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    Quote Originally Posted by HappyHiker View Post
    Last week I grabbed a tube of Tom's toothpaste. I like Tom's. This formula said it had activated charcoal. Sounded good--thought it would give me sweet breath.

    Imagine my surprise when I used it for the first time:

    The toothpaste is black.

    Using it gives one a mouthful of black foam!

    Quite off-putting. Not sure I'll keep using it.

    Wasn't cheap and I AM frugal--but black foamy mouth first thing in the morning is odd.
    I use Tom's toothpaste, but not the one with the activated charcoal! Thankfully, my toothpaste is white!
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    I tried activated charcoal toothpaste, and while it has a strange texture, it's not unpleasant. Activated charcoal is said to whiten teeth by absorbing stains and odors. Bubblegum flavored toothpaste is likely aimed at kids who may not enjoy the usual mint flavor. However, I would pick activated carbon over bubble gum flavored toothpaste any day.

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    Quote Originally Posted by gmiller View Post
    I tried activated charcoal toothpaste, and while it has a strange texture, it's not unpleasant. Activated charcoal is said to whiten teeth by absorbing stains and odors. Bubblegum flavored toothpaste is likely aimed at kids who may not enjoy the usual mint flavor. However, I would pick activated carbon over bubble gum flavored toothpaste any day.
    Yes, me, too. I'm doing my best to use up the tube of black toothpaste and tell myself that it's just a matter of acclimating to a different color for toothpaste...it's still rather startling, though...
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    Hard no on bubblegum flavored toothpaste. Additionally, I prefer toothPASTE, not icky gels. I guess I'm texture sensitive, or maybe they're sweetened too much. Don't care for the flavor or feel. I'd rather feel like I had been chewing on a spearmint leaf than brushing with supermarket cake frosting.
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    My toothpaste issue LOL? I have not been able to find Freska Ra - my favorite toothpaste from Mexico - the past few times I've crossed into Mexico. This toothpaste is intense - it's like Icy Hot for your teeth. Rob

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    I remember a catalog I used to get (Caswell Massey?) that sold a black powdered toothpaste. I never bought it, but it said it made teeth whiter and breath fresher.

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    So I just finished the last of the misnamed ‘sparkle fun’ toothpaste. Three tubes in nine months. Apparently I use about four tubes of toothpaste a year. I generally use an oversized pea sized bit of toothpaste. How does that compare to the rest of you?

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    JP: I have never quantified precisely, but I would say an 8.2 oz tube lasts DH and me at least a couple of months. I once had a conversation with my sister who was lamenting how quickly she went through toothpaste, and it turned out she was doing the one-inch strip of paste as seen on commercials. I told her about the pea-sized drop thing; she was surprised and has saved money on toothpaste since then.

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