Crest Toothpaste Nature's Expressions, Pure Peppermint Oil Review

Overall 4.20 of 5 view all 5 reviews

LauraBelle
South Elgin, IL

Leftover Residue on Toothbrush Does What to My Teeth?

enamel-challenged, Mother of 2

Pros

Great Taste

Cons

Heavy Residue Left on Toothbrush

APR

2007

Crest Toothpaste Nature's Expressions, Pure Peppermint Oil —

Intro
You don't need many things from a toothpaste. You want it to leave you with a lasting good taste and want it to at least perform it's most basic function, and that's cleaning your teeth. Ot at least that's what I look for. My father brushed his teeth for years with baking soda, knowing it was cleaning his teeth, apparently not caring that much about taste.

Name
Crest Nature's Expressions Toothpaste. The name invokes certain images in my mind. It makes me think it's going back to those basic needs, or even back to the baking soda aspect that my dad refused to stray from for so many years. And with flavors like Pure Peppermint Oil, Lemon and Mint, and Mint and Green Tea Extracts, it leaves the suggestion that that it will have the added benefit of good taste.

Taste
While there's no way to prove if Crest Nature's Expressions Toothpaste is doing the same job we expect from a regular Crest Toothpaste until it would be far too late, it does taste good. I tried the Pure Peppermint Oil, and it seemed to not have the strong immediate aftertaste that the regular Crest Toothpaste tends to have. Although the flavor still can't beat that of a Crest flavor since retired that was orange, that we affectionately called the "Dreamsicle Toothpaste," as it honestly tasted like the frozen treat of our youth.

Heavy Residue
The oddest effect of Crest Nature's Expressions Toothpaste is a strange heavy residue it leaves on my toothbrush. When I retrieve my toothbrush from the holder to use it again, the bristles are rock hard every time. And this happens even if I rinse it out so thoroughly, there can't be anything left on it. It seems like it has to be sugar related, and regardless of what's causing it, if it leaves that on my toothbrush, what's it leaving on my teeth?

Summary
I'm not willing to invest the years it would take to prove that this toothpaste does or doesn't work, as the only way to tell for sure means it's already done some type of permanent damage to your teeth. It's just not worth it to me.

Last edited on Apr 13, 2007