Delicious Mint Woven Dental Floss vs ORAL B Glide Pro-Health 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

ORAL B Glide Pro-Health Floss

Oral-B

ORAL B Glide Pro-Health Floss

PFAS grade

Excellent 100/100

Overall grade

Excellent 92/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 2

Material

nylon monofilament

Confidence

78%

PossibleNylon microplastics from fragmentation

PossibleGum trauma from improper use

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag Fragrance allergens and sensitizers on the Cocofloss and not on the Oral-B.
  • We flag Nylon microplastics from fragmentation and Gum trauma from improper use on the Oral-B and not on the Cocofloss.
  • The Cocofloss is Plant-based waxed fiber floss where the Oral-B is nylon monofilament, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
  • These two are level, close enough that price and fit should decide it rather than our grade.

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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