Toothpaste tubes are usually not recyclable, and after so much innovation from these small companies, they’re not even necessary anymore. I’ve heard them called “toothpaste pills” before, but they’re not pills! Just like normal toothpaste, you don’t swallow these tablets. As I discovered using all the brands in this review, different formulas create different levels of foaminess, making them more or less similar to regular toothpaste. You just chew up a tablet to make it start foaming, and brush with a wet toothbrush.
Like any dehydrated product, toothpaste tablets have all the active ingredients and none of the water or fillers. Speaking of giving, check out my very first gift guide, with my favorite, most gift-worthy ideas from small, sustainable companies! What are toothpaste tablets? I’d much rather give my money to them, and I want to help you do the same. No, but it might have contributed to making me a cautious shopper who hates being tricked into buying cheap junk from sleezy companies – especially when there really are good companies out there, making quality products without trashing the environment. Did that make a me capitalist over-consumer who lives to shop?
It’s probably also because I grew up in a household with a subscription to Consumer Reports magazine. That’s why I reviewed these in detail, so you can choose what’s right for you!