I have been using Aldi toothpaste for more than a year now, just buy in bulk for a year. They are way cheaper than branded toothpaste.
It would be helpful to others if you can share your experience on this product.
ALDI Toothpaste 150g for $1 (Special on 7 January)
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they randomly got rid of the dental floss picks last year, they were the best !
Don't call fairy floss crappy!
Is there sugar in it?
What's the normal price?
Normally $1.05. Seriously though, I don't think most products from Aldi can strictly be considered bargains as most are made for Aldi and not sold elsewhere. The only solution would be to look at the price history somehow.
Bargain doesn't mean you see price tag of $4 and then reduced by 50%…..bargain does comes with lower price….
You normally don't find toothpaste below $1 for 100gm while this one is $0.67 per 100gm…..so it is bargain price.
Sure, but you're comparing similar products instead of the same product. That's the problem with Aldi "bargains".
as there are barely any discernible differences between toothpastes
You clearly haven't tried Colgate Dora toothpaste.
@BTRaynes: Yes there are. I only buy TP without SLS and fluoride. Most supermarket brands have both.
@gilbarc: Personal choice. Getting rid of all products with SLS solved a lot of problems when our son was still a baby so we've stuck to products that don't have it. Same with 'fluoride', it's actually sodium fluoride and not calcium fluoride. Again, personal choice so if those things don't bother you then go for it. :)
These are one off sell and probably repeated yearly.
Why should we market Aldi products?
It is made in Australia, so I am a buyer.
TBH I never noticed this product, I buy the other Aldi 'Advanced' toothpaste which is slightly more expensive. Is this one made in Australia? I'll probably switch to this if it is.
One sentence "It is made in Australia…"
Another sentence "Is this one made in Australia?"Please explain the above. Bonus points for explaining what an advanced toothpaste is.
The 'Advanced' one is the Dentitex Advanced Whitening toothpaste which is made in Australia:
https://www.aldi.com.au/en/groceries/home-of-the-lowest-pric…
This is the product that is available on a regular basis in Aldi stores
Thanks GG. Bonus point to you. Kahn loses one point for being a t!t.
I think when they do the discount toothpaste it's made in Germany or similar. It's fine but if y care about supporting local industry it's not such a great deal.
I don't support my local industry, but shipping a product half way around the world isn't ideal, environmentally speaking. At least Germany has high standards compared with most of the countries that cheap toothpaste comes from in Australia.
Both of the major brands, Colgate (Colgate Palmolive) and Maclean's (GSK) are made by big foreign multinationals. The Aussie jobs in retailing the product, wholesaling, distribution etc are the same regardless of where it's made.
I don't imagine that there's a lot of jobs in squeezing the toothpaste into the tubes or screwing on the lids.I don't imagine that there's a lot of jobs in squeezing the toothpaste into the tubes or screwing on the lids.
there probably isnt but if you're that one guy screwing the lids on and you lose your job, you better hope you're kid ends up winning a chocolate factory…
Well done. I was wondering who would get the reference.
I don't imagine that there's a lot of jobs in squeezing the toothpaste into the tubes or screwing on the lids.
More to it than that bud…
There're jobs and profit to be made from manufacture and distribution of ingrdients (not necessarily same company/manufacturer).
Buying local is about supporting an economic/manufacturing ecosystem that includes but is not limited to marketing and distribution.
That's not even taking into account the environmental impact of import or larger economic impact.
Cedel brand toothpaste is Australian Made & Owned.
Becoming more difficult to find it at the duopoly supermarkets though.Much more expensive than Aldi's toothpaste which is also made in Australia.
Thought I'd share that from my dental background the most suggested / highly rated toothpaste hands down is Colgate TOTAL. Putting aside where it's made and the price I believe you should never skimp out on your health. Having said that I'd be up for trying a different product if anyone thought it was as good..
With my science background, a claim without evidence is worthless. WHY is Colgate Total better, and why is using another toothpaste "skimp[ing] out on your health"?
From my scientific background there is nothing as an final "evidence" or prove. 500 years ago people "knew" that the sun revolves around the earth.
Mathematics.
No scientific background here but brushing twice a day I personally found with colgate total that through the day plaque build up on my teeth (the layer of gunk that can be felt by running your tongue over your teeth) was minimal compared with using other toothpastes. I have discussed it with hygienists as well and they would agree.. well you can try it out for yourself I guess?
Thought I'd share that from my dental background the most suggested / highly rated toothpaste hands down is
You work for a real estate company who rents out storefronts to a denture clinic?
