$20 toothpaste

[itsstillmatt]

Originally Posted by Violinist

My roomate got canker sores 24/7, he thought they were from stress. Toothpaste can really do it?
J knows more than I, but there is a compound in almost all toothpaste that irritates those who suffer from canker sores. You might want to search, or pm him. He did a thread related to them, but that might have been lost in the crash. Edit: Sodium lauryl sulfate is the culprit. It is even in natural toothpastes.

 

[Philosoph]

^ That stuff can also give you weird rashes if you're sensitive to it. I got a different tube of toothpaste a while ago (something by Colgate), and after a few days I had this nasty inflamed rash around my mouth in exactly the same pattern that toothpaste normally dribbles out in. I went back to a cheapo Crest toothpaste with a lower concentration of sodium lauryl sulfate and after a few days the rash was gone. This was a very strange experience - first time that's ever happened to me.

 

[kwilkinson]

Originally Posted by HomerJ

Uhh

$20 for 2.6oz of Denblan or $3 for 6.4oz of Crest. That's more like $40 extra.

And I get my toothpaste for free so... here's my currently depleted collection. I've probably used every major brand and type.

You keep the empty containers of all your used toothpaste?

 

[thewildpig]

Originally Posted by Violinist

You're really smart.

It says it's less chemical. I couldn't give a **** about organic bullshit, but most normal toothpaste tastes disgustingly chemical and this **** doesn't.

If it's ****, why are you using it?

 

[kwilkinson]

^Although this is very weak as a way to defend your point, it's hilarious as a diss lol.

 

[FidelCashflow]

Originally Posted by globetrotter

by the way, off topic, but if I am correct you are a pretty young proffetional musician, right? it is very impressive that you can afford the lifestyle you have at this point in your career, if that is your primary source of income.

For some of the struggling musicians I've met... $20 toothpaste is an accomplishment.

Originally Posted by FLMountainMan

money>sense

Common ailment nowadays.

Originally Posted by Violinist

Papaya extract, lichen extract, pineapple stem, fluoride, "essential oils", mint, parsley, fennel.

For $20 you could have probably brought everything on that list from a grocery store, mixed it in a bowl, advertise it's handmade, and sell it to some curious buyer on the internet for $40 a tube.

 

[Violinist]

Originally Posted by FidelCashflow

For some of the struggling musicians I've met... $20 toothpaste is an accomplishment.



Common ailment nowadays.



For $20 you could have probably brought everything on that list from a grocery store, mixed it in a bowl, advertise it's handmade, and sell it to some curious buyer on the internet for $40 a tube.

That applies to so many things that consumers buy everday which they are in essence, overpaying for.

I didn't think you guys had so much trouble comming up with $15 bucks.

 

[HomerJ]

Originally Posted by kwilkinson

You keep the empty containers of all your used toothpaste?

They're not empty. Those are what I've got stockpiled. I had about 25 tubes but gave some away recently.

Originally Posted by iammatt

J knows more than I, but there is a compound in almost all toothpaste that irritates those who suffer from canker sores. You might want to search, or pm him. He did a thread related to them, but that might have been lost in the crash.

Edit: Sodium lauryl sulfate is the culprit. It is even in natural toothpastes.

SDS is in almost all shampoos too.

 

[thewildpig]

Yes. It's the foaming agent.

 

[BYucko]

Originally Posted by Violinist

You're really smart.

It says it's less chemical. I couldn't give a **** about organic bullshit, but most normal toothpaste tastes disgustingly chemical and this **** doesn't. If you compare the ingredients in Denblan with regular store brands, there are more natural ingredients. Rembrandt is better than stuff like Crest as well.

I know I'm smart

I was just trying to say that *I think* your natural toothpaste *probably* doesn't work better than what you can get for a lot cheaper. If you really like the taste, it's up to you. If you're happy with your toothpaste, all the more power to you.

I'll just leave this thread with a few lines from South Park:

"Sharon: Oh hi, Stanley. Look, I'm buying you some more all-natural toothpaste.

Stan: You mean the stuff that tastes like ass and doesn't fight cavities?

Sharon: That's right.

Stan: Look, um… I know that you all think the earth and its natural healing powers can cure Kyle, but… the doctor at the hospital told me it can't.

Miss Information: Well, of course the doctor told you that, because he wants to make money. Holistic medicine is about NATURE. [to Sheila] Two-hundered and thirty-three dollars. "

 

[sidvar]

The best, most fistinctive and refreshing toothpase is Euthymol, in a metal tube from England, that can be bought from D.R. Harris in St. James for under 2 pounds a tube. There is a guy on ebay selling 6 tubes for $50 incl shipping, which is good value for money. You use it once, you will never want to stop using it. One word of caution, it doesn't contain fluoride, so if your dentist is keen you have fluoride, you may want to rotate Euthymol with another brand. Hope this helps.

 

[Violinist]

Originally Posted by BYucko

I know I'm smart

I was just trying to say that *I think* your natural toothpaste *probably* doesn't work better than what you can get for a lot cheaper. If you really like the taste, it's up to you. If you're happy with your toothpaste, all the more power to you.

I'll just leave this thread with a few lines from South Park:

"Sharon: Oh hi, Stanley. Look, I'm buying you some more all-natural toothpaste.

Stan: You mean the stuff that tastes like ass and doesn't fight cavities?

Sharon: That's right.

Stan: Look, um... I know that you all think the earth and its natural healing powers can cure Kyle, but... the doctor at the hospital told me it can't.

Miss Information: Well, of course the doctor told you that, because he wants to make money. Holistic medicine is about NATURE. [to Sheila] Two-hundered and thirty-three dollars. "


yea, I think I already said on the first page that there's no difference with the efficacy of the product.

 

[FidelCashflow]

Originally Posted by Violinist

That applies to so many things that consumers buy everday which they are in essence, overpaying for.
True, but seldom do people overpay for anything as ridiculous as toothpaste. Surely you realize this, or you wouldn't have titled this thread "$20 toothpaste."

Originally Posted by Violinist

I didn't think you guys had so much trouble comming up with $15 bucks.
I have $15... but I have a list of about a billion other things I would waste it on before I got to toothpaste. It reminds me of the episode of Arrested Development where Lindsay buys facial cream for $400 an ounce because it contains diamond dust.

 

[thewildpig]

Originally Posted by Violinist

yea, I think I already said on the first page that there's no difference with the efficacy of the product.

Efficacy?

 

[denimdestroyedmylife]

Toothpaste?