Advice on best toothpaste please

amethystdove

Sainsburys do an own brand blue gel one, really nice.

foreign_correspondent

another vote for the lidl herb flavour here!

Toothsmith

Justamum wrote: »

Toothpaste is one thing I won't compromise on. I buy mine in the health food shops because I prefer to buy the non-fluoridated type.

Well that's just about the biggest compromise you can make! It's the most useful ingredient.

LondonDiva

I did a family fortune survey thing of about 30 dentists at work one day and nearly all of them said they used Colgate Total:D:D:D:D

Justamum

Toothsmith wrote: »

Well that's just about the biggest compromise you can make! It's the most useful ingredient.

Moot point. It is a toxic waste product of the aluminium and fertiliser industries. I'd rather my children didn't ingest it thanks. Apart from anything else too much causes fluorosis of the teeth. My children don't have any fillings, and I attribute that to the fact that I have never bought them "sticky" sweets which stick to the teeth and they brush properly. I also refuse to buy anything labelled "toothkind" or "sugar free" because artificial sweeteners are also toxic.

Toothsmith

Justamum wrote: »

Moot point. It is a toxic waste product of the aluminium and fertiliser industries.

No it isn't, that's complete urban myth invented by anti-fluoridation nutters.

The only thing put into toothpaste (Or water in the few areas where it is added) is
pharmaceutically pure flouride salts. They aren't the 'waste product' of anything.

Too much fluoride does indeed cause fluorosis, but even in water fluoridated areas incidence of this to a degree visible to the naked eye in normal light is rare, and would only follow chronic over-consumption, such as kids routinely putting way too much toothpaste on a brush, and swallowing most of it, or kids regularly eating toothpaste.

Smickan

scrimperjan wrote: »

Thanks everyone - We have a Boyes and a Wilkinsons in my nearest town so I'll try Ted's recommendations first. (You must live in my area, Ted - Boyes are a local store aren't they?)

Boyes are everywhere - or so I believe I know there's one in Louth and Grimsby anywho (Ooooh, ETA they're actually a northern thing, I never knew that - http://www.boyes.co.uk/stores/store_finder.html)

Poundshop would be a good place to try for brandnames cheaply me thinks.

jinny

I'm really on the bones at the minute and needed toothpaste. I bought Morrisons Betterbuy toothpaste 23p a tube today. Is it ok? it feels a bit gritty and not very minty tasting. Anyone use it or got any thoughts?

Toothsmith

If it has fluoride in it, then I can't see it doing much harm.

The Colgates etc with their antibacterials are better, but a cheapy for a while won't loose you your teeth.

It's more the time spent brushing that does the good rather than what's on the brush.

EC12345

Hi Guys

I am new to the board. Can I just say that I love reading all your comments and tips. Have already started to get some ideas on how to save.

Am trying to cut down on my weekly shopping bill - now I normally buy Colgate (normally get the BOGOF but sometimes that is still around £3.50) or other leading brand toothpaste but thought that I would try Sainbury's/Tesco's/Superdrug's own brand. I go to the dentist every six months and was told by my dentist that as long as I have checkups, it does not really matter what toothpaste you use.

Any ideas?

Thanks.

xx