Delicious Mint Woven Dental Floss vs Total Tartar Control Dental Floss: 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 Tartar Control Dental Floss
PFAS grade
Excellent 75/100
Overall grade
Good 71/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
⚑ 1
Material
nylon monofilament floss, no reported special coating
Confidence
72%
PossibleMicrobial contamination during storage
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Fragrance allergens and sensitizers on the Cocofloss and not on the Colgate.
- We flag Microbial contamination during storage on the Colgate and not on the Cocofloss.
- The Cocofloss is Plant-based waxed fiber floss where the Colgate is nylon monofilament floss, no reported special 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 →
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