Advice on best toothpaste please

shelly

Hi I done a quick search on Google and found these....

http://www.seeknatural.co.uk/category-TO.html they have a citrus one amongst others....I might try that myself.

http://www.healthbiz.co.uk/neways/neways_dental_care/neways_dental_care.htm
they have a non minty paste but its quite expensive.

http://www.goodnessdirect.co.uk/cgi-local/frameset/detail/879984.html this is mint with lemon....maybe he won't taste the mint??

http://www.gogreen.cellande.co.uk/shop/products/one/body.htm these do a lemon one and an anise one.

http://www.pharmacy2u.co.uk/product.asp?id=AQZML75 another lemon and mint one but I'm sure you can get this from supermarkets.

Hope these help....

shelly

Savvy_Sue

Paul_Varjak wrote:

If only I could add that to your signature!

:rotfl: Don't you think my sig is long enough already? But note I've been very restrained in asking for suggestions about what to do about my DS's other little problem! Hoping he'll grow out of it!

lswwong

A small update ...

I was in John Lewis on Oxford Street (London) yesterday and thought I would pop by their toiletries department to have a look. Apparently, a helpful sales lady informed me, JL have stopped stocking toothpastes since about 3 weeks ago.

Oh crumbs!

Becles

Savvy_Sue wrote:

:rotfl: Don't you think my sig is long enough already? But note I've been very restrained in asking for suggestions about what to do about my DS's other little problem! Hoping he'll grow out of it!

He might do. I was very sweaty as a teenager, even though I washed regular and used deodorant every day. I was banned from removing my shoes in the same room as other family members. We had a touring caravan, and on holidays my shoes had to live outside

Thankfully I'm not sweaty now and my shoes don't smell anymore!

Savvy_Sue

Becles wrote:

He might do. I was very sweaty as a teenager, even though I washed regular and used deodorant every day. I was banned from removing my shoes in the same room as other family members. We had a touring caravan, and on holidays my shoes had to live outside

Thankfully I'm not sweaty now and my shoes don't smell anymore!

Actually I was meaning he might grow out his current dislike of soap, water and deodorant! I've gone to great lengths to buy non-smelly deodorant and encourage him to wash and use it, because I know he doesn't like the fact that most of his friends stink of Lynx. But there are times when I feel like I'm fighting a losing battle! And summer's coming: his blazer will announce itself to the world from halfway down the garden path (it lives in the porch, not allowed in the house!)

Update: today I bought mint and lemon, mint and apple (what he's had until now) and mint and watermelon toothpaste in Boots, buy 3 get 1 free. And went into Lush and decided that even when they get the toothpaste in, at £2.50 for a titchy titchy tube, he can live without it, although I may get a tube for his Christmas stocking! Will keep looking for not-at-all-minty toothpaste, but no rush now as he is well supplied!

Many thanks for everyone's help, I knew I'd get lots of ideas from you chaps (and there is surely a gap in the market for anyone wanting to set up in business!). The doggy toothpaste does sound very tempting, Toothsmith, I may pop into the vet next time I'm passing!

Debt_Free_Chick

Euthymol - tastes like TCP :eek:

Elgydium - tastes like antiseptic :eek:

Retardex - tastes like the wash the hygenist has

All available in Boots et al, but at a cost of about £8 :eek: :eek:

sd8974

Hi,

It's a simple question: Are cheap(er) toothpastes as good as the top brands?

For example, how would the Asda own brand "total care - stripe - with antibacterial action" @ 58p for 100ml compare with "Colgate Total Fresh Stripe" @ £1.68 for 100ml? It's not the smartprice, really cheap version, yet it's still a hell of a lot cheaper...

Shane.

Toothsmith

Probably.

The only thing I'd be worried about is the abrasiveness of them. I imagine this would only be a real problem in the cheaper 'whitening' toothpastes though.

Colgate & co do have expensive advertising budgets that have to be paid for somehow!

mr_fishbulb

Look for the active ingredients - these are the ones that matter. If they are the same amounts (should be sodium flouride or something) then they should be fine.

As toothsmith says with the well known brands you are not paying more for the actual toothpaste, but for the advertising.

I normally use boots own toothpaste. Looks alright although I'm going for my dentist checkup in a month - I'll let you know then.

Teerah

mr_fishbulb wrote:

Look for the active ingredients - these are the ones that matter. If they are the same amounts (should be sodium flouride or something) then they should be fine.

As toothsmith says with the well known brands you are not paying more for the actual toothpaste, but for the advertising.

I normally use boots own toothpaste. Looks alright although I'm going for my dentist checkup in a month - I'll let you know then.

Absolutely worth comparing the ingredients, many cheaper brands will have lower fluoride levels I've noticed