Organic Sugar Soap Peppermint vs Red Body Wash Swagger: 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
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleFragrance allergens (peppermint essential oil)
ReportedEye and mucous membrane irritation
Old Spice
Red Body Wash Swagger
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleFragrance allergens and skin irritants
PossibleChemical preservative irritation
PossibleSodium laureth sulfate (SLES) dermal irritation at high 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 Old Spice.
- We flag Fragrance allergens and skin irritants, Chemical preservative irritation, Sodium laureth sulfate (SLES) dermal irritation at high concentration and 1,4-dioxane (byproduct of ethoxylation) on the Old Spice and not on the Dr. Bronner's.
- The Dr. Bronner's is Saponified plant oils, peppermint essential oil where the Old Spice is aqueous surfactants, fragrance, preservatives, 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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