If you want 3 in 1 protection for all the family, anyone who's ever watched adverts over the last three decades will tell you, you need Aquafresh!
Toothpaste is one of life's essentials. While I'm generally very cynical about branding, there are two things in life worth spending a bit extra ... Read review
Advantages: Looks pretty, cleans teeth, tastes nice, cheap Disadvantages: No whitening, though other Aquafresh varieties do offer this
...to discolour.
Aquafresh was duly purchased and, with the odd detour to McCleans and Sensodyne, I've been brushing with it ever since.
The big USP (Unique Selling Point) of Aquafresh is of course the fact that it comes out in three neat stripes, even towards the bottom of the tube/pump (call me old-fashioned, but I get the tubes. They're slightly cheaper, and I don't live with anyone annoying enough to squeeze them in ... ...thing in the morning. Perhaps Aquafresh brainwashed me into becoming a French teacher? Who can say?
Again, as a kid, the big question on the mind of any enquiring child was how they managed to keep the toothpaste in three distinct stripes like that. As the red and blue gels give the paste quite a solid appearance, I used to imagine a great long snake of striped toothpaste, coiled tightly inside the tube. The correct explanation was ... more
If you want 3 in 1 protection for all the family, anyone who's ever watched adverts over the last three decades will tell you, you need Aquafresh!
Toothpaste is one of life's essentials. While I'm generally very cynical about branding, there are two things in life worth spending a bit extra on. Toothpaste and loo roll. After those two, you might as well get the supermarket own brand.
As all those adverts say, plaque builds up on your teeth when you eat, which can lead to tooth decay unless you brush regularly with a good toothpaste. Remembering my GCSE science lessons as well, acid builds up in the mouth when you eat, and several hours thereafter, and brushing helps neutralise this acid, which can also damage your teeth. So brushing both treats and protects your teeth. Please pick me up here if I'm off on my dental knowledge, although the idea of anyone taking my opinion as a substitute for medical advice is pretty funny.
Anyway, you need toothpaste. And today we're looking at...
Aquafresh, Prince of Toothpastes
It says a lot about my childhood that a toothpaste was a major talking point at school. Gosh, we were a dull lot. My dentist specifically recommended my parents stop buying Colgate (then, if not now, the Ready Salted of toothpastes) as it was causing my young teeth to discolour.
Aquafresh was duly purchased and, with the odd detour to McCleans and Sensodyne, I've been brushing with it ever since.
The big USP (Unique Selling Point) of Aquafresh is of course the fact that it comes out in three neat stripes, even towards the bottom of the tube/pump (call me old-fashioned, but I get the tubes. They're slightly cheaper, and I don't live with anyone annoying enough to squeeze them in the middle).
Squeezing some out on to your toothbrush, there's a central white stripe, with red and blue stripes to either side. Like a little Tricolore staring up at you first thing in the morning. Perhaps Aquafresh brainwashed me into becoming a French teacher? Who can say?
Again, as a kid, the big question on the mind of any enquiring child was how they managed to keep the toothpaste in three distinct stripes like that. As the red and blue gels give the paste quite a solid appearance, I used to imagine a great long snake of striped toothpaste, coiled tightly inside the tube. The correct explanation was given on seminal Children's BBC show Corners by Doctor Who's Sophie Aldred in the late 1980s. Making the usual verbal contortions to avoid using the brandname on the commercial-free Beeb, she showed a cross-section, showing that the three different colours come out of three different sections of the packaging, meeting just inside the nozzle.
I wouldn't even mention this, but I still see people asking on Wiki answers and suchlike.Aquafresh's own packaging gives the breakdown as to what the stripes do:
Red stripe (BEER!) - strengthens gums
White stripe (BAND!)- protects teeth
Blue stripe (DRIP IRRIGATION PRODUCTS!) - freshens breath
Interestingly, given that I was introduced to this brand to stop my teeth being discoloured, whitening is not something that's mentioned, although other varieties of Aquafresh do have whitening properties. I must admit, that surprised me... but then it's probably the first time in twenty years that I'd bothered reading anything on the box other than the expiry date.
