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Dental Lace Refillable Silk Floss

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Dental Lace

Dental Lace

Refillable Silk Floss

Silk floss in a refillable glass dispenser instead of nylon or PTFE on a plastic spool, PFAS-free; a 1, noting silk is not vegan and the plant-based alternative is PLA, a bioplastic.

1 / 10 Low plastic footprint $$
Verified plastic-free

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 in the product and its packaging Plastic-free
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 shedding and leaching Doesn't shed
None; silk floss, no plastic
End of life: persistence and recovery Recovers well
Plastic-free; refillable glass dispenser. Recyclable, repairable, or genuinely recovered; low persistence.
Plastic-derived chemicals of concern No leaching concern
No PFAS, PTFE, BPA, or other leaching plastics in food or heat contact.
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's inside

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

Attributes

What this product is, at a glance.

Plastic-FreeCompostableRefillable

Certifications

None listed. We only show independent third-party certifications we can verify with the issuing body, and this product does not currently hold any.

About Dental Lace

Dental Lace is a small, independent company from Maine that makes refillable dental floss in reusable glass and stainless steel jars, founded by Jodi Breau after she saw a gap for a genuinely low-waste floss. The floss comes in silk and plant-based vegan options with compostable refill bags.

The company's mission is to rid the planet of plastic floss while keeping oral care simple, and it passed to a new owner in 2025. Its claims, such as compostable floss and mostly recycled paperboard packaging, are stated by the brand rather than tied to a named certifier, so it is best understood as a refillable, low-waste system rather than a certified one.

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Melissa Walker, founder of Thriving Sustainably

Hi, I’m Melissa-founder of Thriving Sustainably

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.