Body Wash Deep Moisture vs Organic Sugar Soap Peppermint: which is safer?

Dove Body Wash Deep Moisture is our pick, better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.

Our pick

Dove Body Wash Deep Moisture

Dove

Body Wash Deep Moisture

PFAS grade

Excellent 75/100

Overall grade

Good 63/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

water, glycerin, and surfactant base

Confidence

78%

Possible1,4-dioxane (trace contamination)

PossibleFragrance allergens and sensitizers

PossiblePreservative-related irritation

Dr. Bronner's

Organic Sugar Soap Peppermint

PFAS grade

Excellent 75/100

Overall grade

Good 61/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 2

Material

Saponified plant oils, peppermint essential oil

Confidence

92%

PossibleFragrance allergens (peppermint essential oil)

ReportedEye and mucous membrane irritation

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag 1,4-dioxane (trace contamination), Fragrance allergens and sensitizers and Preservative-related irritation on the Dove 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 Dove.
  • The Dove is water, glycerin, and surfactant base 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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