Toothpaste chart
This article was originally published in August 2012
Below is a chart comparing the ingredients and characteristics of toothpastes at PCC. Look for staff picks marked in the Health and Body Care departments of our stores.
| Brand | Product | Flavor | Sweetener | Abrasive | Comments | Deter- gent |
Anti- cavity |
Sensi- tivity |
Tartar | Whit- ening |
Anti- plaque |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Selection varies from store to store. | |||||||||||
| Auromere | Ayurvedic paste |
botanical extracts | none | fine chalk, silica | essential oils; SLS | • | • | • | • | • | |
| Auromere | Ayurvedic (foam-free) paste |
botanical extracts | none | fine chalk, silica | essential oils | • | • | • | • | ||
| Burt’s Bees | Multicare Natural paste or gel |
peppermint | stevia, maltodextrin | silicates | titanium dioxide (paste); sodium monofluoro-phosphate (fluoride) |
• | • | • | • cranberry extract |
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| Coral White | Tea Tree paste |
botanical extracts | stevia, xylitol, sorbitol | chalk silicates | peroxide (whitening) |
• | • | ||||
| Desert Essence | Tea Tree & Neem paste |
wintergreen | none | chalk, baking soda, sea salt | tea tree oil | • | |||||
| Eco-Dent | Daily Care powder |
mint | none | baking soda, silica | dicalcium phosphate to remineralize | • | |||||
| Heritage Store | Ipsab powder |
cinnamon | xylitol | baking soda, salt | prickly ash bark (stimulates saliva) “caution not to swallow” | ||||||
| Himalaya Drug | Neem Pomegranate paste |
botanical extracts | stevia | chalk, silica, sea salt | ayurvedic | • | |||||
| Jason | Powersmile gel |
peppermint | xylitol | chalk, silicates, baking soda | CoQ10; sodium monofluoro-phosphate (fluoride) |
• | • | • | |||
| Jason | Oral Comfort gel |
“berry mint” | stevia, xylitol | chalk, silicates, baking soda | CoQ10 | • | • | • | • | ||
| Jason | Nutrismile paste |
orange, mint, cinnamon | stevia | chalk, silicates, baking soda | Vitamin C | • | • | • | |||
| Jason | Sea Fresh paste |
spearmint | stevia | chalk, silica, baking soda | bamboo powder (tartar) | • | • | • | • | ||
| Kiss My Face | Triple Action with Aloe Vera | peppermint | stevia, sorbitol, xylitol | silica | tea tree oil; CoQ10 | • | • | • | • | ||
| Kiss My Face | Sensitive with Aloe Vera paste |
“orange mint” | stevia, sorbitol, xylitol | silica | tea tree oil | • | • potassium nitrate |
• | |||
| Nature’s Gate | Natural paste |
anise | none | chalk, silica, baking soda, salt | glycerin, mint-free | • | |||||
| Phytoshield | Herbal Botanical paste |
botanical extracts | thaumatin, xylitol, sorbitol | chalk, silica, zinc oxide | essential oils | • | • | • | |||
| Phytoshield | Propolis paste |
botanical extracts | thaumatin, xylitol, sorbitol | chalk, silica, zinc oxide | propolis (allergy warning); titanium dioxide | • | • | • | |||
| Tom’s of Maine | Simply White paste |
mint | xylitol, sorbitol | silica | titanium dioxide; lye (to reduce acidity); sodium fluoride; SLS | • | • | • | |||
| Tom’s of Maine | Antiplaque & Whitening paste |
spearmint | xylitol | chalk, silica, baking soda | zinc citrate (may inhibit plaque); SLS | • | • | • | • | ||
| Tom’s of Maine | Whole Care gel |
peppermint | xylitol, sorbitol | silica | sodium fluoride; SLS | • | • | • | |||
| Weleda | Salt paste |
botanical extracts | none | baking soda, silica, salt | alcohol | ||||||
| Weleda | Calendula paste |
botanical extracts (peppermint oil-free) | none | baking soda; silicates (magnesium aluminum) | alcohol; Weleda claims aluminum molecules too large to absorb | ||||||
| Xclear | Spry paste |
peppermint | stevia, xylitol, sorbitol | silica | glycerin (see article); sodium benzoate (a preservative); titanium dioxide | • | |||||