CAVITY PROTECTION TOOTHPASTE vs Optic White Toothpaste: which is safer?
COLGATE CAVITY PROTECTION TOOTHPASTE is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Our pick
Colgate
CAVITY PROTECTION TOOTHPASTE
PFAS grade
Excellent 75/100
Overall grade
Good 71/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
⚑ 1
Material
aqueous gel with fluoride, silica, sorbitol, cellulose
Confidence
78%
PossibleFluoride ingestion (systemic dose risk)
Colgate
Optic White Toothpaste
PFAS grade
Excellent 75/100
Overall grade
Good 67/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
⚑ 2
Material
aqueous gel base with fluoride, silica, glycerin
Confidence
72%
PossibleFluoride systemic toxicity (ingestion)
PossibleFragrance and flavor allergens
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Fluoride ingestion (systemic dose risk) on the Colgate and not on the Colgate.
- We flag Fluoride systemic toxicity (ingestion) and Fragrance and flavor allergens on the Colgate and not on the Colgate.
- The Colgate is aqueous gel with fluoride, silica, sorbitol, cellulose where the Colgate is aqueous gel base with fluoride, silica, glycerin, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- These two are level, close enough that price and fit should decide it rather than our grade.
Both products run through the same public rubric: materials, coatings, brand disclosure, lab findings, and recalls, plus a beyond-PFAS hazard analysis. Grades are model-based estimates, not lab tests. How grades work →
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