CAVITY PROTECTION TOOTHPASTE vs Repair and Protect Whitening 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)
Sensodyne
Repair and Protect Whitening Toothpaste
PFAS grade
Excellent 75/100
Overall grade
Good 67/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
⚑ 2
Material
aqueous gel toothpaste (typical glycerin, silica, sodium fluoride base)
Confidence
82%
PossibleFluoride content
PossibleFragrance/flavor allergens
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Fluoride ingestion (systemic dose risk) on the Colgate and not on the Sensodyne.
- We flag Fluoride content and Fragrance/flavor allergens on the Sensodyne and not on the Colgate.
- The Colgate is aqueous gel with fluoride, silica, sorbitol, cellulose where the Sensodyne is aqueous gel toothpaste (typical glycerin, silica, sodium fluoride base), 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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