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I was always under the impression that parodontax and sensodine are for treating something or other based on their marketing.
I use Kemphor by Verkos Laboratories an independent Spanish company and Ohlala by Ohlala Laboratories Paris, a France based business as the name suggests. I ended up using them because they both have toothpaste containing Xylitol, an ingredient that helps in killing bacteria, something that the megacorp brands obviously don't care about.
I do it the Japanese way, but I do need to see if P&G or J&J make the toothpaste I use when I eventually run out (I buy in bulk) and need to refill. Oddly, US toothpaste is an oft-requested gift when bringing things back from the US. My best guess is the formulations in some such as for whitening can't be sold here legally (but, as with many things, buying/importing for personal use is not illegal).
https://newteethbytom.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/8.a.-Toothpaste-Abrasiveness-Comparisons.pdf
For another morsel of information.
My current toothpaste is rated at 125
No-one mentioning the bright white set of teeth on the bottom woman? I think it's a neat detail!
Babushka just has such lovely white teeth.
Last year I learned from independent consumer product testing agencies that at least here in germany the best dental care is provided using the most basic and cheap toothpaste from discounter chains, so now I use those. So much cheaper, so much more toothpaste in the tube and actually doesn't secretly fuck your teeth up.
Can you elaborate more please? Or give us a link to the report.
https://www.test.de/Zahnpasta-im-Test-4607097-0/ german and 5โฌ for the data, but newspapers often share snippets of it for free
Thanks for the the link, I will look into it. However, personally, I would not trust Stiftung Warentest results that much. For few other products, I looked deep into how they score them (via their videos and articles and then other resources), and imo, their score didn't seem to reflect a lab-test result, but rather "how we feel about it" result (I can elaborate more if you are interested). Here, from first look, it is much better than its other tests, however, having 10% of score for packaging (it got higher from 5%) is annoying to me. For example, it says "Five experts test how well the packs open and shut": I mean... It is good know, but I rather would have a toothpaste that is better for my teeth and opens badly compared to a toothpaste that is terrible but opens nicely!
and actually doesn't secretly fuck your teeth up.
Well that's a ominous insinuation without proper sourcing.
I just meant some big name brand toothpastes being very abrasive to (imo) a point of detriment
Elmex isn't European anymore. It was founded in Switzerland, but was acquired by the American company Colgate-Palmolive in 2004.
And Sensodyne is the opposite, I think. Started as American.
In Italy, pasta del capitano
Elmex is owned by Colgate.
I havenโt used elemex since I was a kid and I still canโt get that taste out of my mouth. Urgh I hate it!
Sensodyne is the absolute shiiiit
Y y you brush your teeth with shit...Wait, are you Shooter McGavin?
Sensodyne supremacy!
I might be misremembering, but I don't think you're supposed to use Sensodyne every time you brush. Read the packaging, but I think it says to use it like every other day or something.
Without Sensodyne Iโd be fucked.
Sensodyne started to cause my mouth to peel and stopped working as well as it was so I had to find a different product. I found a product to used silver. Been using it a year without peeling and my sensitivity is much better. Sadly I cannot find a non US manufacturer. But there may be one out there.
I had a similar issue with normal toothpaste and it turned out it was sensitivity to sodium lauryl sulphate. While some sensodyne pastes have SLS in them, the proper sensitivity stuff with NOVAMIN in the ingredients doesnโt and my peeling mucosa is no more.
As the other person who replied to you said, Sodium Lauryl Sulphate (SLS) is likely the cause, it was for me. Sensodyne do a Pronamel range which doesn't contain SLS and I've been using it for a couple of years with no issues as a result.
Saaaaame ugh. Other toothpastes have Sodium Laurel Sulfate which gives me horrid mouth ulcers. Iโll shill for Sensodyne any day (as I did like an hour ago on another post hahaha)
I recently started using Ben and Anna ๐ฉ๐ช because it comes in a glass jar. Also deodorant in paste form in glass jar from 4starlings ๐ต๐ฑ
yes i am slavic everything must be in a glass jar like pickles ok
I use sodium bicarbonate with a dash of lemon juice and a finger.
I use Brasso. I apply it with a toilet brush jammed into a drill.
Omg a real Russian.
I use Happy Tabs from the Netherlands. Instead of coming in a tube, they are essentially mints in a jar but are made out of dehydrated toothpaste and fluoride. Just pop one in, chew it (don't swallow) and brush.
Super super convenient for camping also. That's why I tried them out. Been using them for 3 years or so
I massively appreciate all these memes highlighting American products.
Either I feel good that I've already fluked into buying more locally.
Or I realise I can do better, and I'm provided some alternatives.
Same. So much focus is going towards moving people from tech giants, which are important, but so much harder to move away from. Smaller things like this still make a difference and are far more easier for people to switch from than say, youtube for example.
Bring back the original Parodontax flavor!
Oxygenol = Finnish
A link to a reddit post? What was the point of lemmy, someone remind me...
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Sensodyne is GSK now. I love me some novamin but isn't that American?
Haleon plc (British) apparently owns Sensodyne now of days, which was a joint venture of GSK (owning 2/3rds) and Pfizer. GSK has sold most of their stake, and Pfizer sold their entire stake recently.
I use Oxygenol, a Finnish toothpaste.