Organic Sugar Soap Peppermint vs Men's Moisture Blast Body Wash: which is safer?

Irish Spring Men's Moisture Blast Body Wash is our pick, better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.

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

Our pick

Irish Spring Men's Moisture Blast Body Wash

Irish Spring

Men's Moisture Blast Body Wash

PFAS grade

Excellent 75/100

Overall grade

Good 63/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

aqueous liquid surfactant formulation

Confidence

72%

Possible1,4-dioxane (synthesis byproduct)

PossibleFragrance allergens (undisclosed components)

PossibleSkin irritation from surfactant concentration

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag Fragrance allergens (peppermint essential oil) and Eye and mucous membrane irritation on the Dr. Bronner's and not on the Irish Spring.
  • We flag 1,4-dioxane (synthesis byproduct), Fragrance allergens (undisclosed components) and Skin irritation from surfactant concentration on the Irish Spring and not on the Dr. Bronner's.
  • The Dr. Bronner's is Saponified plant oils, peppermint essential oil where the Irish Spring is aqueous liquid surfactant formulation, 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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