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!

  • NottaLottaOcelot@lemmy.caEnglish
    2·
    7 天前

    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.caEnglish
      1·
      6 天前

      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

  • Kovukono@pawb.socialEnglish
    40·
    8 天前

    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.caEnglish
      7·
      8 天前

      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.caEnglish
      5·
      8 天前

      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.socialEnglish
        6·
        7 天前

        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]

  • Shawn@lemmy.caEnglish
    24·
    8 天前

    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.

  • bambootstrap@lemmy.caEnglish
    10·
    8 天前

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

  • over_clox@lemmy.world
    8·
    8 天前

    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.onlineOPEnglish
      7·
      8 天前

      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
    3·
    8 天前

    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.onlineOPEnglish
      2·
      8 天前

      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·
        8 天前

        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.

    • Binzy_Boi@feddit.onlineOPEnglish
      3·
      7 天前

      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.caEnglish
      21·
      8 天前

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

    • Binzy_Boi@feddit.onlineOPEnglish
      4·
      7 天前

      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.