Total Waxed Dental Floss vs Love of Earth Co. Floss + Glass Case: which is safer?
Love of Earth Co. Floss + Glass Case is the clear pick. Colgate Total Waxed Dental Floss carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.
Colgate
Total Waxed Dental Floss
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleWax coating heavy metals or contaminants
ReportedPFAS in wax coating (separate grade)
Our pick
Floss & Ploss
Love of Earth Co. Floss + Glass Case
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleFragrance allergens or undisclosed additives
PossibleMicrobial growth if floss is stored damp
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Wax coating heavy metals or contaminants and PFAS in wax coating (separate grade) on the Colgate and not on the Floss & Ploss.
- We flag Fragrance allergens or undisclosed additives and Microbial growth if floss is stored damp on the Floss & Ploss and not on the Colgate.
- The Colgate is Nylon floss with wax coating where the Floss & Ploss is Dental floss (plant-based or silk) and glass case, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- The gap is 60 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the Floss & Ploss is the one to buy.
Both products run through the same public rubric: 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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