Delicious Mint Woven Dental Floss vs Sonicare 3000 Cordless Power Flosser: 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
Philips
Sonicare 3000 Cordless Power Flosser
PFAS grade
Excellent 75/100
Overall grade
Good 59/100
Verdict
Skip
Hazard flags
⚑ 2
Material
Plastic handle, rubber tip, sealed internals
Confidence
55%
PossibleBacterial/mold growth in reservoir or internal cavity
PossibleMicroplastics from degrading tip material
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Fragrance allergens and sensitizers on the Cocofloss and not on the Philips.
- We flag Bacterial/mold growth in reservoir or internal cavity and Microplastics from degrading tip material on the Philips and not on the Cocofloss.
- The Cocofloss is Plant-based waxed fiber floss where the Philips is Plastic handle, rubber tip, sealed internals, 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.
- We are less certain about the Philips grade, at 55% confidence against 82%, because it discloses less.
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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