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Today I went to my local supermarket and was presented with the following brands of toothpaste:

  • Odol-med3 (Aquafresh): Haleon Group ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
  • Sensodyne: Haleon Group ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
  • Parodontax: Haleon Group ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
  • Signal: Unilever ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
  • elmex: Colgate-Palmolive ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
  • Meridol: Colgate-Palmolive ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
  • Colgate: Colgate-Palmolive ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
  • Blend-a-med: Procter & Gamble ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
  • Blend-a-dent: Procter & Gamble ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
  • Crest: Procter & Gamble ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
  • Lacalut: Dr. Theiss Naturwaren Gruppe ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช

You have a big illusion of choice, but in the end most known brands that can also afford advertising are big international groups. I ended up getting Lacalut, the one "made in germany", which cost double.

edit: apparently it's not a great choice for many reasons, so i'll be returning that product and try some of the other recommendations, thanks!

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[โ€“] snuggledick@lemm.ee 11 points 5 days ago (1 children)
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[โ€“] snuggledick@lemm.ee 10 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Wenn da schon sowas wie "Naturwaren" oder รคhnliches im Namen ist muss ich immer erstmal googeln. Oft sind das so Lรคden mit Esoterik-Opfern als Zielgruppe denen sie sonstwas andrehen kรถnnen. Bestenfalls sind รผberhaupt keine Wirkstoffe drin (z.B. Zahncreme ohne Fluorid, also im Grunde nur Schaum mit Geschmack), schlimmstenfalls halt irgendein Mรผll, und das ganze lassen sie sich natรผrlich noch gut bezahlen.

die Quittung habe ich noch, geht dann zurรผck