CAVITY PROTECTION TOOTHPASTE vs Clean Mint Pro-Health Toothpaste: which is safer?
These two grade almost identically. Pick on price and preference; neither has a PFAS edge.
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)
Crest
Clean Mint Pro-Health Toothpaste
PFAS grade
Excellent 75/100
Overall grade
Good 71/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
⚑ 1
Material
aqueous gel toothpaste base with standard cosmetic excipients
Confidence
72%
PossibleFragrance allergens and irritants
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Fluoride ingestion (systemic dose risk) on the Colgate and not on the Crest.
- We flag Fragrance allergens and irritants on the Crest and not on the Colgate.
- The Colgate is aqueous gel with fluoride, silica, sorbitol, cellulose where the Crest is aqueous gel toothpaste base with standard cosmetic excipients, 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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