Delicious Mint Woven Dental Floss vs Ultraclean 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

Listerine Ultraclean Floss

Listerine

Ultraclean Floss

PFAS grade

Excellent 75/100

Overall grade

Good 71/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 1

Material

Nylon monofilament fiber

Confidence

72%

PossibleMicroplastics or fiber shedding into the mouth

Where these two actually differ

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