OXYGEN TOOTHPASTE - AS USED BY ASTRONAUTS :-) (Colgate Oxygen Toothpaste)

Member Name: womblebatman

Product:	Colgate Oxygen Toothpaste
Date:	11/08/09 (75 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Has a nice minty taste

Disadvantages: Can be expensive,

Colgate Oxygen Toothpaste

Colgate 'Oxygen' toothpaste is produced by Colgate-Palmolive. It was the Colgate company that first produced the 'toothpaste in a tube' (1896), previous to that it was kept in glass jars, no doubt next to their false teeth lol.

The Packaging

A light blue box over laid with red at one end with the Colgate logo in white and the a picture of bubbles on the other end of the box which further empahsies the 'Oxygen' concept. I brought the 100ml tube for £2.00 at superdrug. To be honest with you I'm not usually that fussy when buying toothpaste,when confronted with racks and racks of the stuff I usually go for the reduced or special offers.

On the box Cogate claims that this toothpaste provides :

1) Pure freshness
2) Long lasting fresh breath
3) Care and protection for your teeth and gums.

But it's biggest claim is that it 'gently lift away' plaque and impurities by the oxygen in the toothpaste.


The Taste

The toothpaste has a 'flip lid' and the gel has quite a pleasant minty taste, well i quite like it, Within the toothpaste gel there are little 'specs' of which I assume must be (or represent) the'oxygen'. The toothpaste does froth up quite abit giving you that 'I've got rabies' sort of look.

Where's the Oxygen gone ?

I remember years ago my chemistry teacher at school telling us that we'd be better off cleaning our teeth with mud than toothpaste, I've always thought that was a odd thing to say untill I recently found out what goes into toothpaste. My dentist tells me It's the 'abrasives' in the gel (ie silica) which give toothpaste its cleaning power, they remove stains and plaque, as well as polish teeth but must not be too abrasive enough to damage tooth enamel.

For many years there has been concern about how some toothpastes were far too 'abrasive', they were infact bad for your teeth so Colgate's claim of removing plague by the use of oxygen sounds quite good until you realise that the only chemical in the toothpaste that produces oxygen is 'Calcium peroxide' and this chemical is present in almost all toothpastes. Like most other toothpastes Colgate Oxygen contains abrasives and it's these abrasives that helps to get rid of plaque and stains. I'm personally inclined to believe that there aren't bubbles' of oxygen' in this toothpaste (and if there are, they don't work) instead It's simply a marketing ploy.


Ingredients: Glycerin, Hydrated Silica, Propylene Glycol, Aqua, Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, Aroma, Sodium Bicarbonate, Sodium Monofluorophosphate (10000ppmF), Cellulose Gum, Sodium Saccharin, Sodium Hydroxide, Carrageenan, Calcium Peroxide, Polyethylene, Limonene, Cl 42090, Cl 74160

Conclusion
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I think the 'oxygen' statement is more a marketing ploy and although it's true that Calcium Peroxide produces oxygen, this is present in a number of toothpastes and not unique to Colgate Oxygen, in light of this I do find it a bit little misleading,.........taste nice though :-)

For some stunningly interesting toothpaste related facts take a look at www.toothpasteworld.com (i have no friends.com lol)

colgate.eu.uk

Summary: Don't believe all you read