The consumer magazine Ökotest tested 400 toothpastes - with shocking results.
If you use the following toothpastes, you are on the safe side.
Anyone standing in front of the dental care shelf in the drugstore is overwhelmed at first: You are spoiled for choice between countless toothpastes, all of which promise perfectly cared-for teeth.
But many of the toothpastes disappoint in the test or are even dangerous, warns Ökotest.
The five best toothpastes - and the losers in the toothpaste comparison
The independent consumer protection magazine Ökotest examined a total of 400 toothpastes from discount stores, drugstores, supermarkets, pharmacies and online shops and checked them for the effectiveness of the ingredients and protection against caries.
The sobering result: only every third toothpaste is recommended
, as reported by Ökotest.
Natural cosmetics in particular would have disappointed in the test, so the sobering conclusion.
A total of 199 products were rated "poor" or "unsatisfactory".
58 toothpastes were rated as "satisfactory" or "sufficient" and only 27 products were rated as "good".
After all, Ökotest would recommend 116 products unreservedly because they do not contain any controversial ingredients
.
The following toothpastes, among others, scored "very good"
:
Alverde 5 in 1 Nanaminze Toothpaste
Alviana Toothpaste Organic Peppermint
Salviagalen F Madaus with fluoride toothpaste
Parodontax Extra Fresh
Dentabella 4 herbs
Five of the worst rated toothpastes
:
Signal toothpaste caries protection
Odol-Med 3 Extreme Clean long-term freshness
Odol-Med 3 Night Repair + Whitening Toothpaste
Blend-A-Med 3D White Vitalizing Fresh
Theramed 2 in 1 toothpaste + mouthwash original
Natural cosmetics: Too little fluoride in toothpaste
What all toothpastes rated "good" and "very good" have in common:
They all contain fluoride
.
This ingredient in toothpastes has been proven to prevent tooth decay and is therefore also recommended in the guidelines of the German Society for Dentistry, Oral and Maxillofacial Medicine for the prevention of caries in permanent teeth for dental care.
Natural cosmetics in particular often contain little or no fluoride.
This also explains the poor performance of these products:
51 out of 65 natural cosmetic toothpastes did not do better than "poor"
because they do not offer adequate protection against tooth decay due to the lack of fluoride.
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Foaming agents up to PEG: Harmful ingredients in toothpaste
Not only a lack of fluoride, but also the aggressive foaming agent sodium lauryl sulfate in toothpastes can damage teeth and oral flora.
Many tested products also contained polyethylene glycols and chemically related substances (PEG), which are supposed to make the mucous membranes more permeable to potentially harmful foreign substances.
Even the ingredient triclosan, which is suspected of promoting antibiotic resistance, has been proven.
Triclosan is found in four of the following toothpastes
:
Colgate Total Original Toothpaste
Colgate Total plus healthy fresh toothpaste
Colgate Total plus interdental cleaning toothpaste
Fuchs Dent-A-Xyl toothpaste
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