If I told you I spent an entire day combing through Amazon to buy a bamboo toothbrush, would you think I’m crazy? There are so many options on Amazon that I was confused. But after some screening, I believe I’ve identified several of the best bamboo toothbrush brands on the platform.
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There are way too many “brands” created solely to make a profit on Amazon. It not only creates an overwhelming and confusing shopping experience, but it also makes it harder to identify the better brands.
These “brands” have a tell, as you probably already know. Their names are weird, their logo and packaging similar, their descriptions poorly written, and they may even use the same stock images.
These “brands” do offer cheaper products, but they aren’t created with long-term intentions, let alone pride.
Brands like these usually don’t care about how they use resources, as long as they have the lowest cost price. So they have a higher tendency to carry out resource and labor exploitations.
Our choice of bamboo toothbrushes matters because it’s an opportunity to support the brands that do care about what they’re doing.
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I’m not a fan of Amazon. But Amazon is undeniably one of the more convenient and affordable options for many people and businesses in the United States.
Besides, there are only so many options one has to shop physically for bamboo toothbrushes. I think results from this platform would be helpful to many at this time.
That said, I encourage you to buy from the source or a physical shop near you whenever possible.
They’re arranged in order of bristle hardness: 2 soft, 2 medium, and 2 extra soft, plus one boar bristle brush. Featuring different bristle strengths and companies from different parts of the world, there’ll be something for everyone on this list.
Sea Turtle LLC has all the hallmarks of a sustainable brand. It only sells its toothbrush through Amazon at the time of writing.
Here’s why you may like it:
Get them on Amazon here.
The Humble Co. is based out of Sweden and donates 1% of all sales to The Humble Smiles Foundation.
Here’s why you may like it:
You can buy it at their site here, or on Amazon here.
EcoSlurps is an award-winning British startup based in Cardiff, South Wales made up of a team of environmentalists. Their mission is to become carbon positive in . I wonder if they’ve achieved it.
Here’s why you may like it:
Readers in the UK can get them here and readers in the US can get them from Amazon here.
Wild & Stone is a woman-own company based in the UK with a strong focus on sustainability and social responsibility. Started by a mother named Kat, it has now become a flourishing business. So inspiring!
Here’s why you may like it:
If you’re in the UK, you can get these bamboo toothbrushes here, if you’re in the US, get them here.
The Smarter Life Co. is an American brand based in Sheridan, Wyoming that promises to plant trees all across the United States with every order!
Here’s why you may like it:
You can get them at their website here or on Amazon here.
La-boos is a Taiwanese company that has been making bamboo products since , but it started operating under the name la-boos in . Their mission is to bring healthier and more eco-friendly high-quality bamboo products to the people.
Here’s why you may like it:
Get it on Amazon here.
Gaia Guy‘s quest is to “provide eco-friendly products that people need”. They want to make eco-friendly non-toxic products from renewable resources. And compensate all parties involved in the process fairly. What more need I say?
Oh, this is also the only truly zero-waste option from the list.
Bamboo is perfect for making toothbrushes!
Most bamboo toothbrushes are made of Moso bamboo, a bamboo native to China and Taiwan. The Moso bamboo takes about 5 years to mature into the hardness that allows it to be used and can grow almost a meter (3.2 feet) a day!
Besides its fast rate of growth, another advantage is that they don’t have to be uprooted when harvested. Since they’re grass, you can chop it off and it’ll keep growing.
However, it’s still good to pay attention to how bamboo is sourced because forests are sometimes cut down to make way for bamboo plantations.
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If you’re worried about taking the food source of pandas, you can rest assured.
According to the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, pandas have over 60 kinds of bamboo to choose from. Pandas can eat Moso bamboo, but it’s not their preferred bamboo in the wild.
Most of the bristles are either nylon or a plant-based polymer, which usually just means a blend of castor oil and nylon. Most of the time, if the company doesn’t say the bristles can be composted, assume it contains plastic.
In fact, I would go so far as to assume that most non-boar bristle toothbrushes contain some amount of plastic (unless specified by the company).
Yes. Unfortunately, when using bamboo toothbrushes, it’s inevitable to eventually feel a cluster of bristles in your mouth.
Since these toothbrush handles are made of bamboo, the bristles cannot be fused the way they’re fused with plastic toothbrushes. Bamboo toothbrush bristles are fastened to the bamboo with tiny metal staples. So some bristles will fall out over time.
I absolutely detest the feel of these tiny bristles in my mouth, but it’s a small price to pay for the smaller plastic and carbon footprint.
