance allergens and sensitizers
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Fragrance allergens or undisclosed fragrance components and Humectant or coating residue irritation in sensitive mouths on the Biotene and not on the Cocofloss.
- We flag Fragrance allergens and sensitizers on the Cocofloss and not on the Biotene.
- The Biotene is Nylon dental floss, no disclosed coating where the Cocofloss is Plant-based waxed fiber floss, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- The gap is 25 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the Cocofloss is the one to buy.
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 →
More dental floss, see the full ranking