How keen would you be to use a toothpaste made of ground oxen hooves, combined with bitter tasting yet agreeably aromatic myrrh, eggshells, and cement-like, mildly earth-flavouring? Be thankful you didn’t live in Egypt 3000BC.
These days, people prefer toothpaste with natural ingredients and eco-friendly options, designed to solve specific dental issues while fitting into a busy lifestyle, all for maintaining clean teeth.
Toothpaste Trends in 2024
- Sustainable and Eco-friendly
Toothpaste tubes take up to 500 years to biodegrade. On average, one person will throw away three hundred and six tubes over a lifetime. It’s not surprising then that the most notable trend is consumers are looking for sustainable and eco-friendly products. - Toothpaste tablets
The most common toothpaste type is paste. Liquid and solid versions are now also available. One solid version are toothpaste tablets.- Pros: Someone once said that Coleman’s Mustard made their money from the mustard left on the side of people’s plates. A similar thing can be said for toothpaste. But when you use a toothpaste tablet there is no wastage. This includes the container as that is able to be refilled or recycled. Toothpaste tablets are good substitutes if you want to brush your teeth after every meal or snack.
- Cons: If you use toothpaste tablets you may not be getting enough fluoride to sustain tooth health, and a lack of fluoride can actually cause cavities. Because the product is a tablet, you will be crushing them with your molars. The rest of your teeth won’t benefit as much as when you brush your teeth. It would be best to combine tablets during the day and toothpaste morning and night. Or crush the tablets in your mouth and then use a wet toothbrush to ensure all your teeth are cleaned.
- Toothpaste Gels and Liquids
Liquid toothpastes can come in pure liquid form, or gel form, which turns to liquid as soon as it touches your teeth. Liquid toothpastes come in mouthwash-like bottles, or spray bottles which, unlike other toothpastes, are edible, so you can use it to clean your pets’ teeth. - Specific dental problem solutions
Some people don’t want fluoride in their toothpaste, some hate mint, some have very sensitive teeth. People are much pickier about what they want from their toothpaste – fresh breath, whitening, haemostasis – preventing bleeding gums, strengthening of teeth, repairing gums, antibacterial effect, anti-ulcer, anti-sensitivity, treating inflammation, removing calcified dental plaque, and removing stains. - Flavourings
Mint has been the most common flavour for toothpaste since 1870. Now, other ‘natural’ flavours are available such as herbal flavours, and honey. Depending on the brand, ‘herbal’ might just be flavouring or eucalyptus and fennel extracts. There’s also flavours that have no business being in toothpaste, such as bacon, birthday cake, vanilla ice cream, cinnamon, and coconut. If you really don’t want flavoured toothpaste, you can also buy flavourless toothpaste.
With all these options available, there is no excuse for not brushing your teeth. Keeping your own teeth in the best condition possible should be a life goal.
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