... Colgate has been helping us look after our teeth since 1837 although the company has been around for much longer mainly producing soaps. Their first toothpaste was sold in jars and was emulated by many other company’s, Colgate introduced the first tube toothpaste in 1908 and have worked hard ... Read review
Advantages: fresh tasting, lighter in fluoride and my son loves it. Disadvantages: completely without disadvantages!
...who have a sweet tooth. Colgate has been helping us look after our teeth since 1837 although the company has been around for much longer mainly producing soaps. Their first toothpaste was sold in jars and was emulated by many other company’s, Colgate introduced the first tube toothpaste in 1908 and have worked hard ever since to keep improving their products. The company which is now known as Colgate-Palmolive due to its merger with Palmolive-Peet ... ...Colgate’s help.
Colgate smiles is the latest in the Colgate kids range and comes in three age groups, 0-2, 2-6 and 6years+. The Colgate smiles 0-2 formula is like the others developed for its specific needs with the help of dentists it contains less fluoride and is designed for kids during their teething stage it also has a softer mint taste but is still clinically proven to reduce cavities.
Your teeth I am sure you will agree need a lot of looking after, especially those of you who have a sweet tooth. Colgate has been helping us look after our teeth since 1837 although the company has been around for much longer mainly producing soaps. Their first toothpaste was sold in jars and was emulated by many other company’s, Colgate introduced the first tube toothpaste in 1908 and have worked hard ever since to keep improving their products. The company which is now known as Colgate-Palmolive due to its merger with Palmolive-Peet in 1928 is one of the few around who can continually claim their product is an improvement on the last and be correct.
As well as caring for all sorts of grown up needs with their toothpastes such as sensitive teeth and the brightening of smokers teeth, they also have continued to improve their kids range looking after our little ones teeth also. A good dental health regime is one of the best things you can install into your kids life and it’s easier with Colgate’s help.
Colgate smiles is the latest in the Colgate kids range and comes in three age groups, 0-2, 2-6 and 6years+. The Colgate smiles 0-2 formula is like the others developed for its specific needs with the help of dentists it contains less fluoride and is designed for kids during their teething stage it also has a softer mint taste but is still clinically proven to reduce cavities.
The 2-6 range is designed to help care for milk teeth and contains a medium fluoride dosage and a slightly stronger minty taste but still mild. Finally the toothpaste that will see your kids through to their adult years is the 6 years plus offering. This one has a higher dosage of fluoride again but still not quite as high as that of an adult paste and is designed to care for permanent teeth in their early stages of development.
As well as providing us with excellent toothpastes Colgate also provide fact sheets full of very useful information when it comes to brushing. I am sure we all know how to take care of our own teeth but as we get older and become parents can we really all claim to know how to look after our kids teeth? A little advice is always helpful.
Colgate’s fact sheet for kids goes as follows:
Brushing a toddler`s teeth: use a very small almost pea size amount of 0-2 Colgate smiles paste and a brush with very soft bristles, brush the outside and the inside of the teeth with the bristles angled towards the gum line. Do this twice a day for around 2-3 minutes each time.
Brushing 2-6 year olds teeth: this requires exactly the same process as above although Colgate recommend you slowly introduce flossing around the age of four as this will help to remove very small particles of food left after brushing which can sometimes cause the most damage to teeth. Kids at this age will also quite enjoy tongue brushing which also benefits good oral health.
Brushing from the age of 6 onwards: although the brushing times and methods stay the same the amount of toothpaste should be increased slightly to around half an adults dose from the age of six until adulthood. By the age of 6 the child should be brushing for themselves but we should still give a little help to make sure of a thorough job. The brush will now have harder bristles but still softer than an adults. By the age of 8 your child should be both brushing and flossing for themselves.
My son is now four years old and we have reared him on Colgate toothpastes and we always try to follow recommendations from Colgate too. However we have not introduced flossing yet as we feel it’s too soon and on the one occasion we tried he was none too impressed. There didn’t seem to be any point forcing him into flossing and risking upsetting his otherwise happy brushing experience, so although the guidelines are set by Colgate and others you still have to make decisions for yourself as you go on. You will better know what stage your child is at than anyone else and can there for judge what is best for them.
Colgate smiles is a well presented toothpaste which is designed to appeal to children and encourage them to brush and in my opinion it works. The toothpaste I am currently using is the 2-6 years one and it comes in a tube which is mainly green in colour with cartoon drawings of kids at play on it, my son loves to hold and look at the tube as we brush his teeth for him and it has to stand where he can see it when its his turn to brush. Having used this paste myself a couple of times when my own has ran out I can verify that although mint flavoured it is much softer mint than the adult paste.
So what’s the cost of this innovative paste? Well it’s actually very reasonable at just under or just over one pound for a 50ml tube depending on where you buy it. When you consider both asda and Tesco’s own make options are around 90p then better to stick with the experts I believe. I for one won’t be switching pastes to save 10p and my son would never forgive me if he didn’t have his favourite tube when brushing.
As a long term Colgate user myself I would probably have chosen them to care for my sons teeth any way but I am very, very impressed with their range of pastes for kids and their research into how best to care for youngsters teeth and would there for never consider a change.
Although the ingredients look like a couple of lines of random words to me and probably most others, they may be handy for those with allergies and such like thus I have included them. Surprisingly enough the ingredients between not only different brands of toothpaste but between Colgate’s own brands vary quite dramatically. Colgate also I am sure you are aware supply tooth brushes both for kids and adults, I am not so sure how much difference the brush you use actually makes and as their brushes can be expensive it is worth while shopping around and making your choice carefully.
