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
360 tabs is 36€ on their site. Comparable with the medium-high price category of things like 3D white I think for a year’s supply.
The thing is, you can stretch toothpaste very very far by just putting much less on, as well as tons of cheap brands. With tabs you have to use the recommended amount unless you want to put in work cutting them.
It definitely isn’t the cheapest but they have 0 plastic since 2025 in their tablet packaging (they used to have a cellophane bag but they changed their formula that made the tablets much harder and less prone to falling apart with humidity) which is pretty huge considering Colgate and oral B make up a pretty good share of plastic pollution.
You can’t have both cheap and sustainable in most cases.
Hmm, I always thought coca cola and other beverage brands are the main culprit for this huge plastic pollution… Do you know the percentage that oral b and co are responsible?
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
How’s the cost of them? All the ones I have seen are absurdly more than normal toothpaste like 2-3x the price
360 tabs is 36€ on their site. Comparable with the medium-high price category of things like 3D white I think for a year’s supply.
The thing is, you can stretch toothpaste very very far by just putting much less on, as well as tons of cheap brands. With tabs you have to use the recommended amount unless you want to put in work cutting them.
It definitely isn’t the cheapest but they have 0 plastic since 2025 in their tablet packaging (they used to have a cellophane bag but they changed their formula that made the tablets much harder and less prone to falling apart with humidity) which is pretty huge considering Colgate and oral B make up a pretty good share of plastic pollution.
You can’t have both cheap and sustainable in most cases.
Hmm, I always thought coca cola and other beverage brands are the main culprit for this huge plastic pollution… Do you know the percentage that oral b and co are responsible?
They definitely are, hence why I said “a good part” and not “the most”.
Oral B is under P&G which makers it harder to get an exact percentage that is accurate. But apparently P&G is ranked 7th largest plastic polluter.
Oh wow, I see your point now!
I use Smyle, similar idea, can also be found in certain stores nowadays. But I have enough still from their Toothpaste subscription still.