The brushing experience
Toothpaste is primarily a medical product, so this shouldn't make any difference, but it has to be said straight away that Aquafresh is very visually appealing with its bold contrasting colours. Spreading the requisite 'pea-sized amount' on my suitably moistened brush, I dive right in and start scrubbing away.
Despite a slightly more solid consistency than some toothpastes (I always thought Sensodyne looked particularly watery), Aquafresh quickly froths up once in the mouth and spreads a nice minty lather all across your pearly whites.
It tastes pretty good, too. Minty, but not over-poweringly so. More than enough to take the edge off the average hangover's death breath, but equally you're not cringing away from eating biscuits until two in the afternoon because of the sharp fresh tang still lurking in your nostrils.
Yeah, so it tastes good and makes for easy application. Is there much more that can be said about the experience without 'unnecessary detail'?
Come inside my mouth...
That was originally going to be my title, but someone would have moaned. Anyway. Your toothpaste choice is going to depend on your dental needs, which vary from person to person. I tend to use Aquafresh because of the discolouring problem when I was a kid (although interestingly I notice now that the variety I use makes no pretence of having special whitening powers). Beyond that, I'll spare you detailed descriptions of the inside of my mouth - let's just say none missing, two fillings, slightly weak gums, stand back if I've eaten a kebab the night before.
If this fairly generic set of dental circumstances also applies to you, maybe you should give Aquafresh a shot. The fact that I've had no serious dental problems other than two very small fillings should also be a bit of an endorsement, I suppose.
Two useful things
According to the website for Aquafresh, their Fresh and Minty variety is both gluten free, and contains no latex (and neither does the packaging), which is good news if you have intolerances to either of those things. I really couldn't say whether gluten is a popular ingredient of other toothpastes, though.
Bottom line?
Aquafresh is a totally decent toothpaste, perked up by its marketeer's dream of the three distinctive stripes. It's also competitively priced, at around £1 for a standard 100ml, which compares well with the £2 or so you can pay for other brands. As I said from the outset, however, toothpaste is one of those essentials in life on which you really should not stint, so if you need more whitening in your toothpaste, or have highly sensitive teeth, or if you have really bad breath (there, I said it), perhaps you should look elsewhere - or at least at one of Aquafresh's other varieties.
Advantages: CHEAP for its benefits!! Disadvantages: There are better pastes to keep a fresh breath
==Background On Brand== Aquafresh is a brand of dental supplies that extends from GlaxoSmitKline (a pharmaceutical company, and a very big one in that). ==Product== The toothpaste comes in a squeezy tube (easy way to put it, as I don’t know the real term, but we all understand squeezy tube) white in colour. The toothpaste itself is a combination of 3 colours including red, blue, and white as 2 separate layers. So those of you who enjoy your interestingly ... ...==Information about the Product== Aquafresh claims that this product is able to maintain strong and healthy gums, protect teeth, and provide fresh breath. SCIENTIFIC BACKGROUND – for those of you interested in the science behind this, well here’s some straight from dental school (year 2 student). The paste aids mineral deposition on the tooth surface which is worn away by acids made by plaque which collect in small and hard to get areas, and also ...
mark.p 01.09.2009 (03.09.2009)
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Advantages: Does what it says on the box Disadvantages: None
== Aquafresh Fresh and Minty Toothpaste ==
I’ve always liked watching ‘Come Outside’ with Auntie Mabel and Pippin on children’s BBC!!
I bet you’re thinking that Oldchem has finally cracked, don’t you!!!
“What on earth has a woman and her doggy flying about in a spotty aeroplane have to do with toothpaste?” I hear you ask.
Well, it’s simple really.
On one episode I watched (err I mean I sat with my grandkids and watched!!) she had run out of ... ...blue and red stripes in Aquafresh – very interesting it was too!!
I have to admit that I do love Aquafresh Toothpaste, I just went to get a tube I put in my son’s wash bag after a visit to his friend’s house to get the details of it -- and yes, I know my son SO well – the packet hasn’t been opened!!!!!! ~So what do you get?~
The tube I have in front of me (unopened after a three-night stay!! UGH) contains 100ml of toothpaste.
