Cheap toothpaste vs branded?

polomints

Why the !!!! you you skimp on toothpaste, it's about £1 and lasts for months.

MysteryMe

How much you get through depends on how many people are in the household and how often teeth are cleaned during the day. If the OP wants to source from a cheaper retailer then that is what this board is for!

geordie_joe

polomints wrote: »

Why the !!!! you you skimp on toothpaste, it's about £1 and lasts for months.

Yours might be £1 and last for months, but the OP says she buys Colgate Total. Normally around £3 but she buys it when it's 2 for £4 and 2 tubes last a month.

Perhaps you could help her by pointing her in the direction of the toothpaste you use?

ThinkPink

I have one particular tooth which is very sensitive and I have found Arm and Hammer sensitive extra white really helps with this particular tooth. I usually stock up a few tubes at a time when its on offer (in places such as B and M or Home bargains) for £1. The only other sensitive toothpastes I have previously found helped were Sensodyne or Colgate Sensitive Pro relief but these tend to be more expensive.

terra_ferma

Squirrel85 wrote: »

Thanks all. He wont drop from total to normal Colgate i'm afraid. I was hoping someone as fussy as he is might be able to offer a 'just as good' suggestion.

I bought a 60p Lidl one the other day and must admit my teeth don't feel as clean and i had to brush harder for longer.

I will keep a look out in poundland but i'm hardly ever near a town. perhaps if i see total there i will have to stock up.

I have to say that having used toothpastes from the cheapest to the ridiculously expensive (colgate pro senstive whatever must have gold particles in it..., corsodyl you pay a fortune just because of the name etc etc), I've never noticed any difference in how the tooth are cleaned, the taste and the appearance vary a lot, some have sparkling bits in them, some look like gray mud...
However if your aim is to have the cleanest teeth, an electric toothbrush makes a huge difference, mine was recommended by my dentist and I never looked back (don't need a fancy one, an Oral B professional care 1000 is as powerful as the more expensive ones, 40,000 pulsations and 8,800 sweeps per minute is as powerful as it gets, not matter how much you pay )

SailorSam

Morrisons own are all under £1, i'm sure they do one for sensetive teeth.

nackyy200

yaa i am also used colgate it make my teath healthy.

terra_ferma

nackyy200 wrote: »

yaa i am also used colgate it make my teath healthy.

oh dear here we are again, people posting random, poorly written rubbish to up their post count.

JIL

My dentist always has free samples on the counter, its nearly always colegate sensitive total. I am often told take as many as you want and I dont need telling twice!! I do pay for a dental plan though so i like to think its included in my £15 per month fee.
The dentist always recommends colegate and an oral b sensitive toothbrush for me.

SquirrelNutkins

I dont see much difference between cheap vs more expensive toothpastes. Just check the labels and compare, most have the same cr*p in them. Sorry, I know this isnt particularly helpful for OPs question, but maybe it´ll help someone else.