Advanced Clean Body Wash Gold vs Organic Sugar Soap Peppermint: which is safer?
Dial Advanced Clean Body Wash Gold is our pick, better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Our pick
Dial
Advanced Clean Body Wash Gold
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleFragrance allergens and sensitizers
Possible1,4-dioxane (surfactant manufacturing byproduct)
PossibleFormaldehyde releasers in preservative systems
Dr. Bronner's
Organic Sugar Soap Peppermint
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleFragrance allergens (peppermint essential oil)
ReportedEye and mucous membrane irritation
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Fragrance allergens and sensitizers, 1,4-dioxane (surfactant manufacturing byproduct) and Formaldehyde releasers in preservative systems on the Dial and not on the Dr. Bronner's.
- We flag Fragrance allergens (peppermint essential oil) and Eye and mucous membrane irritation on the Dr. Bronner's and not on the Dial.
- The Dial is aqueous surfactant-based body wash formulation where the Dr. Bronner's is Saponified plant oils, peppermint essential oil, 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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