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Toothpaste that’s NOT gel? Recommendations

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Lemonred Tue 06-Jan-26 10:08:39

Yes, we’ve tried asking the company, no sensible response.
My DH likes Sensodyne toothpaste. But they changed their formula on a few varieties, and more are now blue gel. It’s not the cheapest to buy, and I now have several tubes that I will use as I’m not fussy! (I may not live long enough to use them)
He just wants good old white paste, not too minty. Any recommendations?

Trixi Fri 30-Jan-26 22:50:57

I know exactly what you mean. I always used sensodyne until it changed. The same thing has happened to Colgate sensitive. We now both use a Tesco one, Pro Formula Complete Sensitive. Your DH may prefer the old style texture and taste of this.

shysal Sat 31-Jan-26 09:33:24

I use Sensodyne Sensitivity and Gum. It is a white paste, never a gel. It is a while since I bought it and I still have a spare, so hope it hasn't changed.

Oreo Sat 31-Jan-26 10:25:46

Arm and Hammer do very good white toothpaste, no gel and not expensive either.

moizchoudhary015 Sun 08-Feb-26 18:52:23

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TheSunRisesInTheEast Sun 08-Feb-26 20:13:44

Colgate Sensitive Instant Relief from Aldi is white paste.

NotSpaghetti Sun 08-Feb-26 20:52:14

I think the sensodyne with no amin is the best ...
But the gel version is horrible.
I thought I'd bought the wrong one so ordered 2 on my Ocado order - one plain and one "whitening" ...

Like you I now have THREE disgusting new tubes!
Yuk.

InnocentBystander Mon 09-Feb-26 15:19:35

Sainsbury's own brand Sensitive at £1 per tube. Always get told by my dentist that my cleaning is excellent. When my (late) wife was unable to tolerate strong flavour in toothpaste we tried a lot until this one emerged as the lowest intensity flavour and incidentally very good value. Tesco used to sell a similar one at £1 but my local Tesco stopped stocking it. Larger Tescos may still. White paste, of course.

Jodieb Mon 09-Feb-26 16:40:31

FB was talking about t/paste ony this week. The discussion was using baking powder. Not Arm and Hammer as that make is not natural BP. On it's own or with coconut oil.
One said their dentist would not use commercial t/paste.

harrysgran Mon 09-Feb-26 19:30:31

I've tried a few different ones but always go back to corsodyl

NotSpaghetti Tue 10-Feb-26 12:03:09

It is the Novamin that is particularly good if you have sensitive teeth.
Better than the alternative remineralizing agents (obviously in conjunction with fluoride).

There seems to have been a lot more research recently regarding this.

NotSpaghetti Tue 10-Feb-26 12:06:33

Sorry,
No decent recommendations.

moizchoudhary015 Tue 10-Feb-26 18:24:17

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Stillness Thu 12-Feb-26 12:37:31

Kingfisher. Some of them have fluoride in and others don’t, it’s a basic white paste. Usually in health food shops.