Organic Sugar Soap Peppermint vs 5.5 - Shower Gel & Body Wash - 12 Products: 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
5.5 - Shower Gel & Body Wash - 12 Products
PFAS grade
Excellent 75/100
Overall grade
Good 59/100
Verdict
Buy with care
Hazard flags
⚑ 4
Material
aqueous gel body wash, water-based formulation
Confidence
72%
PossibleFragrance allergens and sensitizers
PossibleFormaldehyde releasers (preservative system)
Possible1,4-dioxane as a manufacturing byproduct
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 Fragrance allergens and sensitizers, Formaldehyde releasers (preservative system), 1,4-dioxane as a manufacturing byproduct and Microbial contamination or degradation over time 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 aqueous gel body wash, water-based 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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