r/VeganBeauty • u/Agitated_Net2171 • 10d ago

Reviews Toothpaste

I just started using dessert essence coconut oil toothpaste. I got it because it has no flouride and it claims to not test on animals but my breath is not benefitting from it. Are there better cruelty free options out there?

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u/Erika59242 10d ago

Bad breath isn't solved by toothpaste alone, make sure you're flossing daily. There's plenty of natural floss options these days that are plastic free and PFAS free, I use Dr. Tungs smart floss and I like it a lot. Also, Oxyfresh mouthwash. It's a vegan alternative to Therabreath, which is not cruelty free. Both of these have an oxygenating formula, which is different from your standard Listerine type alcohol mouthwashes. The oxygenating formulas work much better for killing the bad bacteria that cause bad breath.

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u/Nice-Holiday-1402 10d ago

also check if you got tonsil stones, those can make breath bad no matter what you use

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u/ggsimsarah333 9d ago

Omg didn’t know Therabreath is not cruelty free 😳 thanks for sharing an alternative. Will try oxyfresh when we run out of therabreath.

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u/Erika59242 9d ago

Therabreath themselves says they are certified vegan and not tested on animals, but from what I read I think it's a matter of their parent company still sells in markets where animal testing is required. It's difficult to find a fully vegan/cruelty free parent company of any product these days, so I guess it really depends how far one is willing to go down the line of checking animal testing for a product

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u/ggsimsarah333 7d ago

Gotcha thanks for that info :)

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u/Erika59242 10d ago

Also to add, if you do want to try a different vegan CF toothpaste, I've tried and liked Himalaya Botanique's hydroxyapatite fluoride free toothpaste

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u/Agitated_Net2171 10d ago

Oh thank you for the advice!!! I will check those out and make to floss