Organic Sugar Soap Peppermint vs Amazon.com: Medix 5.5: Cleansers: which is safer?
Organic Sugar Soap Peppermint is our pick, better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Our pick
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
Medix
Amazon.com: Medix 5.5: Cleansers
PFAS grade
Excellent 75/100
Overall grade
Good 59/100
Verdict
Buy with care
Hazard flags
⚑ 4
Material
water-based cleansing solution, formulation unspecified
Confidence
45%
PossibleFormaldehyde-releasing preservatives
PossibleFragrance allergens (undisclosed components)
Possible1,4-dioxane (manufacturing impurity)
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 Medix.
- We flag Formaldehyde-releasing preservatives, Fragrance allergens (undisclosed components), 1,4-dioxane (manufacturing impurity) and Skin irritation from undisclosed actives on the Medix and not on the Dr. Bronner's.
- The Dr. Bronner's is Saponified plant oils, peppermint essential oil where the Medix is water-based cleansing solution, formulation unspecified, 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.
- We are less certain about the Medix grade, at 45% confidence against 92%, because it discloses less.
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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