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Jun 17th, 2022 by Admin

5 oral alternatives to plastic oral hygiene

Oral care may sound boring, but it is very important. Brushing twice a day, and doing flossing regularly, these healthy habits are essential, but are your oral care products out of habit? When was the last time you updated your oral hygiene products? Maybe you do not remember.

But you might be happy to find that there are various eco-friendly and natural alternatives to plastic oral hygiene products which can be used to shift your oral hygiene from plastic to eco-friendly oral products.

We can now have the most sustainable oral care products, from toothbrushes to mouthwash and floss to toothpaste tablets. A list of the best oral care alternatives has been prepared by plasticcollectors.

5 oral care alternatives to plastic oral hygiene

To switch to plastic-free oral hygiene, you should have complete dental care. Below are the five must-use eco-friendly oral care products.

1. Toothpaste tablets

These toothpaste tablets are plastic-free and waterless, making them more sustainable and eco-friendlier. This is a pure alternative for millions of non-recyclable plastic toothpaste tubes manufactured annually.

The toothpaste tables generally come in an aluminum case that is 100% recyclable, and one pack contains around 62 tablets. You can get these toothpaste tables in different flavors.

The toothpaste tablets are made from xylitol, aloe vera, baking soda, coconut oil, and artificial sweeteners. Instead of fluoride, these toothpaste tablets contain nano-hydroxyapatite, which is as effective as fluoridated toothpaste. Also, these tablets are vegan, plastic-free, and foam-like traditional toothpaste.

2. Silk dental floss

Silk dental floss

Silk dental floss is entirely compostable and biodegradable. It comes in a glass container with a stainless-steel cap.

The floss is made of pure mulberry silk, making it home-compostable and biodegradable. Also, after purchasing the first container, you just need to buy refill packs of spools only as the old containers can be re-used.

The packing in which the refills come is purely compostable, and the boxes are also post-consumer paperboard. The only small amount of wastage here is the waterproof label on the container, but luckily this is something you are going to buy only once, so it will cause less harm to the environment.

Since it is a silk floss, it will not work for vegans, but you can also avail of vegan floss, which is made of corn-based bioplastic.

3. Toothbrush

Now you can get an eco-friendly toothbrush made from ocean plastic and bamboo. These toothbrushes are a mix of short, tall, rounded, and tapered bristles with compact angle head.

Toothbrushes made from bamboo are 100% plant-based. Bristles of bamboo toothbrushes are made from castor beans, which do not include pesticides and chemicals.

Bamboo toothbrushes can be separated into two parts. The bottom part can go in the compost, and the bristle can be recycled separately.

The ocean plastic toothbrushes are made from 98% ocean plastic which will cause less harm to the environment.

4. Whitening strips

Whitening strips

The whitening strips available these days are made of zero plastic. Believe it or not, eco-friendly whitening strips are available in the market.

These teeth whitening strips are clinically proven to whiten your teeth up to seven shades safely. The result can be achieved in only 14 days.

These strips come as a dissolving strip, wrapped in a foil packet with no plastic. The box of these whitening strips is entirely recyclable.

The whitening strips are available in two flavors. One of them is made from sugarcane grown in a Brazilian forest.

5. Mouthwash

Nowadays, various small brands are moving towards eco-friendly oral hygiene. Due to this, the mouthwash that used to come in a plastic bottle are now available in a completely recyclable aluminum bottle.

The mouthwash is free from artificial dues and is available in various flavors.

If you prefer mouthwash tablets, you can quickly get eco-friendly ones in the market, which come in plastic-free packing and are water-free. These mouthwash tablets are designed to protect oral health and freshen your breath. You need to put these vegan mouthwash tablets in water, then just swish and spit. The tablets are made from gluten-free and cruelty-free ingredients.

The container of these mouthwash tablets is compostable and fully recyclable as they are made from a glass jar and aluminum cap. Paper label print is also taken care of, which is made of vegetable ink and is purely eco-friendly.

 

Wrap up

Eco-friendly oral products have come a long way, so you need not compromise on your beautiful smile. Swapping to an eco-friendly oral care routine is not only about ditching plastic toothbrushes, floss and mouthwash, but you can have a significant environmental payoff.

Whatever eco-friendly oral care product you use from the above-mentioned five oral care alternatives to plastic oral hygiene, make sure they are entirely recyclable and genuine eco-friendly products.

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