Delicious Mint Woven Dental Floss vs Total Dental Floss, Mint Flavor, Travel Size 3 Yards, Waxed Glide Floss for Plaque Removal Between Teeth and Along Gumline, Compact Pocket: which is safer?
Delicious Mint Woven Dental Floss is our pick, better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
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
Colgate
Total Dental Floss, Mint Flavor, Travel Size 3 Yards, Waxed Glide Floss for Plaque Removal Between Teeth and Along Gumline, Compact Pocket
PFAS grade
Excellent 75/100
Overall grade
Good 71/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
⚑ 1
Material
Nylon floss with wax coating
Confidence
78%
PossibleNylon degradation and microplastic generation
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Fragrance allergens and sensitizers on the Cocofloss and not on the Colgate.
- We flag Nylon degradation and microplastic generation on the Colgate and not on the Cocofloss.
- The Cocofloss is Plant-based waxed fiber floss where the Colgate is Nylon floss with wax coating, 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