Non mint toothpaste for 8 year old Post Reply

[abcdefg]

Hi all

My son absolutely hates mint toothpaste and I am really really struggling to find a good brand that is non mint.  There appear to be many on the market but they are fluoride free - I definitely want fluoride (as advised by dentist!)  Most of the fruit flavoured toothpastes appear to be for children under the age of 6 so therefore not suitable as the fluoride content isn't high enough.  I bought some recently in the US but we have now run out.  

If anyone was able to help I would be incredibly grateful.  I don't really understand why the big brands Colgate etc don't make any non mint as we can't be the only ones with this problem!

Thanks so much

[twomonkeys]

My sons were the same and we used this for a while:

https://www.sainsburys.co.uk/gol-ui/pro ... paste-75ml
 It contains Sodium Fluoride 0.32% w/w (1450 ppm F) so I think that is sufficient for an 8 year old. 

Hope that helps! 

[Bee Aspinall]

It’s not cheap but we use oraNurse. You can buy it from amazon. Was recommend to me.

[sarahofclapham]

Colgate do make a Wibble option (red/green colour tube) with chamomile, eucalyptus & myrrh but I have only been able to find it at Fairlee Pharmacy (by the zebra crossing on the Queenstown Rd/Lavender Hill junction). It’s around £2. I go out of my way to get it as I too am not keen on mint.
The pharmacy has Chiropodists & other holistic practices & also sells Gehwol an excellent French brand of foot care products I can’t find anywhere else. Good luck.

[dudette]

Kingfisher make a fennel flavoured toothpaste with fluoride (they also do one without fluoride so make sure you get the correct one.)

[dudette]

Also there’s a brand called Punch and Judy who make a kids strawberry flavoured one (and also a tutti frutti one) with fluoride. You can get it on Amazon. I remember Punch and Judy toothpaste from when I was a kid - amazed it’s still going.

[KayceeBee]

My daughter hates mint toothpaste too! .....but I’ve finally managed to ween her off the baby fruit ones and onto sensodyne pronamel (6-12yrs). It is mint but she seems to cope with it a lot better than any of the others so maybe it isn’t as strong.