Exfoliating Body Wash Shea Butter & Brown Sugar vs Body Wash: which is safer?
Caress Exfoliating Body Wash Shea Butter & Brown Sugar is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Our pick
Caress
Exfoliating Body Wash Shea Butter & Brown Sugar
PFAS grade
Excellent 75/100
Overall grade
Good 71/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
⚑ 1
Material
water, glycerin, surfactants, shea butter, brown sugar exfoliant
Confidence
72%
PossibleFragrance allergens
Irish Spring
Body Wash
PFAS grade
Excellent 75/100
Overall grade
Good 67/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
⚑ 2
Material
aqueous surfactant solution, no known PFAS-targeted additives
Confidence
85%
PossibleFragrance allergens and undisclosed components
PossibleSkin irritation from sodium lauryl sulfate
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Fragrance allergens on the Caress and not on the Irish Spring.
- We flag Fragrance allergens and undisclosed components and Skin irritation from sodium lauryl sulfate on the Irish Spring and not on the Caress.
- The Caress is water, glycerin, surfactants, shea butter, brown sugar exfoliant where the Irish Spring is aqueous surfactant solution, no known PFAS-targeted additives, 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: 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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