etee Peppermint Mulberry Silk Dental Floss
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Silk floss with candelilla wax and natural peppermint flavouring in a refillable glass jar, about $0.18 a yard. No detectable organic fluorine in a consumer lab screen of 39 flosses. Silk can shred, and the “peace silk” claim is unchecked.
Best for People who want a plastic-free floss with an outside PFAS screen behind it, and whose teeth are not so tight that silk breaks.
- Our rating
- Good (3.6 of 5)
- Price range
- Mid-range
- Size
- Glass jar with stainless steel lid and cutter; two 30 m (33 yd) spools, 60 m in all
approx. $12 with the glass jar and two 30 m spools
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How it scores Our rating, metric by metric
- Ingredients 40% of the rating 4 of 5
Three named materials, mulberry silk, candelilla wax and natural peppermint flavouring, with no plastic, dye or sweetener, but the flavouring is not named.
- Active ingredient 20% of the rating 3 of 5
No outside trial of this floss, and some reviewers on the maker’s store say silk shreds or breaks on tight teeth while others say it does not.
- Independent testing 15% of the rating 4 of 5
A consumer lab screen of 39 flosses found no detectable organic fluorine in etee’s silk floss, one sample under an older product name, for total fluorine only.
- Trust 10% of the rating 3 of 5
We found no Prop 65 notice or recall, but the page calls the silk “Ahimsa (peace) silk” and cruelty free without a certificate, and it blends “flavouring” and “peppermint oil” for the same ingredient.
- Value 15% of the rating 3 of 5
About $0.18 a yard ($12 for the jar and 60 m), twice Radius’s price per yard and close to Dental Lace’s.
The rating, 3.6 of 5, is the weighted average of these scores. See how we rank oral care and our standard.
What’s in it Every ingredient, in label order
- 100% mulberry silk floss
- Candelilla wax
- Natural peppermint flavouring (the page also calls it peppermint oil)
Who tested it What each test found, and who paid for it
- Independent Mamavation and Environmental Health News (the site earns affiliate income) September 2022
“Etee Plastic Free Biodegradable Silk Waxed Floss Mint Flavor”, which we take to be this product under an older name, had no detectable organic fluorine, a PFAS marker, in one sample at an EPA-certified lab. Oral-B Glide Pro-Health in the same screen measured 248,900 ppm. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Who paid, and why it matters
- Independent The tester took no money from the maker for it: a consumer group, a journalist, a university or a regulator.
- Paid certification An outside lab or certifier tested or listed it, and the maker paid for that.
- Maker’s own test A lab report or certificate of analysis the maker commissioned and published.
A certification is a floor, not a verdict: it checks what its program checks and nothing else. We weigh tests by someone with no stake in the result most.
What people ask Worries raised online and elsewhere, and what we found
- Does silk floss shred?
- Sometimes. The maker’s page does not mention it, but reviewers on its own store split: some with tight teeth say it works, others say it shreds or breaks. Dental Lace’s FAQ (opens in a new tab) says silk can shred on tight or uneven surfaces, which applies to silk in general.
- Is it really PFAS-free?
- Mamavation’s screen (opens in a new tab) found none in one sample. That tested total organic fluorine and not named PFAS, under the older name, and Mamavation is an advocacy outlet that earns affiliate income. Silk alone is no guarantee: the Wellnesse silk floss in the same screen showed 14 and 22 ppm. The maker makes no PFAS statement that we found.
- Is it “Ahimsa” or “peace” silk, and is that cruelty free?
- The page says the silk is made so the silkworm can leave the cocoon as a moth, and that the harvest is cruelty free. It names no certifier, and we could not verify the claim.
- Are the influencers who recommend it paid?
- We found no affiliate or ambassador page linked from etee’s product page, and could not read Reddit or social media, so we cannot say. The 412 reviews on its store are the maker’s own.
