Delicious Mint Woven Dental Floss vs Johnson & Johnson Listerine Ultraclean Mint 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

Johnson & Johnson Listerine Ultraclean Mint Floss

Listerine

Johnson & Johnson Listerine Ultraclean Mint Floss

PFAS grade

Excellent 75/100

Overall grade

Good 61/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 2

Material

Nylon monofilament floss, mint flavoring

Confidence

72%

PossibleFragrance allergens

ReportedNylon microplastics or fiber shedding

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag Fragrance allergens and sensitizers on the Cocofloss and not on the Listerine.
  • We flag Fragrance allergens and Nylon microplastics or fiber shedding on the Listerine and not on the Cocofloss.
  • The Cocofloss is Plant-based waxed fiber floss where the Listerine is Nylon monofilament floss, mint flavoring, 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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