Brushing your teeth is essential to oral hygiene. But do you know what’s actually in your toothpaste? And why it's in a plastic tube? One oral–care company was founded on these questions. Known as ...

Brushing your teeth is a fundamental part of your daily routine — something you've likely been doing in pretty much the same way for as long as you can remember. And since you were a little kid, ...

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Bite founder and CEO Lindsay McCormick found plastic toothpaste tubes annoying. Though refilling travel-sized shampoos and conditioners on her travels for work was easy, it seemed there was no choice ...

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We invest in plastic-free beauty products and prioritise purchasing reef-safe sunscreens, but when it comes to oral care, there's a good chance you're still buying the same trusty drugstore tube ...

Toothpaste is one of everyone’s daily necessities. There are tons of toothpaste brands, flavors and variations available on the market. However, the majority of them come in a traditional paste housed ...

Toothpaste tablets are increasingly used as zero waste alternative for conventional tubes. DUBAI, U.A.E, May 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The global toothpaste tablet market is expected to grow at 6.1% ...

The dentifrice delivery system has changed little since the first tube of toothpaste was filled more than 100 years ago. But that could change with the introduction of chewable toothpaste tablets, ...

Here’s a startling statistic: If people in the United States followed the American Dental Association’s recommendation to replace their toothbrushes every 3 to 4 months, more than 1 billion ...

Dental hygiene aficionados have surely noticed a new format battling for a share of the oral hygiene market. Toothpaste tablets are dry, pressed-powder pills about the size of an aspirin or a pea.