I have used many of the Colgate adult toothpastes including, Colgate total advanced gel, Colgate total whitening paste and Colgate total mint stripe gel and have been happy with them all, I am now glad to say I am also happy with this kids range and would have no reservations on recommending them to others. I am sure you agree that your kids deserve the best start in life and in the oral health department that I believe is provided by Colgate.
Colgate smiles can be found in supermarkets and convenience stores as well as chemists. If you are just starting out with a brushing regime for your first child or are perhaps not happy with the paste you are using then give Colgate a try and if you can get hold of one pick up the Colgate fact sheet it certainly made me aware of things I didn’t know before. The first time I purchased this paste it was from boots and that was where the fact sheet came from too, it was free and sat at the end of the toothpaste isle. So give boots a try if you are after the fact sheet although I am sure they will be supplied other places too.
I hope I have managed to leave you in no doubt about what Colgate smiles is or what it can do to help you and your family without boring you too much with details, and thanks for reading another of my reviews!
Advantages: Designed for children by paediatric dentists Disadvantages: Healthy teeth so they can bite you harder.
...brown and pitted teeth.
Colgate :~
Colgate has been around since 1806 and made their first toothpaste in 1873 packaged in a jar. Not until 1896 did the familiar tube come into use.
In 1911 Colgate begins to educate children in oral health and distribute free toothbrushes and toothpaste and how to clean teeth correctly
1968 sees the introduction of fluoride to Colgate toothpaste.
Colgate has sales of over $10 billion dollars and sells products ... ...Price :~
Asda have the Colgate Smiles range on offer at the moment. 90p for the toothpaste and £1.67 for the toothbrushes. Which for me is good value for your kids oral health.
Packaging :~
All the packaging for all 3 toothpastes are the same except for the coloured section at the top, Yellow for 0 -2, green 2 - 6 and blue for 6+
Colgate Smiles :~
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oldwasp 02.05.2007
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Advantages: Good for children, helps them develop through teething stage. Disadvantages: Isn't aimed at adult audience. Age 0-2 and 2-6 seem the same.
:) Colgate smiles :)
We probably all know and recognise Colgate as a toothpaste brand, ranging from Colgate Oxygen to Colgate sensitive. Colgate smiles is a product specifically designed to attract the children audience, with some suited to 0-2 year olds, some to 2-6, and then 6+. This product can be located in virtually any decent shop/supermarket you may not even have to ask for toothpaste, just by saying ''could I have some Colgate" should be ... ...brand of toothpaste is probably Colgate Triple Cool Stripe, I have been able to acquire one of these as my younger brother uses it and have got the opinion of both myself and him to show how older people will feel when trying this product along with those that this product was originally directed at. I hope you appreciate that this is a hard product to review, but anyway happy reading :)
Colgate smiles is a fairly recent product, which comes in ...
powellandrew 30.04.2007 (02.05.2007)
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Advantages: A range of toothpaste for children Disadvantages: Need several tubes if you have children in each range
...look at a tube of Colgate Smiles toothpaste.
Colgate Smiles has been formulated especially for children, and having read so much about this brand I decided I wanted to see the stars for myself! Tesco is selling the 3 varieties at 99pence a tube, and having listened to a Mum discussing which toothpaste her son wanted, I decided to buy a tube and see for myself! Although not meant for adults there is no harm trying it before passing it on to my neighbour ... ...Colgate started over 200 years ago manufacturing a range of products, toothpaste appeared a little later and in 1896 the first tube of toothpaste was made by Colgate. And also for Clinically, it is clinically proven dental protection. Using this toothpaste has proved that it can reduce cavities forming. O for oral hygiene. We need to clean our teeth to keep them healthy and to keep our breath fresh. L for love. We love our children and never want ...
jo145 03.05.2007
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Advantages: Great for little ones Disadvantages: None
Colgate Smiles is a new childrens range that includes toothpastes and tooth brushes that specifically designed for the different stages of your Childs development.
~Tooth Pastes~
Starting with the tooth paste, there are 3 different tooth pastes, 1 is for children up to the age of 2 years, this one has the lowest fluoride per dose and is specially designed as children will be teeth during this period of there life. It has a very mild minty taste ... ...itself is mainly yellow with Colgate written on the front and cartoon pictures of babies playing.
The second stage is for children aged 2 - 6 years this one has a higher fluoride does per day to help milk teeth. Again it has a pleasant minty taste which I know my nephews really like. It is slightly stronger then the one for ages 0 -2 years.
This comes again in a red box but this one is green at the top and states the ages on it. This one has 2 ...
Maxlarndison 18.04.2007
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Advantages: Good for kids , pleasant flavour , fun for children , quite good value Disadvantages: Contains sorbitol
...time to time , and Colgate are a great brand , I thought , why not ?
I found there was a slight problem however . Browsing Asda's shelves this week looking for this item I eventually found it on the bottom shelf right near the floor . Getting my poor old body down to have a closer look I realised it's part of Colgate's childrens range . Oh well Hubby's always saying I'm 55 going on 6 so in for a penny , in for pound .
This childrens range had various ... ...flouride varies depending which Smiles Colgate you buy . For the really young the amount of flouride should not be too high .
Mine is a 50ml , mint stars flavour , in a cute little soft plastic tube which retailed at 98p . The lid is chunky , easy to open and nice and flat for you to stand the toothpaste on . I say cute as it's a nice shade of blue with what's supposed to be a couple of groovy kids on it . Squeezing a small amount of the toothpaste ...
grafter123 04.05.2007 (06.05.2007)
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