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It's time to end the US hegemony on.... oral health. Send me your toothpaste and toothbrush (electric or otherwise) recommendations from Europe.

a year ago by mannycalavera to c/buyeuropean

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moody 16 points a year ago

Sensodyne is a British brand

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Bakkoda 6 points a year ago

Consumer Healthcare/Haleon own the brand and roughly 250 million tubes of various Haleon toothpastes come out of Greene county in New York, USA.

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dave 2 points a year ago

dam it anyway, where did you find this out? i switched to their aquafresh toothpaste recently because they were the only other option apart from colegate in the tesco i shop at, and i also read an article from last year that they were relocating the toothpaste manufacturing from somewhere in the uk to slovakia, so i thought i was sorted but maybe not

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Bakkoda 2 points a year ago

Aquafresh SKU isn't made in NY much (if at all) anymore.

I know because I'm currently contracting at that exact location and i know all the numbers, skus and other locations. Slovakia (Levice is the newest, biggest, bestest) and Mexico are the other two major mfg sites. Maidenhead just closed recently or is being phased out.

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noxypaws -2 points a year ago

but they Brexited

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BeardedGingerWonder 13 points a year ago

We haven't left the continent.

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Jackhammer_Joe 2 points a year ago

Yet!

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mannycalavera 12 points a year ago

Don't be a cunt. This community is for discussion of European (as in the continent including Switzerland) alternatives to US products and services. Not a circle jerk about Brexit and the EU.

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noxypaws 3 points a year ago

fair point, my bad.

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BenchpressMuyDebil 3 points a year ago

posts on buyeuropean@feddit.>>>UK<<<

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passenger 8 points a year ago

Jordan

Philips

Oxygenol

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BeardedGingerWonder 7 points a year ago

Braun

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Caves_of_steel 3 points a year ago

Braun is part of gillete which in turn is part of procter and Gamble - aka US companies

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cyberslask 7 points a year ago

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huppakee 7 points a year ago

Not sure what your budget is or how widely available these brands are but I like ecodenta ( https://ecodenta.nl/ only Dutch?) and the humble co (https://www.thehumble.co/).

Currently using a braun/oral-b one myself which I plan to use until it breaks, but I can share with you two companies I like are smyle (https://wesmyle.com/) and smile brush+ (https://smilebrushplus.com/ only German apparently), but haven't a clue how good they are.

I heard people satisfied with Philips electric tooth brush, but haven't used it myself.

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DmMacniel 6 points a year ago

smile brush+ (https://smilebrushplus.com/ only German apparently),

sounds good [looking at their website] ugh, why is it an USB-A connector instead of USB Type C :(

Would love to ditch my Oral B sonic brush, when it breaks down, and its proprietary charger.

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huppakee 3 points a year ago

I only know them because I tried their tooth paste when I was in Germany and they didn't have ecodenta and the packaging looked good. But so far my experience has been good enough to share it, so that says something I guess

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DmMacniel 2 points a year ago

and thanks for sharing it!

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Fanmion 3 points a year ago

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BenchpressMuyDebil 3 points a year ago

Props on USB-C vs proprietary. I currently own a Chinese Soocas brush that I bought only because it has USB-C. It's just so simple. No stupid proprietary magnetic system that stops charging due to copper contact points getting oxidized.

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ChaoticNeutralCzech 6 points a year ago

Curaprox 🇨🇭

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FediWouter 4 points a year ago

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mannycalavera 1 point a year ago

I was looking into the Sonicare range. Would you recommend? How expensive are the replacement heads?

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FediWouter 2 points a year ago

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mannycalavera 1 point a year ago

Awesome thank you so much 🙏

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FediWouter 1 point a year ago

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JustEnoughDucks 4 points a year ago

Happy tabs! (happy-tabs.com, not happy tabs.com) Toothpaste tablets with fluoride, because they aren't anti-vaxxers like many toothpaste tablets

They are as expensive as the more expensive toothpaste because you can't stretch them out by just using less since you need 1 tablet, but they have 0 plastic packaging, the tablets are amazing for camping, they have 2 sizes of glass containers and the refills are just in paper and cardboard, they have actual reasonable subscription delivery periods and amounts, and they have versions with charcoal of that's your thing.

(You can find the standard jars, but not refills at Dille and Kamille in Belgium/NL)

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ijon_the_human 1 point a year ago

How do they feel when brushing your teeth?

I've been meaning to try them on hiking trips.

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JustEnoughDucks 2 points a year ago

I mean, it isn't as thick as normal toothpaste, and the taste is different (like every brand switch of toothpaste to be honest), but they got a new formula for much much harder tablets in the beginning of 2025 more like real mints, so they don't get powdery or fall apart like they sometimes used to.

It doesn't sit on your teeth as much after you spit before you rinse, I find, but sometimes you get tiny grits in the molars from chewing them if you don't brush them out well enough.

I find it completely fine, just took a few uses to get used to.

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ijon_the_human 1 point a year ago

Interesting! I'll give them a go.

Also, got curious: How many ducks would you say is just enough?

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bestboyfriendintheworld 4 points a year ago

Happybrush makes fantastic electric toothbrushes. They work great, look nice, and are environmentally friendly.

They also have toothpaste.

German company

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qyron 4 points a year ago

Try store brand first. I have first hand experience with Lidl and it's good. But then again, my mouth is very tolerant regarding care.

From my country, Portugal, I can recommend Pasta Medicinal Couto.

It's a staple from decades ago. Never used it but people who do swear by it.

And after this, I think I have to try it.

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Akasazh 3 points a year ago

I buy store brand dm toothpaste for a euro a piece.

I use a Boom Brush electric toothbrush, which is a Dutch company. I use happybrush brushes on there, which is better than the boombrush ones, I would advice against buying the happybrush, though as I had two die within two months.

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AngusTheNerd 3 points a year ago

Georganics is a UK producer of dental products I'm rather fond of. They make the effort to be as environmentally responsible as possible. I use their toothpaste tablets to great effect.

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mannycalavera 2 points a year ago

Looks great. I wonder if these come with a travel box?

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AngusTheNerd 2 points a year ago

The toothpaste tablets come with a little jar you can take in your carry-on luggage. Any boxes for travel would probably be sold seperatly.

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barsoap 3 points a year ago

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ooli2 1 point a year ago

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Rylam 1 point a year ago

Pimpant Toothpath, made in France and it's a powder, you mix it at home with water in a reusable bottle. I'm not sure if they sell internationaly

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BenchpressMuyDebil 2 points a year ago

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dwazou 0 points a year ago

Aquafresh is owned by Unilever, which is British.

I despise funding the UK House of Lords.

But it's better than Colgate.

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mannycalavera 1 point a year ago

Funding the house of lords? 🤔

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