Body Wash vs Feel Active 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
Radox
Feel Active Shower Gel
PFAS grade
Excellent 75/100
Overall grade
Good 63/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
⚑ 3
Material
aqueous gel base, surfactants, glycerin, botanical extracts
Confidence
78%
Possible1,4-dioxane (potential trace contaminant)
PossibleFormaldehyde releasers (preservative additives)
PossibleFragrance allergens and sensitizers
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 Radox.
- We flag 1,4-dioxane (potential trace contaminant), Formaldehyde releasers (preservative additives) and Fragrance allergens and sensitizers on the Radox and not on the Irish Spring.
- The Irish Spring is aqueous surfactant solution, no known PFAS-targeted additives where the Radox is aqueous gel base, surfactants, glycerin, botanical extracts, 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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