Organic Sugar Soap Peppermint vs Original Musk Bath & Shower Liquid Body Cleanser: which is safer?
Kiehl's Original Musk Bath & Shower Liquid Body Cleanser 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
Kiehl's
Original Musk Bath & Shower Liquid Body Cleanser
PFAS grade
Excellent 75/100
Overall grade
Good 67/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
⚑ 2
Material
aqueous body wash liquid
Confidence
78%
PossibleSynthetic fragrance allergens and sensitization
PossibleBacterial contamination or growth post-purchase
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 Kiehl's.
- We flag Synthetic fragrance allergens and sensitization and Bacterial contamination or growth post-purchase on the Kiehl's and not on the Dr. Bronner's.
- The Dr. Bronner's is Saponified plant oils, peppermint essential oil where the Kiehl's is aqueous body wash liquid, 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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