As with most tubes ...
oldchem 01.09.2009 (07.09.2009)
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Advantages: Great price. A good toothpaste. Disadvantages: None
When I think of Aquafresh the annoying and thankfully, not regularly shown advert of the 'perfect' family in stripey pyjamas brushing their teeth springs to mind. It has to be said that this did not SELL the product to me. It was in fact the reasonable price of the item and it's effectiveness.
- Price -
As of April 2007. I bought my tube at Boots last week for 99p but I've checked in Asda and it's only 90p there.
- Compared with other brands per ... ...it as such!
-Other Aquafresh Toothpastes -
Aquafresh have a host of dental care products; toothbrushes, toothpastes, mouthwashes and kids products.
I have listed some of the toothpastes currently available:
* Extreme clean
* Extreme clean whitening
* Extreme clean intense rush
* Multi-active
* Multi-action whitening
* Mild and minty
* Fresh and minty
* Complete care
Aquafresh has a very comprehensive website www.aquafresh.co.uk
It gives ...
neenn 30.04.2007
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Advantages: Cleans my teeth and leaves my breath fresh. Disadvantages: Corny song on the advert!!!!
...was then that I choose Aquafresh toothpaste. I remember when Aquafresh was a toothpaste with only two stripes (blue and white) and the advert was set on a yacht (that was in the seventies), but now the advert has change dramatically as has the triple protection toothpaste. I love the advert of the perfect family in their pyjamas sing this corny song, whilst bruising their perfect white teeth. Believe it or nor, I am sad as I join in and sing along ... ...teeth along with fresh breath. Aquafresh claim on the tube that it actually 'strengthens your enamel'.
The Fresh and Minty toothpaste comes in the usual cuboid box, with a plastic squeezable tube with a white flip top lid. There is a silver coloured metal seal over the top of the tube, which is removed by unscrewing the nozzle. The nozzle has a lid, which should be closed after use to prevent the toothpaste from drying out and becoming hard.
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wulise 30.11.2007
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Advantages: Price, clean breath and teeth and of course the great jingle! Disadvantages: Takes a while to get used to the strong taste
Aquafresh There are certain products which in life you need, and toothpaste is no exception – imagine going days without brushing, and the distance people will go to get away from your smelly breath! It doesn’t bear thinking about does it?! Some toothpaste, even after using twice daily, still do not give you the fresh breath and clean teeth you need and want, though, so if you have had this problem look no further. AQUAFRESH : FRESH AND MINTY When ... ...cheap. We also get the Aquafresh milk teeth toothpaste which is just over £1.00 for our young daughter. (Prices as of time of writing review) The pump fresh and minty toothpaste of 100ml is £1.48 PACKAGING Aquafresh has been around in many forms for quite a number of years now and the packaging is well recognized and trusted with clear ingredients printed on the back of the pack. The packaging is rather like most other general toothpastes with flip ...
elfbwillow 01.09.2009
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The Aquafreshtoothpaste I am going to write about here is *AquafreshFresh and Minty*.
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Advantages: Clean teeth, fresh breath Disadvantages: none so far
Cleaning your teeth is one of the most important jobs of the day.
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~Other Products In The Range~
Aquafresh also do a 'Milk Teeth' range and a 'Big Teeth' range. Obviously the milk teeth toothpaste is the first one they use and can be used from birth up to the age of 3. This is in a blue packet and has 1000ppm flouride protection in it, so is slightly milder than the Little Teeth one. Again it has a slight minty flavour to it and costs the same as the Little Teeth one.
The final toothpaste in the Aquafresh childrens range is the Big Teeth toothpaste. This is recognisable by its green packaging and is recommended for children aged 6 onwards. It has the same flouride protection as the little teeth toothpaste (1400ppm) but concentrates more on keeping the whole mouth clean and fresh rather than just the teeth. Again it is just £1.15 for a 50ml ...
