Toms Maine Fluoride Free Antiplaque Toothpaste Reviews Summary

Flavor and Freshness

Pros:

• "Taste is great and fresh feeling after use."
• "The light peppermint flavor doesn't burn the tongue or mouth and it just leaves my teeth and mouth feeling clean and refreshed."
• "The flavor is minty and fresh."
• "The peppermint flavor leaves your mouth feeling fresh and clean without any artificial or overpowering taste."
• "I love the Spearmint flavor. The whole family uses it. Not too strong for the kiddo’s."
• "The strawberry flavor tastes good and it foams and makes my teeth “squeaky” clean."
• "This toothpaste tastes great and gives me an all day clean feeling."

Cons:

• "I wanted to like this, but it taste horrible and does not remotely leave your mouth feeling clean."
• "Plus it tastes AWFUL."
• "The taste is pretty rough... it is not freshening in any way and leaves a bad taste/feeling in your mouth."
• "Whoever reviewed it as tasting like goat scrotum probably wasn't far off. I have had a sour taste in my mouth all day from this foul toothpaste."
• "The spearmint flavor is just awful. Leaves your mouth slightly minty with a nasty aftertaste."
• "This tastes closer to shaving cream than spearmint and left my gums mildly irritated."
• "So after brushing my teeth the first 2 times with this toothpaste. I’ve had a terrible aftertaste from the toothpaste."

Whitening and Plaque Control

Pros:

• "I've been pleasantly surprised that this toothpaste does actually whiten, and feel better about not having the fluoride/chemical additives."
• "The other thing I noticed is my teeth feel really, really smooth like when I go to the dentist."
• "Best my teeth have looked and felt is when I use Toms."
• "I have had plaque buildup problems so I thought I’d give this a try. My hygienist was extremely impressed with my teeth at my last appointment."
• "Since I began using Tom’s no fluoride toothpaste, the plaque on my teeth is 90% less."
• "The only toothpaste that actually removes tarter and plaque."
• "This brand of toothpaste is amazing, helping remove plaque that may have been there and stains, leaving my teeth feel so much cleaner."

Cons:

• "I can't really say that the whitening feature really works."
• "I've been using it for a week and I just don't like it. I don't know about whitening- I see no difference."
• "I’ve only been using it for a week and my teeth look all stained."
• "So far, my teeth haven’t whitened."
• "The whitening aspect is not as strong or noticeable as other conventional kinds of toothpaste."
• "This did nothing for my teeth as far as whitening or anti-plaque."
• "I am consistently left with tartar lurking behind after 3 minutes of brushing with this paste."

Natural Ingredients and Health Concerns

Pros:

• "It's hard to explain, but you really do feel like you are getting a full mouth clean as opposed to just swishing around chemicals."
• "I like Tom’s of Maine in general on account of their environmental awareness and no animal testing policy."
• "I love that it’s fluoride-free and has natural ingredients."
• "I love Tom's of Maine products because they are all natural and offer great value for the price."
• "I chose toms because its vegan and more natural."
• "They also do a lot of internal recycling, use post-consumer cardboard for packaging and waste or vegetable-based inks for printing."
• "If you are worried about chemicals in your toothpaste, or have young children and do not want them swallowing toothpaste with fluoride in it, I would recommend this toothpaste to you."

Cons:

• "Carrageenan... causes Colon Cancer and has been known to be a dangerous substance since the 70's."
• "Crap.... I started using this toothpaste because I wanted to go the Fluoride free route and I started to develop really bad sensitivity :( Then I read all the bad reviews and figured out that they use bad harmful ingredients."
• "Why would something putting itself out there to be natural have something like SLS in it? I'm returning it."
• "In addition to gastrointestinal discomfort, chronic exposure to fluoride in large amounts interferes with bone formation."
• "I don’t think you should claim to have a 'natural' product that contains SLS."
• "This is unhealthy toothpaste, apparently worse than fluoride."
• "Not a natural toothpaste... there is a lot of non natural stuff in there."

Value and Packaging

Pros:

• "This is the best deal I have found on this product... I always find good deals here on amazon."
• "Again I was pleasantly surprised to find it, but absolutely thrilled to find it for UNDER $5 in the pantry - Amazon Pantry."
• "Buying it as a bundle has made it such an attractive incentive to buy."
• "This 2-pack of 5.5 oz tubes is a great value and lasts a long time."
• "I think this is the healthiest toothpaste you can find these days and the fact that the tubes are recyclable is a HUGE bonus!"
• "This is a good toothpaste and the packaging is recyclable."
• "We love, love, love the toothpaste! Soon after we began using this, our sensitive teeth issues went away and we have had improved dental checkups!"

Cons:

• "One setback was that I feel like the tube didn't contain as much toothpaste as other similarly sized tubes."
• "Like the toothpaste but the tube in this shipment came with a large hole in the side of it, leaking the toothpaste all over the inside of the box."
• "Been using Tom's of Maine for so long, loved it. Now I'm going to have to resort to making home-made toothpaste because they added Sodium Lauryal Sulfate."
• "I just opened a tube of Tom's, which I have been using for years, and it felt empty."
• "Several vigilant reviewers have pointed out that Tom’s (now owned by Colgate-Palmolive) add sodium lauryl sulfate (aka SLS or SDS) to their toothpaste."
• "ad says free of sodium Lauryl sulfate. I am allergic to this ingredient."
• "I recently realized Tom’s had sold out to Colgate which made me uncomfortable… trying to not to support large conglomerate companies!"