What's in a Toothbrush? (Colgate® Slim Soft™ toothbrush - Review)

The Colgate SlimSoft VoxBox from Influenster

First of all, anyone who knows me or has ever known me knows that I have a "tooth thing".  I carried a toothbrush and mini tube of toothpaste in my purse throughout high school because I needed to make sure that there wasn't ever anything caught in my braces - and I'd SEEN the pictures of what poor oral hygiene could do to a person's teeth!! I'd turned down a number of dates because the poor guy didn't have good teeth.  I was worse than a rancher buying a horse.

Anyway, as you can imagine, when I got my Colgate SlimSoft VoxBox (which I received complimentary from Influenster for testing purposes),  I was as giddy as a kid on Christmas morning.  Don't judge. 

Queue Celestial Choir

Now, I've always been a fan of Oral-B toothbrushes.  For me, those are the standard that all other toothbrushes must attempt to reach.  I had my doubts about this new one from Colgate, but I will be the first to admit, I pre-judged.  (See? That's what I warned you about earlier.) 

To begin with, this is what the claims are: 

• A 6x better reach between teeth and gums.  (Seriously?)
• 1.5x deeper access between teeth.  (OK, we'll see.) 
• 35% more bristles (Yes, that's apparent from looking at it.) for a unique mouth feel.  (Are you thinking that's a good thing?)
• An ergonomic and flexible handle

I put it to the test as soon as I'd gotten the nearly impossible to open packaging off the toothbrush. 

I really liked the look of the toothbrush and I loved the fact that they sent me one with SOFT bristles as opposed to MEDIUM or FIRM.  I've always been told my my dentists that soft ones are best.  There's one check in the "PLUS" column already.

Now, have a gander at those bristles.  Remember when I said they claim there are 35% more bristles than the leading toothbrush? I'd say this one's definitely accurate.

35% MORE bristles!! Unique mouth feel ... hmm... 

As I said earlier, I put it to the test as soon as I opened it and I was immediately blown away by how good it felt.  My Oral-B toothbrush would sometimes irritate my gums (perhaps because of my over vigorous brushing, who knows?) but in spite of not changing the pressure or length of time brushing, my gums were happy.  When I'd finished, my entire mouth felt as if I had flossed between each and every tooth. My entire mouth doesn't feel like I've flossed between each and every tooth when I DO floss between each and every tooth!! Could ~this~ be the unique mouth feel they spoke of?  Well, whatever it was, I LOVED it! That's when I knew I was hooked.  

I pulled my Oral-B out of the medicine cabinet and looked at it speculatively before placing it on the edge of the sink,  "You've been assigned to the other enamel now." I use it when I clean the hard water build up around the faucets in the bathroom. *shrug*

I'm a Colgate SlimSoft Brush convert.  The events in this blog are unique to me and your mileage my vary, but I'm guessing you'll be glad you tried this new toothbrush. Once again, I received these products complimentary from Influenster for testing purposes and was not paid or compensated for this glowing review.