Toothpaste in the test: Eight out of 21 products “unsatisfactory” - one group surprisingly comes off particularly badly

Toothpaste should not be missing in any bathroom.

The Stiftung Warentest tested 21 creams - eight received the grade unsatisfactory.

Natural products in particular performed poorly.

• Stiftung Warentest

  tested 21

  toothpastes

  for their effectiveness and other criteria.

• Eight

  products

  received the

  grade “poor”

  .

• Most

  natural products

  performed

  particularly poorly

  in the

  test

  .

Berlin - According to a study from 2017, every German buys five tubes of toothpaste per year.

In addition to the feeling of freshness that regular

gives us

, the (hopefully) daily ritual in the morning and evening naturally also has an important health aspect.

- at least that's what you'd think.

The use of the correct and suitable

important

for optimal protection

.

Stiftung Warentest has now tested 21 universal products for their effectiveness and other factors - including nine

.

The result: eight pastes failed the consumer organization's test for the most important criterion that a toothpaste must meet.

They do not contain the

that is urgently needed for dental prophylaxis

.

+

Toothpaste is a must in dental care.

© picture alliance / Christin Klose / dpa-tmn

21 toothpastes put to the test: These products are the best protection for teeth against tooth decay

First of all, the positive news: Seven of the 21 products tested received

from Stiftung Warentest

.

The result also shows that you

don't even have to

deep into your pocket

for proper

.

Many very well-rated products are already available for less than 50 cents per 100 milliliters.

These include the toothpastes from the two Aldi companies.

Aldi Nord and Aldi Süd's own brands are already available for 0.34 euros or 0.35 euros per 100 milliliters in discount stores.

Toothpaste rated VERY GOOD: Stiftung Warentest gave seven products a top rating

Source: Stiftung Warentest, edition 10/2020

Of the 21 toothpastes tested,

rated

the

product

the best.

According to the consumer organization, the toothpaste even competes with whitening pastes, as it removes discoloration very well.

The

product also received the

for

.

Toothpaste with satisfactory to good results: Stiftung Warentest gives six products a solid rating

Source: Stiftung Warentest, edition 10/2020

A frightening result, on the other hand, is that of the 21 products tested, eight were punished with the grade “poor” - even before they even made it into the test phase.

that the basic criterion for a good toothpaste was that it contained

.

Because: The ingredient is important in order to be able to prevent tooth decay at all - it strengthens the tooth enamel and makes it resistant to acids.

If the toothpaste contained too little or no fluoride, the product was therefore automatically excluded from the test and received a

.

Products without fluoride were automatically rated "poor" by Stiftung Warentest

Source: Stiftung Warentest, edition 10/2020

It is also worrying that the

assessed as deficient by Stiftung Warentest are

often

with which people actually want to do something good for themselves and also like to invest a lot of money.

For the most expensive natural toothpaste, Himalaya - Ayurvedic toothpaste - consumers have to pay around 22 euros per 100 milliliters.

In such

, mainly pure vegetable raw materials are used, but their effectiveness in protecting against

has not been adequately proven, as Stiftung Warentest reports.

A test by the consumer magazine Ökotest recently warned that natural products often

do not contain the

that is

urgently needed to combat tooth decay

.

Positive: A

was also included in the test

: Logodent's toothpaste received a top rating.

List of rubric lists: © picture alliance / Christin Klose / dpa-tmn