Delicious Mint Woven Dental Floss vs Sonicare Cordless Power Flosser 3000: 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 Cordless Power Flosser 3000

Philips

Sonicare Cordless Power Flosser 3000

PFAS grade

Excellent 75/100

Overall grade

Good 59/100

Verdict

Skip

Hazard flags

⚑ 2

Material

Plastic and silicone handle, sealed

Confidence

60%

PossibleBacterial/fungal growth in water reservoir

PossibleBattery acid or electrolyte leakage

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag Fragrance allergens and sensitizers on the Cocofloss and not on the Philips.
  • We flag Bacterial/fungal growth in water reservoir and Battery acid or electrolyte leakage on the Philips and not on the Cocofloss.
  • The Cocofloss is Plant-based waxed fiber floss where the Philips is Plastic and silicone handle, sealed, 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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