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Cake day: June 7th, 2024

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  • Hey friend, went through this myself recently! Here’s a place that has bamboo toothbrushes with castor oil bristles. It was my first time trying either material, and the strength of the bristles really surprised me! You can get pretty rough with them and they won’t bend out of shape like nylon does (although they’re very easy to dye if you brush too soon after eating! 😅)

    I think the handles are a great shape and very water resistant. Although to be honest, when time comes to replace mine, I’ll be looking for one that has a better overall “bristle shape” (unsure what to call it) because it’s really hard to completely brush my molars because of my gums shape back there. Will look for one that points outward at the end to reach back there properly. But these are a great start imo!

    (edit: Sorry, realized after that this is for buyeuropean. I have no idea where these are manufactured currently, but I have no alternative suggestions atm)










  • Like another response stated, the big concern to me was the ambiguity that companies are allowed to have behind “gum base” as an ingredient, and this article dove into that more than others I could find on short notice.

    I have no buy-in to the source, so please downvote and report to remove it for infactual information! I will leave it here to foster thoughts and discussion around unusual sources of unexpected materials we may unwittingly put into our bodies.

    I’ll admit lately I get more than freaked out anytime I hear about potential microplastics getting into my system orally. It would be a relief to know this is a false alarm, though I’ll still personally be looking into alternatives instead of grabbing whatever off the checkout lane next time.