Delicious Mint Woven Dental Floss vs Total Waxed Dental Floss: which is safer?
Delicious Mint Woven Dental Floss is the clear pick. Colgate Total Waxed Dental Floss carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.
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 Waxed Dental Floss
PFAS grade
Good 55/100
Overall grade
Poor 41/100
Verdict
Skip
Hazard flags
⚑ 2
Material
Nylon floss with wax coating
Confidence
62%
PossibleWax coating heavy metals or contaminants
ReportedPFAS in wax coating (separate grade)
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Fragrance allergens and sensitizers on the Cocofloss and not on the Colgate.
- We flag Wax coating heavy metals or contaminants and PFAS in wax coating (separate grade) 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 45 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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