Spry Natural Xylitol Toothpaste for Baby, Toddler and Kids Age 3 Months and Up - Fluoride Free Tooth Gel, Tasty, Support Development of Emerging Teeth, Original 2 Fl Oz (Pack of 2)

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Started using this toothpaste when my little one was a few months old and still using it now that she is 2. No flavour, just a sweet taste and the efficiency of xylitol. No need to spit it out. And the giraffe on the packaging is obviously very popular!

My kids really like the taste, and I love that it’s free from fluoride and heavy metals. It’s hard to find a toothpaste this clean and safe for children — we’re very happy with it!

We started using this Spry xylitol toothpaste when my baby was about 6 months old, right as his first teeth began coming in, and when starting baby led weaning, it has been such a positive experience for us. Teething can be uncomfortable, but this gel has been very gentle on his gums and actually helps make brushing something he enjoys rather than fights. The flavor is mild which is perfect for babies and young toddlers. it doesn’t have any smell or any other type of fragrance. My baby willingly opens his mouth and even seems to enjoy brushing time, which was not the case before. We use it with a TePe soft toothbrush, and the gel spreads easily and is very safe for this age. The ingredient list is perfect for what we were looking for, and I like knowing the xylitol supports oral health. We’ve been using it consistently and plan to continue using this toothpaste until he’s old enough for fluoride toothpaste. If you’re starting oral care early or looking for a gentle toothpaste for babies and toddlers, this one has worked really well for us. Highly recommend for early brushing routines.

Great for little ones as they always tend to swallow toothpaste. I'd much rather they swallow harmless xylitol than toxic fluoride. No teeth problems either.

Pros: great ingredients for a toothpaste to help remineralization of teeth enamel and prevention of cavities, mild sweet taste without any strong flavors, and all ingredients are considered safe in food so if your kid doesn't spit well, you can still use it. Also, it was approved and used by a 3 year old and 2 yr old Cons: pricy for a small package, gets used really fast even when using a tiny amount per tooth brushing session. I would like the brand to introduce a larger volume toothpaste with volume discount to account for less packaging and shipping cost) which would be a better value for customers especially for multiple individuals all using the same toothpaste in a family. Details: I'm surprised the seller doesn't advertise the benefits of the other key ingredients. I read about the remineralization benefits of hydroxyapatite (which has calcium, phosphorus and oxygen, in similar mix as what is in your teeth) and I was planning to switch from this brand of toothpaste to another toothpaste but I was having a difficult time finding a hydroxyapatite toothpaste which didn’t have glycerin, foaming agents, tea tree (poisonous to injest even in small doses) and other chemicals I didn't like (closest I found was Ollie, which had a foaming agent which is supposed to be less irritating to mouth lining than sodium lauryl sulfate). I went back to figure out why I initially decided to buy this toothpaste and found out that one of the ingredients in the toothpaste include Calcium Glycerophosphate, which contains calcium and phosphorus (like hydroxyapatite but minus the oxygen), and therefore helps to remineralize teeth (one study mentioned 48% caries reduction using 2.5% Calcium Glycerophosphate toothpaste applied to primates vs 15% reduction in caries using flouride toothpaste which had less than optimal flouride amount of 450ppm F as sodium flouride). This looked similar to another study of hydroxyapatite toothpaste which mentioned caries inhitibition rate of 36% in boys and 56% in girls over 3 years (only 26% inhibition in one year). A separate study also mentioned that including Calcium Glycerophosphate in carbonated beverages prevented the reduction in surface microhardness of enamel and mineral loss of calcium and phosphorus (cabonated beverages apparently lead to higher incidence of dental erosion and caries due to its acidic content). Also grape seed extract also helps mineralization and a study indicated grape seed extract significantly increased the microhardness of root caries lesions when compared to a control group and created significantly thicker mineral precipitation band on the surface layer of the grape seed extract-treated lesions when compared to 1000ppm floride. In skin, xylitol has been reported to improve barrier function and suppress the growth of potential skin pathogens. Xylitol is best known for its dental benefits, such as reducing the risk for dental caries. This is thought to function through three mechanisms: xylitol replaces cariogenic sucrose, xylitol may stimulate salivation, and xylitol may have specific inhibitory effects on Streptococcus mutans—the main causative microbe of dental caries However despite claims to be food safe, xylitol (like erythritol) had a study published in 2024 indicating eating xylitol could increase risk of blod clots and thus major adverse coronary event, so it is still recommended that you swish and spit (although kids have much lower probability of heart attacks than older adults)