CAVITY PROTECTION TOOTHPASTE vs Antiplaque 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)
Tom's of Maine
Antiplaque Whitening Toothpaste
PFAS grade
Excellent 75/100
Overall grade
Good 67/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
⚑ 2
Material
water-based gel with sorbitol, hydrated silica, fluoride compound
Confidence
78%
PossibleFluoride systemic toxicity (ingestion risk)
PossibleSorbitol digestive effect (minor ingestion)
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Fluoride ingestion (systemic dose risk) on the Colgate and not on the Tom's of Maine.
- We flag Fluoride systemic toxicity (ingestion risk) and Sorbitol digestive effect (minor ingestion) on the Tom's of Maine and not on the Colgate.
- The Colgate is aqueous gel with fluoride, silica, sorbitol, cellulose where the Tom's of Maine is water-based gel with sorbitol, hydrated silica, fluoride compound, 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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