Organic Sugar Soap Peppermint vs Moisturizing Body Wash with Glycerin & Vitamin E: which is safer?
Suave Moisturizing Body Wash with Glycerin & Vitamin E 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
Suave
Moisturizing Body Wash with Glycerin & Vitamin E
PFAS grade
Excellent 75/100
Overall grade
Good 67/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
⚑ 2
Material
aqueous surfactant blend, glycerin, vitamin E, preservatives
Confidence
78%
Possible1,4-dioxane contamination
PossibleFragrance allergens and undisclosed components
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 Suave.
- We flag 1,4-dioxane contamination and Fragrance allergens and undisclosed components on the Suave and not on the Dr. Bronner's.
- The Dr. Bronner's is Saponified plant oils, peppermint essential oil where the Suave is aqueous surfactant blend, glycerin, vitamin E, 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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