Avoiding Offspring Death Breath With Kid's Crest Toothpaste
Written: Jul 05 '01 (Updated Jan 13 '04)
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Pros: Awesome taste, cool sparkles, promotes brushing, ADA approved.
Cons: So good everyone [well, maybe everyone]will want to use it.
The Bottom Line: Kids Crest is a great way to get kids into good dental habits. Kids will love the sparkles and have a toothpaste they can call their own.
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| Freak369's Full Review: Kid's Crest |
I came across Kid's Crest by accident, the regular Star Wars and Blue's Clue's toothpastes were sold out since they were on sale and there were great coupons in the previous weeks newspaper. Someone in the aisle suggested Kid's Crest and mentioned that her kids loved the taste of it.
So, for $1.99 I decided to try it rather than having my brood use my Mentadent – I could just see the mess they would make with the double chamber goo getting everywhere. Strangely enough I have tons of regular Crest around the house, but never use it on my teeth, it’s great for polishing gold, brass and using on mirrors instead of glass cleaner [it prevents the after shower fog as does shaving cream].
The Taste Test
Since each of the brood has a particular favorite toothpaste, I was a little skeptical as to whether or not all of them would like it. So after dinner they lined up like little ducks, with toothbrushes extended – waiting for me to dole out the new toothpaste. But this was different from the normal stand up toothpastes – it didn’t spit out of the tip – but flowed like soft butter. Some pastes make a real mess and end up everywhere. Kid's Crest gets an A+ in the neatness department.
Each of the kids brushed away, waiting for the egg timer to reach zero. No complaints but then again no kudos either. Rinse, spit, rinse spit, towel dry. I asked them what they thought of the taste and they said it was alright but they wanted their regular stuff back as soon as possible. Hey, if it means that they will brush their teeth of their own free will, I’ll gladly buy what ever they want. With the plethora of teeth that are falling out around here these days I consider myself extremely lucky that they voluntarily brush their teeth five times a day and I don’t have to bug them about it.
The second day I heard some different songs, the taste was great and the sparkles were pretty cool and it wasn’t “kiddie toothpaste”. So I left it up to them, they had to vote on what toothpaste they wanted from the store from now on. The vote was three to one, Kid's Crest was the new family toothpaste [I still hide my Mentadent under the sink].
My Take
Curiosity got the nest of me, so I busted out my Spinbrush and took the tube of Kid's Crest for a Freak test drive. The taste is a bit sweet – like brushing your teeth with grape Hubba Bubba but it’s not medicinal at all. It might be a bit too strong from some kids – especially if they don’t like strong fruit flavors. One of the best things is that this is sugar free – I mean – think about it – you are brushing your teeth to get rid of sugar, food and tartar – why would you want to use a toothpaste that is loaded with sugar?
The viscosity of the toothpaste is average, not too think and not too watery. Almost the same as regular Crest but I have to tell you – the sparkles are too cool! Little itty-bitty pieces of glitter – guaranteed to be a huge hit with any kid. The tube itself is pretty unique; it has an inner bag that empties itself so you do get a little more out of it than most kids toothpaste dispensers. This revolutionary design has been labeled Neat Squeeze and is heavily pimped by Crest and dentists alike.
The Nitty Gritty
Kid's Crest comes in a upright dispenser, has a twist off lid that is just the right size for little hands and had a large rocker base to prevent most tip overs from happening. For those of you without kids you might be sitting there scratching your head thinking …“This chick is nuts, why in hell do we need to know about the size of the lid?” Go right ahead and give a kid a regular tube of toothpaste and five minutes alone in the bathroom. Human nature at the age of 5 – 9 in the male species dictates that you must squeeze all the toothpaste out of the tube and get it on every square inch of surface in the allotted time. If not you suck rotten eggs. Hey, I didn’t make the rules.
The ingredients are standard of most toothpastes and I won’t bore you with the list – if you are that interested stop by any grocery store, drug store or check it out online. This is a product of Proctor & Gamble so it does have a certain reputation to uphold and while it’s not for me, my brood has seemed to take a liking to it.
The Bottom Line
Face it, kids need to brush their teeth. If you get them into a routine early, they will have good teeth for life, with the minimal amount of cavities. This is just another trick in the ‘parental arsenal’ – something just for them. I have a big wall chart and a pack of stick on stars – when they brush their teeth they get a star, each star equals one nickel – at the end of the week they get that as a bonus with their allowance [but that extra cash goes straight into the piggy banks].
Kid's Crest is a great way to get kids to brush voluntarily. When it comes down to it – any toothpaste, be it Blue's Clue's, Barbie or Bugs Bunny, that they can call their own will get them brushing the cavities away! Normally I don’t recommend something that I tried and didn’t like but since it got the thumbs up from the kids – and after all that’s who it’s for – I’ll give this a honorary thumbs up.
The Specs
Container Size: 6 ounces
Cost: About $1.99
Primary Goal: Cavity Protection
Flavor: Sparkle Fun Flavor
ADA Accepted: Yes
Ages: 6 and older
[Younger children can use it, but with parental supervision]
Active Ingredient: Sodium Fluoride [0.15%]
Safety Sealed: Yes, blister seal on cap
Perks: Ask your dentist for a free sample.
As always, thanks for the read!
^V^ Freak ^V^
© 2004 Freak369
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Recommended:
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