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Dental Lace Refillable Silk Floss

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Dental Lace

Dental Lace

Refillable Silk Floss

Silk floss instead of nylon or PTFE, in refillable glass and PFAS-free; a 1.

Verified plastic-free
Plastic-FreePFAS-FreeCompostableRefillable
1 / 10 Low plastic footprint $$

Biodegradable silk floss in a refillable glass dispenser, so you buy refills, not new packaging. PFAS-free. (Silk is not vegan; Dental Lace also sells a plant-based PLA version, which is a bioplastic.)

How this score breaks down

Plastic chemicals that leach from the material No leaching concern
No PFAS, PTFE, BPA, or other leaching plastics in food or heat contact.
Plastic in the item itself Little to no plastic
Biodegradable silk floss wound in a refillable glass dispenser, so you buy refills rather than new plastic. A plant-based PLA version exists, which is a bioplastic.
Microplastic and microfibre shedding Doesn't shed
None; silk floss, no plastic
End of life and packaging Recyclable or compostable
Plastic-free; refillable glass dispenser
Transparency and verification Fully disclosed
Material disclosed; PFAS-free stated

Strengths

  • Biodegradable silk floss instead of nylon or PTFE floss
  • Refillable glass dispenser cuts packaging waste
  • PFAS-free, unlike many conventional flosses

Trade-offs

  • Silk is an animal product, so it is not vegan
  • A plant-based PLA version exists, but PLA is a bioplastic

What it's made of

Biodegradable silk floss wound in a refillable glass dispenser, so you buy refills rather than new plastic. A plant-based PLA version exists, which is a bioplastic.

PartMaterial
FlossMulberry silk, lightly waxed, biodegradable
DispenserRefillable glass with a metal cap

Free of Nylon floss, PTFE/PFAS coating, plastic dispenser

Packaging
Plastic-free; refillable glass dispenser
Microplastics
None; silk floss, no plastic

About Dental Lace

Dental Lace makes biodegradable silk floss in a refillable glass dispenser, so you buy refills rather than new packaging. It states its floss is PFAS-free.

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Melissa Walker, founder of Thriving Sustainably

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Melissa Walker is the founder of Thriving Sustainably. A mom who started reading the labels after learning how much microplastic ends up in our bodies, she co-leads the environmental pillar of a Fortune 500 company’s employee sustainability program and rates brands against public certification databases so families can lower their microplastic exposure without the guesswork.