European toothpaste?
Is there any? I’m located in Finland and trying to find one. I just bought Sensodyne, which I believed would be European, but seems to be American, according to Wikipedia?
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Oxygenol is Finnish brand of oral care products.
Thanks, this is great.
If are referring to the country of manufacturing rather than ownership, Colgate is manufactured in Poland (it says so on tubes).
But it is a US company nevertheless. If someone knows better alternatives, I would like to look into them.
Damn. Sensodyne is the only toothpaste I've tried that works with pain in my teeth. Any suggestions for clinical European alternatives worth trying?
I would also like to know if there is some. 🤷🏻
When I lived in Italy I used Marvis, because I stumbled upon it in Esselunga and randomly saw that it was produced close to where I lived in Tuscany. It's pretty good.
Later on I found it in Flying Tiger in Denmark, so I guess there's a chance of finding it everywhere.
When I have to pick up something from the supermarket I buy Zendium.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_toothpaste_brands
The story seems to be complicated, but according to Wikipedia it seems to be British?
Yes, it seems very complicated, because I got two different kinds of information from that article. One in “quick facts” tells it’s American and when you read further it says it’s British. I don’t use Google, so I didn’t investigate it more, though.
Seems that Wikipedia is confused. Sensodyne was originally an American product, but it was later purchased by GSK, which is a British company, which then split, and Sensodyne is now owned by Haleon, a British company.
Ok. That’s something I presumed.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_toothpaste_brands
There’s Zendium, owned by Unilever, which is British.
Isn't Unilever another of those mega corporations you want to avoid?
Unilever is enormous, but it is European.
I buy "Dentitex Advanced Whitening Toothpaste" from Aldi, I think it's made in Germany? I don't mind it.
Vitis is a Spanish brand that my dentist recommended. What I don't know if they export.
Haven’t seen it here, I think, but good to know.
Elmex by Gaba International AG from Switzerland. Acodring to Wikipedia it looks okey to use. I like their products but they are also rather expensiv. I also do not know if they sell in Finland.
Gaba was acquired by Colgate-Palmolive, an American company.
Wikipedia:
Thanks for clarifying. Oh no. It is my favourite toothpaste.
There's also Lacer.