Colgate may be good but that doesn't make this one bad neither does lower price makes it bad. Last year aldi had special for dentix for a $1 and i used them all year arround without any trouble.
Surely people with dental complication should talk to their dentist prior to using any toothpaste.
Thought i'd also share my dental background for someone that has brushed their teeth for many years now. The Oral B Pro/white whatever names they have are good, they are a bit more expensive but I find really good. No science here mate, they are just good. Google for science stuff.
I am not sure which form of fluoride is in the ALDI toothpaste. However, organic fluoride such as amine fluoride is more affective than inorganic ones such as sodium fluoride, which is found in most toothpastes. For this reason I use Elmex (no bargain here, though).
From my background in being tight this is a good price.
J Conserv Dent is a very low level scientific journal, but here is a quite recent article: Priyadarshini et al., “Effect of organic versus inorganic fluoride on enamel microhardness: An in vitro study“. J Conserv Dent 2013 May-Jun; 16(3): 203–207. (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3698581/)
Is it minty? The cheap toothpastes I get aren't very minty, and don't feel as good.
According to the 2 types it's either Spearmint or fresh mint. But come on, it's a dollar.
I buy Colgate for cheaper than that, reject shop. They are imports form Thailand, but it's the same thing.
Rejectshop colgate is $1.15 for 100gm while this one is $0.67 per 100gm.
you must be looking at the local product, I buy the grey import
No, rejectshop in sydney sell grey product for colgate. Also you need to check how much grm you get for a $1
@cloudy: wow $1 for 250grm is really good deal……do share the address of the shop so others can benefit…cheers,
Sometimes $1 in Coles/Woolies(colgate 110g in purple package), I bought 50 last time, made in China.
Coles tooth paste is made in China they have a history of toxic tooth paste products.
Hopefully this is Ozzie made or German
Thanks Bargaineek, you got me searching the subject, and now I have thrown out 3 tubes of T-paste 'Made in China'.
"I have been using Aldi toothpaste for more than a year now…"
Not this stuff though?
This is a one off weekly special, 5 star brand, quite likely to be nasty.
The regularly stocked Aldi toothpaste is fairly good, (refer GreenGuava above) and much better value than anything at Colesworth.
(ps… Aldi also often stock Colgate toothpaste as well)Dentist here.
Any toothpaste with 1200ppm or more fluoride will work in protecting your teeth.
The rest is personal preference regarding texture and taste, and marketing gimmicks.
Remember to spit but don't rinse otherwise you're wasting money. What kind of ozbargainers would we be if we rinsed away all the toothpaste?
I've always rinsed after brushing, what are the health risks of swallowing toothpaste over many years?
Proper brushing technique taught in dental school which we're supposed to instruct patients include spitting as much excess toothpaste as you can and leave the rest coating your teeth.
Toothbrushing to meant to achieve two objectives:
- Physical disruption of plaque
- Application of fluoride (many chemical protective effects)
Therefore if you rinse, you are in effect only achieving half of the objectives.
Regarding health risks, none that have been found at these levels. There's fluoride in tap water and consequently in our foods anyway. The only dangers of fluoride would be kids swallowing tubes of toothpaste at ages when their dental development is at risk, and at high enough concentrations acute toxicity (which is rare).
We have stopped recommending things like fluoride tablets because of such high concentration but toothpaste should be safe unless you start eating a tube.
I will edit my other post about kids as well.
EDIT: Can't edit my older post.
Re Kids:
- Currently Aussie recommendations are to use children's toothpaste which contains about 400-600ppm fluoride
- Paediatric dentists have told me that Europe has moved to recommending regular adult toothpaste to kids i.e. 1000-1200ppm
- Some Paediatric dentists now recommend just using adult toothpaste for kids
- Personally I agree with them but if we are adhering strictly to recommendations then use kids toothpaste for kids under 6
How do we know if it's got 1200ppm? Does it list this value in the ingredients or where should we be looking?
Unfortunately I don't believe they do. The packaging will usually list the molecule e.g. Sodium Fluoride, and the concentration. It would take about high school level maths and possible chemistry to work it out.
However all the regular/well known brands of toothpaste should have around 1000 to 1200ppm. I bought Aldi Dentitex and had to work it out myself. I forgot what the exact figure was but it was enough.
FYI:
- Regular adult toothpaste 1000-1200ppm
- Kids toothpate 400-600ppm
- Toothpaste for individuals with high risk of decay 5000ppm (would be prudent to only use it under the direction of a dentist)
What if we rinse with mouthwash (that contains fluoride, ie the aldi one).
