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Home » Personal Care » Oral Care » Dental Floss

Tom's of Maine Natural Flossing Ribbon

Tom's of Maine

dental floss

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Tom's of Maine Natural Flossing Ribbon

3.7

This product scores above average in dental floss

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Tom's of Maine Natural Flossing Ribbon

6.7

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Tom's of Maine Natural Flossing Ribbon

Rank: 7 out of 175 dental flosses · Company: Tom's of Maine

8.0

Health

This product contains one or more ingredients that raise a low level of health concern.

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8.0

Human Health Impacts [-]
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  10
  
  Ingredient Disclosure [+]
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    10
    
    Adequacy of Ingredient Disclosure
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  8.0
  
  Level of Health Concern of Ingredients [-]
  Low Concern
  
  Acacia Gum

6.3

Environment

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6.3

Core Company Environmental Performance [-]
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  7.0
  
  Resource Use [+]
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    ✔
    
    10
    
    Energy [+]
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      10
      
      Energy [+]
      - ?
        
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        10
        
        Policies and Practices [+]
        
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        ✔
        
        10
        
        Energy Awards and Certifications
        
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        ✔
        
        7.0
        
        Energy Policies and Practices
  - ?
    
    ✔
    
    7.0
    
    Materials [+]
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      ✔
      
      7.0
      
      Materials [+]
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        7.0
        
        Materials Policy
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    ✔
    
    4.0
    
    Water [+]
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      4.0
      
      Water [+]
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        4.0
        
        Water Policies and Practices
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  ✔
  
  6.4
  
  Transparency
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  6.1
  
  Environmental Management [+]
  - ?
    
    ✔
    
    6.1
    
    Governance [+]
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      7.0
      
      Supply Chain [+]
      - ?
        
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        7.0
        
        Supply Chain [+]
        
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        ✔
        
        7.0
        
        Supply Chain Policies and Practices
    - ?
      
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      6.0
      
      Policies [+]
      - ?
        
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        6.0
        
        Policies [+]
        
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        6.0
        
        Policies and Practices
    - ?
      
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      5.0
      
      Reporting [+]
      - ?
        
        ✔
        
        5.0
        
        Reporting [+]
        
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        ✔
        
        5.0
        
        Reporting Policies and Practices
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  ✔
  
  5.6
  
  Environmental Impacts [+]
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    ✔
    
    6.0
    
    Biodiversity [+]
    - ?
      
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      6.0
      
      Biodiversity Policies and Practices
  - ?
    
    ✔
    
    5.5
    
    Emissions [+]
    - ?
      
      ✔
      
      10
      
      Greenhouse Gases [+]
      - ?
        
        ✔
        
        10
        
        Policies and Practices [+]
        
        ?
        
        ✔
        
        10
        
        Greenhouse Gas Awards and Certifications
        
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        ✔
        
        6.0
        
        Greenhouse Gas Policies and Practices
    - ?
      
      ✔
      
      4.0
      
      Waste Policies and Practices
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      4.0
      
      Air Pollution Policies and Practices
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      4.0
      
      Water Pollution Policies and Practices

5.9

Society

This company's social policies, practices and performance are average.

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5.9

Core Company Social Performance [-]
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  7.3
  
  Transparency
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  6.4
  
  Management [+]
  - ?
    
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    6.4
    
    Governance [+]
    - ?
      
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      7.0
      
      Supply Chain Policies and Practices
    - ?
      
      ✔
      
      7.0
      
      Social Governance Policies and Practices
    - ?
      
      ✔
      
      5.0
      
      Social Issue Reporting Policies and Practices
- ?
  
  ✔
  
  5.8
  
  Workers [+]
  - ?
    
    ✔
    
    8.0
    
    Policies and Practices
  - ?
    
    ✔
    
    6.0
    
    Occupational Health & Safety Policies and Practices
  - ?
    
    ✔
    
    5.0
    
    Diversity and Equal Opportunity Policies and Practices
  - ?
    
    ✔
    
    4.4
    
    Human Rights [+]
    - ?
      
      ✔
      
      5.0
      
      Indigenous Rights Policies and Practices
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      5.0
      
      Human Rights Policies and Practices
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      4.0
      
      Forced and Compulsory Labor Policies and Practices
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      4.0
      
      Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining Policies and Practices
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      4.0
      
      Child Labor Policies and Practices
- ?
  
  ✔
  
  5.0
  
  Consumers [+]
  - ?
    
    ✔
    
    6.0
    
    Customer Health & Safety Policies and Practices
  - ?
    
    ✔
    
    4.0
    
    Marketing Policies and Practices
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  ✔
  
  5.0
  
  Community [+]
  - ?
    
    ✔
    
    5.0
    
    Community Relations Policies and Practices
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    ✔
    
    5.0
    
    Stakeholder Engagement Policies and Practices

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Ingredients

Beeswax

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10
Carnauba Wax

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10
Spearmint Oil

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10
Jojoba Wax

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Acacia Gum

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8.0
Myrrh Extract

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10
Propolis

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About the company

Parent Company:

Colgate-Palmolive Company

Other Products made include:

baby toothpaste, bar soap, body spray, and liquid hand soap. 136 Tom's of Maine products have GoodGuide ratings. See the list »

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Certifications and listings

Safe Cosmetics Pledge

Coming Clean Campaign Endorsement Status

Leaping Bunny Certified

Member of Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO)

PETA Animal Treatment Assessment

Climate Counts: Striding

EPA 100% Green Power Purchasers

EPA Safer Detergents Stewardship Initiative - Champions

Top 50 Companies for Diversity

Ethisphere Most Ethical Companies

EPA Green Power Partner

GRI Sustainability Reporting

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ISO 14001

EPA Design for the Environment Certified

Green America Seal of Approval

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