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c/buycanadian · by Binzy_Boi@feddit.online · 1y

Canadian toothpaste?

Hey all,

Trying to find a Canadian brand of toothpaste, or at the very least, a brand of toothpaste that isn't American.

Crest, Colgate, Sensodyne, and Arm & Hammer are all American brands from what I can tell. I already found a Canadian brand called Green Beaver, but they're one of those "natural" companies that for some reason thinks putting flouride in toothpaste is bad, and I really don't want to give any money to a company that continues to deny science at this late date.

Thanks in advance!

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Kovukono@pawb.social · 40 pts · 1y (5 replies)

While it was originally an American brand, Sensodyne's parent company got bought by a British company in 2000, then spun off into another British company through corporate restructuring in 2022. It's not Canadian, but it's at least not American-owned.

MyBrainHurts@lemmy.ca · 7 pts · 1y

Thanks for sharing! I'm on my last tube of toothpaste and have been looking arouns at bulk options, for some reason just assumed sensodyne was American.

Much appreciated!

TheGoddessAnoia@lemmy.ca · 5 pts · 1y (2 replies)

Thank you SO much for this! The closest Canadian brand I could get is a lot more expensive, and I'm starting to have trouble affording all these pricey substitutes! Just so I can confirm, here do I find more information?

Kovukono@pawb.social · 6 pts · 1y (1 reply)

All this info was gotten off their Wikipedia page:

Sensodyne is a brand of toothpaste that was first sold by Block Drug, a Brooklyn, New York-based company established in 1907 by pharmacist Alexander Block.[1]

In 2000, Block Drug was purchased by Smith Kline Beecham P.L.C.,[11] which became GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE:GSK).[12]

Sensodyne became a part of Haleon, a British multinational consumer healthcare corporation, in July 2022, following the establishment of Haleon as a separate entity through a corporate spin-off from GSK.[14]

TheGoddessAnoia@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 1y

Thanks: should have thought to check.

Bakkoda@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 1y

Haleon, formerly GSK.

Shawn@lemmy.ca · 25 pts · 1y (2 replies)

Attitude. Fairly easy to find (we get it from well.ca mostly) and they have a wide range of good products. Toothpaste being one of them.

cyborganism@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 1y

Wow thank you for this! I know what I'm getting next time.

Binzy_Boi@feddit.online · 2 pts · 1y

Thanks! Will keep an eye out for them!

bambootstrap@lemmy.ca · 10 pts · 1y

Sensodyne is owned by Haleon, a British company. I’m still also looking for a good Canadian toothpaste…

over_clox@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Baking soda can totally be used as toothpaste.

I'm from USA, so I don't know of Canadian alternatives, but it just works.

Binzy_Boi@feddit.online · 7 pts · 1y

Thanks for trying to help, it is appreciated, but just about all baking soda here is Arm & Hammer brand which is imported from the U.S. unless you order the baking soda online from another company, and I personally prefer going to the store for stuff like this rather than doing online purchases.

BCsven@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 1y (3 replies)

You can buy bottles of fluoride gel from certain dentists, I had a 500ml bottle after cancer treatment, just mix it with Green Beaver.

While external fluoride is good, kids swallowing too much flouride via paste and flouridated water has shown a softening affect on bones and can alter tooth colour.

Also lookup fluoride toxicity and neurology, it's nasty if ingested.

Binzy_Boi@feddit.online · 2 pts · 1y (2 replies)

Thanks! I'll be sure to do that!

Also hope everything is well for you and that it's in full remission!

BCsven@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Thanks. Cancer team was amazing out here in BC. Been 10+ years now.

If your dentist doesn't sell it, looks like amazon has X-pur NAF GEL. Looks like a similar product. Mine was unbranded / unlabeled from dentist, as plain or mint flavoured.

CanadianCorhen@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 1y

you can also get high flouride mouthwash

Ten_Pound_Dump@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y (2 replies)

It's not the cheapest by any stretch but I've seen Green Beaver Brand in quite a few stores https://greenbeaver.com/ They do quite a few hygiene related products.

Binzy_Boi@feddit.online · 3 pts · 1y

I already found a Canadian brand called Green Beaver, but they're one of those "natural" companies that for some reason thinks putting flouride in toothpaste is bad, and I really don't want to give any money to a company that continues to deny science at this late date.

bambootstrap@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 1y

Their Zesty Orange flavour is very refreshing if you don’t mind the lack of fluoride.

NottaLottaOcelot@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 1y (1 reply)

You might like Cari0 Toothpaste sold via Oral Science. It’s owned in Canada, though I’m not entirely sure where it is manufactured. It was developed by a dental caries researcher in Montreal.

From the same website (Canadian store) you can also find some other great products:

  • X-Purr also makes some great mouth rinses.
  • Xylimelts for dry mouth patients
  • Curaprox interdental brushes for people who get food stuck between their teeth due to receded gums.
Wenzalin@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 1y

This is the one my son's dentist recommended because he kept getting cavities. No cavities now for 2.5 years and no more dental surgeries thank goodness! They also have a mouthwash. Cannot recommend it enough!!!

Edit: We get it at London Drugs

Mushroom@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 1y

The people who run it are chemists. But if fluoride is your thing go for it.

lukecyca@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 1y

I bought some of the Green Beaver toothpaste without flouride, and also a bottle of X-PUR Opti-Rinse Mouthwash which is also Canadian, and has flouride.

Both available at London Drugs.

Mushroom@lemmy.ca · -1 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Green Beaver, Hawksbury On

Binzy_Boi@feddit.online · 4 pts · 1y

I already found a Canadian brand called Green Beaver, but they're one of those "natural" companies that for some reason thinks putting flouride in toothpaste is bad, and I really don't want to give any money to a company that continues to deny science at this late date.