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Skip the Paste—You Should Chomp Down on a Toothpaste Tablet
In a sea of so-so sustainable choices, switching to a toothpaste tablet has been one of the easiest refillable options I’ve found.
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The quick-service operator launched a commercial promoting the limited-time offer, as seen in the video above, and also shared about the movie-themed treat on social media.Jaw Workout
Toothpaste tablets are compressed powder that you chew up to activate into a foam to brush your teeth.
They have some of the ingredients you'll find in regular toothpaste, like calcium, but often don't have fluoride unless explicitly stated.
They're supposed to be eco-friendly, which is easy to confirm—obviously, throwing away fewer tubes is better for the environment, especially since toothpaste tubes aren’t recyclable.
The tablets are also great for travel, since they aren't liquid and aren't at risk to burst or leak on an airplane.
takes more effort to use a toothpaste tablet than your standard toothpaste.
You’ll want to chew it a few times and move the remnants of the powdered tablet around your mouth to get it all over versus unevenly dispersed.
It's not hard to do, but some aggressive chomps before brushing your teeth might not be the evening workout you're used to.
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Skip the Paste—You Should Chomp Down on a Toothpaste Tablet
In a sea of so-so sustainable choices, switching to a toothpaste tablet has been one of the easiest refillable options I’ve found.
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My bathroom feels like a land of trash.
Everywhere I look, there are small products and tubes that are destined for the trash.
A container of moisturizer lasts only a handful of months. Any creams or makeup meant for your eye area should be replaced every three months.
Don’t get me started on how much shampoo my hair inhales, let alone my husband’s hair and his specific dandruff shampoos. Empty bottles are constantly piling up in our bathroom garbage can, and I was desperate to put a stop to it.
I tried a few different things a few years back.
Not everything worked out—bar shampoo made my scalp super itchy, and I wound up pregnant exactly one month after investing in several reusable menstrual products.
My local refill shop closed, so I couldn’t refill liquid soaps and moisturizers there anymore, and a liquid refill by mail came in a massive plastic bag that I had to throw away similar to a plastic bottle.
But the one thing that did work, and still does to this day, was switching to toothpaste tablets.
I signed up for Bite’s Toothpaste Bits Subscription ($48 for four months) maybe four years ago now, and every couple of months a new paper bag of tablets arrives to refill the glass jar in my bathroom.
It’s a small adjustment in the sea of jars and tubes that are destined for a landfill, but I'll take what I can get.
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Toothpaste tablets are compressed powder that you chew up to activate into a foam to brush your teeth.
They have some of the ingredients you'll find in regular toothpaste, like calcium, but often don't have fluoride unless explicitly stated.
They're supposed to be eco-friendly, which is easy to confirm—obviously, throwing away fewer tubes is better for the environment, especially since toothpaste tubes aren’t recyclable.
The tablets are also great for travel, since they aren't liquid and aren't at risk to burst or leak on an airplane.
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It takes more effort to use a toothpaste tablet than your standard toothpaste.
You’ll want to chew it a few times and move the remnants of the powdered tablet around your mouth to get it all over versus unevenly dispersed.
It's not hard to do, but some aggressive chomps before brushing your teeth might not be the evening workout you're used to.
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The toothbrush will help distribute the tablet and foam it up, but I've found it's easier to distribute it as much as you can from the get-go.
You'll also want to use a wet toothbrush to add more moisture to achieve maximum foam.
There are plenty of nights where I grab two tablets instead of one, if I feel like one isn't enough foam for my teeth that day.
It's a weird sensation that takes some getting used to; it feels much more powdery and dry than the gel toothpaste most people use, and if you don't chew it up well enough you might not feel like your teeth got cleaned at all.
My husband tried toothpaste tablets and hated the texture and feel immediately. It took me about a week to get used to it, but now I can't go back.