Body Wash vs Bagno Wellness Nourish Shower Gel: which is safer?
Irish Spring Body Wash is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Our pick
Irish Spring
Body Wash
PFAS grade
Excellent 75/100
Overall grade
Good 67/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
⚑ 2
Material
aqueous surfactant solution, no known PFAS-targeted additives
Confidence
85%
PossibleFragrance allergens and undisclosed components
PossibleSkin irritation from sodium lauryl sulfate
Palmolive
Bagno Wellness Nourish Shower Gel
PFAS grade
Excellent 75/100
Overall grade
Good 59/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
⚑ 4
Material
aqueous gel base, surfactants, fragrance
Confidence
78%
PossibleFragrance allergens and sensitizers
PossibleFormaldehyde releasers in preservative systems
Possible1,4-dioxane contamination in surfactants
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Fragrance allergens and undisclosed components and Skin irritation from sodium lauryl sulfate on the Irish Spring and not on the Palmolive.
- We flag Fragrance allergens and sensitizers, Formaldehyde releasers in preservative systems, 1,4-dioxane contamination in surfactants and Skin irritation from surfactant concentration on the Palmolive and not on the Irish Spring.
- The Irish Spring is aqueous surfactant solution, no known PFAS-targeted additives where the Palmolive is aqueous gel base, surfactants, fragrance, 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: 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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