Why we chose it What put it on our list
- Three named materials: mulberry silk, candelilla wax and natural peppermint flavouring, in a glass jar with a stainless steel lid and cutter. There is no plastic in the floss or the jar.
- Mamavation and Environmental Health News found no detectable organic fluorine in its silk floss, a marker for PFAS, which is more than Dental Lace can show.
- Refills come in cornstarch bags and soy-ink boxes, and the maker says used floss can go in the compost.
Trade-offs What to weigh before you buy
- The lab result is one sample, under an older product name, in a screen for total organic fluorine run for an advocacy outlet that earns affiliate income.
- Silk can shred on tight teeth, and the page does not say so.
- The flavouring is not named, and the “peace silk” claim has no certificate behind it.
- About $0.18 a yard, twice Radius’s price per yard.
What to know Details worth knowing first
etee sells a silk floss with only three named materials: mulberry silk, candelilla wax and a natural peppermint flavouring. The jar is glass with a stainless steel lid, the refills come in cornstarch bags, and nothing in the box is plastic. That is the closest match here to what our oral-care criteria ask for from floss. See our guide to avoiding PFAS for why the fiber and wax matter.
It also has something Dental Lace lacks: an outside check. In a consumer lab screen of 39 flosses, an etee silk floss had no detectable organic fluorine, a PFAS marker, while another silk floss in the same screen did.
Silk can shred on tight teeth, and the “peace silk” claim is the maker’s alone. Treat the lab result as a good sign and not a guarantee: it is one sample, tested for total organic fluorine, under an older product name.
What we checked Each claim, and how sure we are of it
| What we checked | What we found |
|---|---|
| PFAS-free floss Verified | No detectable organic fluorine in one sample of “Etee Plastic Free Biodegradable Silk Waxed Floss Mint Flavor” in Mamavation’s screen. The maker makes no PFAS statement that we found. |
| Every ingredient listed Maker’s claim | Silk, candelilla wax and natural peppermint flavouring are named. The flavouring is not broken down. |
| Honest claims Not verified | “Ahimsa (peace) silk”, “cruelty free”, “completely biodegradable” and “plastic-free” are the maker’s words, and only the last is checkable by inspection. |
| Recalls and Prop 65 notices Verified | No Prop 65 notice naming etee found on 2026-10-23. We did not search court dockets for etee. |
What the labels mean
- Verified We opened an independent record that confirms it: a certifier’s listing, a regulator’s list or a lab report. It is linked under Sources.
- Maker’s claim The maker says so on its own page or label. We read it but found no independent record.
- Not verified We looked and could not confirm it, or the maker does not say. Treat it as unknown.
Sources Where our facts come from
- etee Peppermint Mulberry Silk Dental Floss: product page. Maker’s page. Materials, price, 60 m total and claims, seen 2026-10-23. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
- Mamavation and Environmental Health News: 39 dental floss products screened for organic fluorine (first published September 2022; products added August 2024). Test report. An EPA-certified lab, one sample per product, total organic fluorine only. Mamavation is an advocacy outlet with affiliate links. The tested name was “Etee Plastic Free Biodegradable Silk Waxed Floss Mint Flavor.” Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
- California Attorney General: Proposition 65 60-day notice search (etee). Certifier or regulator listing. No notice naming etee found on 2026-10-23. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
- Boronow et al. 2019: serum PFAS and exposure-related behaviors, including flossing with Oral-B Glide. Independent source. Why PTFE floss matters: 178 women, with higher levels of some PFAS among Glide users. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
- Worthington et al. 2019: home use of interdental cleaning devices in addition to toothbrushing (Cochrane review). Independent source. 35 trials, 3,929 adults. Low to very low certainty that floss helps; interdental brushes may do better. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Alternatives Other options to compare
- Dental Lace silk floss Silk with a plant-based wax and mint essential oil in a glass jar, about $18 for four spools. No PFAS test.
- Radius Vegan Sponge Floss Woven nylon with plant waxes, about $5 a spool, with a clean result in the same screen. Not plastic-free.