Silk Dental Floss 30m – PFAS-Free & Plastic-Free

• 30m of natural mulberry silk floss
• 100% plastic-free product and packaging
• PFAS-free, confirmed by independent laboratory testing
• 100% bio-based, confirmed by independent laboratory testing
• Available with candelilla wax or beeswax coating
• Finished with mint essential oil
• Biodegradable cardboard dispenser and outer packaging
• Not vegan – silk is an animal-derived fibre
• Buy 6 or more and save

Is this silk floss PFAS-free?
Yes. Independent laboratory testing confirms our silk floss is PFAS-free and 100% bio-based.

Is silk floss biodegradable or compostable?
Our floss is made from natural mulberry silk and contains no plastic. We don’t hold a compostability certification, so we describe what it’s made from rather than making a certified compostable claim.

Is this floss completely plastic-free?
Yes. The floss is natural mulberry silk rather than nylon or PTFE, and the dispenser and packaging are also plastic-free.

Can silk floss break in very tight teeth?
It can. Natural silk behaves differently from synthetic floss and may occasionally fray or snap in very tight contacts. Ease it gently between the teeth using a slow side-to-side motion rather than forcing or snapping it down.

What is silk floss and how is it different from regular floss?
Silk floss is dental floss made from natural silk fibres rather than synthetic fibres such as nylon or PTFE. Our floss is made from mulberry silk, with either a candelilla wax or beeswax coating and mint essential oil. It contains no plastic.

Is this Peace Silk or Ahimsa Silk?
No. We don’t describe our silk as “Peace” or “Ahimsa” silk. Those terms generally refer to silk collected after the moth has emerged from the cocoon, but there is no universal independent certification that verifies the claim.

Allowing the moth to emerge also breaks the cocoon’s continuous silk filament into shorter fibres, which can produce a weaker silk thread. There are also questions about whether the process removes animal-welfare concerns altogether, including what happens to the moths and excess offspring after emergence.

For those reasons, we prefer to tell customers exactly what our floss is made from rather than make a “cruelty-free silk” claim.

Is silk dental floss available in Australia?
Yes. The Turtle Tribe is an Australian business and ships our PFAS-free silk dental floss Australia-wide.

Is silk floss suitable for vegans?
No. The floss itself is made from silk, which is animal-derived, so it is not vegan.

What does PFAS-free mean for dental floss?
PFAS are a large group of synthetic chemicals often called “forever chemicals” because many are highly persistent in the environment.

Some conventional dental flosses have used PFAS-containing materials or coatings to help the floss glide between teeth, and independent consumer testing has identified PFAS-related fluorine in some mainstream floss products.

Our silk floss has been independently laboratory tested and confirmed PFAS-free. Instead, we use natural wax coatings – candelilla wax or beeswax – to help the floss glide between teeth.

Natural silk behaves differently from synthetic floss. In very tight contacts it can occasionally fray or snap, and there can be some natural variation between batches.

Ease the floss gently between close teeth using a slow side-to-side motion rather than forcing or snapping it down.

If you have particularly tight spaces between your teeth, we recommend our beeswax-coated silk floss. It is the thinnest, smoothest and strongest silk floss we can make.

Our floss is made from natural mulberry silk rather than nylon, PTFE or other synthetic plastic fibres.

The floss, cardboard dispenser and outer packaging contain no plastic, and independent laboratory testing confirms the floss is 100% bio-based.

As a member of 1% for the Planet, The Turtle Tribe donates 1% of sales to environmental organisations.

Pair your silk floss with our bamboo toothbrushes and toothpaste tablets.