Any improvements to:
Night:
Brush (electric)
Floss
MouthwashMorning:
Brush (electric)
MouthwashThanks :-)
Fluoride mouthwash usually has less fluoride than toothpaste i.e. less than 1000ppm. To rinse after brushing is usually not harmful but would not be advantageous to do so. The theory is you would be washing away the higher concentraion fluoride and replacing it with less (wasting toothpaste).
If you like mouthrinses, it would be best to rinse before brushing or at a non-brushing event e.g. after lunch.
For most people, fluoride mouthrinses (and Listerine-type) are completely unnecessary. There are some therapeutic ones but are not usually for long-term use.
In your case, the best would be:
Night
1. Mouthwash Optional
2. Floss
3. Brush - spit but don't rinseMorning
1. Brush - spit but don't rinseIt feels weird not to rinse but you will get used to it.
Also I must commend you on flossing! :)
Cheers! - I'll save the mouthwash for after lunch/before going out etc
Is there some time period after brushing where we shouldn't eat/drink ?
Any comments on the $45 fluoride applied after a dental clean ?
ie how potent it is, whether there is much value ($45 worth) etc ?Nighttime is oral hygiene is most important because everyone is most vulnerable during sleep due to less salivary flow. Therefore you would want brushing to be the last thing you do before bed. No eating or drinking afterwards. Tap water (either straight, filtered, boiled) if you really need an hour after.
General rule of thumb is to wait an hour after fluoride.
Regarding the fluoride after a dental clean, it depends. Commonly fluoride gels are used which is usually 2% Sodium Fluoride, roughly translating to 10,000ppm. Some dentists use Foam which is acidulated, I can't remember the concentration. I would avoid foams for anyone with crowns (aka caps) or white fillings because the acid can damage them.
For kids and high risk patients, the dentist might use a 22,600ppm varnish.
As for potency, you can compare those ppm figures to toothpaste. As for the effect, fluoride at low and high concentrations have different effects. Both beneficial.
As for value, hard to say. My answer would be biased in that I do apply fluoride after a clean because there are clinical benefits. Some people will get more value out of it depending on their decay risk.
PS With your username, are you a medico?
I get the feeling you don't like Aldi, you sound very stressed about it.
Maybe you need to have a Fraser Briggs Premium Lager or Renberg Cider to relax.Incoming negs for calling out Aldi on being shit.
or for just ranting like a crazy guy on the steps at the park…
Incoming negs for calling out Aldi on being shit.
I can't account for the reasoning behind the other six negs so far, but personally I always neg people who passive-aggressively predict negs.
I would not wait in Aldi's ridiculously long lines because they're too stupid to open up more than two registers until they're both chockers or smart enough to have auto registers like everyone else, to buy toothpaste for the same price I get the one I like for already.
Which store? My local store always seems to open up a new register whenever one gets too long. Waiting isn't a big issue to me.
AIM mint or whatever the blue one is called is the shit, it's at like every chemist around me, and it's a dollar all the time. It's honestly the best tasting toothpaste I've ever had, and this ain't nowhere near enough to get me to support those dickholes at Aldi.
I find most toothpastes shit. They are filled with ingredients I'd never put in my mouth, including artificial sweeteners.
If the toothpaste's quality is on the same level as their flavored milk, ice cream, cookies, or anything else I've had from them, then it's probably pretty terrible.
Most people only care about how something tastes & if it tastes too different to what they are used to then they hate it. These are all products filled with crap that I wouldn't dream of buying at any supermarket, let alone eating.
I'm sick of people going to Aldi and acting like it's such hot shit when most of the products are god awful, their queues are huge, the money doesn't even go to an Australian business, and worst of all they aren't even much or at all cheaper half the bloody time. Aldi can suck me.
I'm a bit tired of "made from local and imported ingredients" and a bit tired of "made in Australia" being allowed when only minimal work was done here (and ingredients can be bought from anywhere). And I'm sick of foreign-made products saying (for example) "made in Italy from local and imported ingredients" too. And all the organic fraud. And fake honey. And fake olive oil. And also "flavour" being allowed to listed as an ingredient if the ingredient is under a certain percentage. If you want to know who sold you out, look to your lovely politicians - those you pay your taxes to. The average shopper is unaware where their food comes from - by design, let alone whether it is genetically modified. Let alone what pesticides were used. Let alone whether it has been poisoned with heavy metals. Let alone allowing olive oil & honey fraud to continue. It's a worldwide problem. We don't know who the suppliers are in shops like Aldi & Coles & Woolworths when we are buying their house brands too. So we can't avoid companies we wish not to do business with too.
I'm still waiting for them to sell floss.(floss string, not that other crappy stuff)