Organic Sugar Soap Peppermint vs Kiehl's Body Washes & Shower Gels for sale: which is safer?

Kiehl's Body Washes & Shower Gels for sale 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

Kiehls

Kiehl's Body Washes & Shower Gels for sale

PFAS grade

Excellent 75/100

Overall grade

Good 71/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 1

Material

water, glycerin, surfactants, fragrance

Confidence

82%

PossibleFragrance allergens and contact sensitization

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 Kiehls.
  • We flag Fragrance allergens and contact sensitization on the Kiehls and not on the Dr. Bronner's.
  • The Dr. Bronner's is Saponified plant oils, peppermint essential oil where the Kiehls is water, glycerin, surfactants, fragrance, 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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