Looking to further reduce your plastic waste? Here's where to find plastic-free toothpaste, lip balm, and insect repellent. In support of Free the Ocean's mission to clean up the ocean and reduce ...

Toothpaste is a daily staple in more than 300 million Americans’ oral hygiene routines, and more people are looking for sustainable oral care products that are made with safe ingredients and reusable ...

Every single dental care product you use is made from plastic — no, that’s not an exaggeration. Toothbrushes have plastic handles and bristles. Floss thread is essentially a plastic string packed in a ...

Bite founder and CEO Lindsay McCormick found plastic toothpaste tubes annoying. Though refilling travel-sized shampoos and conditioners on her travels for work was easy, it seemed there was no choice ...

Maybe it’s something in the water, but oral care brands overseas continue to roll out impressive ad campaigns. Last week, it was Colgate India showing how overused toothbrushes look like blooming ...

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You brush twice daily, floss religiously and see your dentist every six months. But what if these acts of oral hygiene are quietly contributing to one of the planet's most pressing environmental ...

Brushing, flossing, and visiting the dentist regularly are essential for maintaining healthy teeth, but new research shows an unexpected downside: our everyday oral care is contributing to the global ...

DEAR HELOISE: How much longer do we have to put up with tubes of toothpaste that we can’t empty like we used to by rolling up the tube? I have to cut open the tube, where almost one-third of the ...

If you’ve been thinking about lowering your impact on the planet, now’s the perfect time. It’s officially Plastic Free July, a month where millions of people pledge to reduce their plastic waste. If ...