Oooh a shiny new friend all for me! Thank you! Thanks to everyone who has read my Izzie review and t...
Oooh a shiny new friend all for me! Thank you! Thanks to everyone who has read my Izzie review and the others, I am working to return the reads :) Thank you! Lou.xxxx
Colgate Oxygen is a toothpaste made by Colgate – Palmolive which claims to remove plaque and impurities from teeth by releasing tiny oxygen bubbles, which gently remove the plaque, leaving you with lovely fresh breath.
*** So Does It Work? ***
My experience of Colgate oxygen is this…
Upon opening the outer cardboard box I find a 50ml squidgy plasticy tube of Colgate Oxygen toothpaste. The tube contains the same information as on the outer box which is detailed below and also carries the same design as the box. I will point out at this point that the toothpaste can also be purchased in 150ml tubes too. Back to my 50ml tube, I flicked the lid open nice and easy and gently squeezed the toothpaste onto my toothbrush (the one I reviewed not long ago!) and was pleasantly surprised by the smell and colour of it. The smell was a mild minty smell, which for once was not too overpowering as I have found other toothpastes to be. The colour of the toothpaste is a nice blue gel with darker blue little bead like particles in it. These are supposed to represent the oxygen bubbles about to be released into your mouth. I then flicked the lid shut nice and easy. The lid is that easy to open and close my little two-year-old brother James managed it and also managed to put it all over the
bathroom sink when he was in his words “teef, teef!” (Translation to adult language as brushing his teeth!) Lovely clean up job for big sister!
Now for the taste. Many toothpastes I have had before I have found to be very minty, even the so-called mild mint flavours, so I was expecting the same sort of strength with this, however I was again pleasantly surprised. Yes, there is a mint taste there but it is really very mild and I would describe it as being actually quite nice!
While brushing I noticed the gel foamed up well, in fact it foamed up really well, so well I had to spit half of it out before I’d finished brushing! After brushing my teeth for about two – three minutes I did the usual rinse my mouth out and decided to have a bit of an inspection to see how well this product had worked.
The Results: My mouth felt lovely and clean, it had a great fresh feeling. I felt no urge to re-brush, as I have been known to do when I don’t think my mouth is clean enough! The great thing I noticed about brushing with this toothpaste is there was no nasty after-taste that lingers around, instead there was just the fresh feeling which stays for ages, but I don’t mind that as it is nice! While I’m on the subject of tastes, have you ever eaten anything after you’ve just brushed your teeth? It tastes really bad doesn’t it? Well, a little fact is you’re not supposed to eat for about half an hour after you brush as your teeth are less protected being as you have just brushed all the bad stuff and some of the good stuff off them, but if like me you don’t have time in the morning to wait half an hour before you eat then that rule goes out the window and usually you are stuck with a nasty taste for the first few mouthfuls of whatever you are eating. However I have found that as I am eating my toast with tomato ketchup on while I am driving to work in the morning, that there isn’t really that much of a bad taste, you do still get a slight hint of toothpaste taste but compared to most I have tried this is by far the best. Anyway out of the tastes and toast and tomato sauce, how do my teeth look? Well to me I think they have improved 110%! They look whiter and feel smoother… leaving my mouth 110% kissable! ;)
*** How Is It Packaged? ***
It comes in a pale blue box with the words Colgate Fluoride Toothpaste Oxygen Pure Freshness on the front. Colgate Fluoride Toothpaste in White letters on a red background and Oxygen Pure Freshness in dark blue on the pale blue background. The pale blue has little oxygen bubbles on it for decoration. This design is on two of the four sides. On the third side is information about the toothpaste and what it claims to do. There are three points highlighted, these are:
Sensation of pure freshness
Long lasting fresh breath
Care and protection for your teeth and gums
These three points are backed up with three pictures with explanations of each underneath, they are as follows:
As you brush, great-tasting gel re-leases fine bubbles of pure oxygen – This is supported by a picture of the toothpaste gel.
Plaque and impurities are gently lifted away – This is supported by a picture of teeth surrounded by bubbles.
The fourth side is full of information about the toothpaste, including directions for use, ingredients, a helpline phone number and the address and website to contact Colgate-Palmolive.
The information on the packet is quite helpful, it basically tells you about the toothpaste and how it cleans your teeth by releasing bubbles of pure oxygen, which gently lift plaque and nastiness away to give you breath as fresh as fresh air.
The directions for use are useful if you are under 7! I will quote you the directions printed on the packet: “For children under 7 years use a pea-sized amount fro supervised brushing to minimise swallowing.” There is nothing on the box to suggest this product is only for children and I bought it from the section containing the adult toothpastes. Underneath the kids’ instructions is a biggish gap, which would suggest to me that adult instructions should be there but have been missed off! I would say just use however much you usually use, it works for me!
Underneath the gap I just mentioned there is a list of ingredients. I will type this out for you so if you do have any allergies or anything you can read these here to save you reading them in the shop!
The contact details for Colgate are next on the box these are:
Colgate-Palmolive Guildford GU2 8JZ
Or
Colgate-Palmolive Dublin 24, Ireland
Tel: 00-800-321-321-32 Web: www.colgate.eu.com
*** Other Information ***
Price: £1.09. I thought this was quite expensive for a 50ml tube because the other 50ml Colgate toothpastes were priced between 95p and 99p. So I am presuming it is because it is a new and better product that it is more expensive! The 150ml tube was priced at £1.99.
Where Can You Buy It: At the moment I have only seen this for sale in Boots, I would imagine you can get it in most other retailers soon though as and when they update their products.
Do’s: Do buy it as it really works and does what it says it should.
Don’ts: Don’t let a two year old who is trying to be a grown up like you near it as you end up with a mess!
Would I Buy This Again? YES!! And I think you should too!
I think I’ve covered everything! Any questions just ask! Thanks for taking the time to read!
How helpful would this review be to a person making a buying decision? Rating guidelines
Super, in-depth review - so much info on a product you shove in your gob and spit out again! Lou x
stumack 25.08.2005 17:56
Great review - but did you really lik eit that much?
I found brushing my teeth with this made them hurt and didnt leave them as clean as other toothpaste
tekin21 27.04.2005 23:43
Well the toothpast sounds great but toast with tomato ketchup - Yuck!! Jane x
Mar 30th, 2005
very helpful by (100%):
