Delicious Mint Woven Dental Floss vs Ultra Plus and Cordless Enhance 3000 Water Flosser Combo Pack: 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
Waterpik
Ultra Plus and Cordless Enhance 3000 Water Flosser Combo Pack
PFAS grade
Excellent 75/100
Overall grade
Good 63/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
⚑ 3
Material
Plastic reservoir, motor, nozzle tips; standard polymer components
Confidence
72%
PossibleBacterial and biofilm growth in reservoir and tubing
PossibleSilicone tubing degradation and particle shedding
PossibleMicroplastic release from worn nozzle tips
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Fragrance allergens and sensitizers on the Cocofloss and not on the Waterpik.
- We flag Bacterial and biofilm growth in reservoir and tubing, Silicone tubing degradation and particle shedding and Microplastic release from worn nozzle tips on the Waterpik and not on the Cocofloss.
- The Cocofloss is Plant-based waxed fiber floss where the Waterpik is Plastic reservoir, motor, nozzle tips; standard polymer components, 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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