Bamboo toothbrushes love ventilation because it helps them air dry quickly.
After using, rinse them thoroughly, and flick off or dry off excess moisture. Then store them in an open, dry place in an upright position – like in the picture.
We stick ours in a glass jar in the medicine cabinet (that doesn’t close tight) and haven’t had problems.
Whatever you do, do not cap them with a toothbrush helmet. The trapped moisture would encourage mold growth.
If your bathroom is very damp, try placing your toothbrush by the bathroom window. Sunlight can help to prevent mold.
After more than 5 years of using bamboo toothbrushes, I’d say it depends on the brand, your luck, and your brushing technique. I’ve had one toothbrush last 2 weeks and another for months from the same box.
If your bristles consistently fray or fall out quickly, make sure you’re not brushing too hard. We’re not supposed to brush too hard.
Most of them should last more than three months.
To dispose of bamboo toothbrushes with plastic bristles, use a plier to remove the bristles.
Throw the bristles away. Then compost or bury the handle in the yard. Some people burn the bamboo handle in the fireplace. I know that’s what I would do if I had a fireplace!
If you have a boar bristle toothbrush, the whole thing will decompose in nature or in compost. It’ll burn nicely too.
Obviously, you can also throw them in the trash.
I recommend using the brushes to clean before you throw them out. They’re great for cleaning grout and drains. I also use them to brush my suede shoes and clean my soles.
I hope you’ll find my choice of 7 of the best bamboo toothbrush brands satisfactory. Which one would you choose?
I also hope that I’ve managed to answer all your questions. If you have a question that’s not answered here, leave it in the comment and I’ll try to look for the answer for you.
Do you use a bamboo toothbrush? If you don’t, I hope you’ll consider switching! Their usage is really no different from a plastic toothbrush, but their footprint is so much lighter!
by Tania Runyan
Several years ago, my family and I attended a screening of A Plastic Ocean () at the One Earth Film Festival at our local community college. In one particularly heart-wrenching scene, scientists dissect a sea bird to reveal an abdomen crammed full of plastic. A disturbingly wide range of colors suggested this bird had encountered a world of plastic throughout its life, not just a random fragment on the beach. Some pieces were several inches long. I watched in stunned silence, vowing to never buy an item packaged in plastic again. Immediately, I ordered aluminum straws.
Within weeks, maybe even days, to be embarrassingly honest, the effects of the documentary began to wear off. Yes, I received and used my sustainable straws, but with each grocery trip I got a little less choosy about my food packaging until I eventually forgot about plastic altogether. My daughters even opted to buy face wash with microbeads, probably because they couldn’t shake the movie’s image of those shimmering, blue exfoliating particles from their minds.
When it comes to living sustainably, it’s easy to fail and even easier to want to just throw in the towel altogether. (Is that a microfiber towel? Then it will contribute plastic to the ocean, too.) Plastic is everywhere, and while it’s virtually impossible to live without it, it is possible to make some changes, especially when you’re offered practical, nonjudgmental encouragement. That’s what How to Live Plastic Free, one of Legible’s The ’22 You books, has done for me. (If you’re in Canada, find the ’22 You list here.)
How to Live Plastic Free: A day in the life of a plastic detox, written by Luca Bonaccorsi in conjunction with the Marine Conservation Society, is a quick read that helps you do “what you can, where you can, where your conscience leads you” by guiding you through a typical day. When do you encounter plastic, from the time you wake up (your alarm clock and toothbrush) to your work day (your office stationary and hydration bottle), to your evening activities (dog poop bags and sports gear)? And how much of this plastic do you really need?
Bonaccorsi gives us permission to free ourselves from black and white thinking. Plastic isn’t all good or all bad but should be integrated into a circular economy that “replicates the way nature works” rather than perpetuates a throwaway attitude that places convenience over all else. Recycled or recyclable plastic is a step up from a single-use bag, of course, and while an individually plastic-wrapped snack cake from a larger, plastic-wrapped box of snack cakes is not necessary for survival, health equipment, prosthetics, and car safety features are.
I appreciate the book’s emphasis on thinking critically about our individual, daily decisions involving plastic, and I find it a lot less overwhelming than adopting a drastically different lifestyle overnight. My bathroom features a rainbow of plastic toothbrushes, but now that I’ve been educated about bamboo toothbrushes (which, incidentally, look cool and don’t cost much more than plastic), I’d like to make the change. However, it would make poor environmental sense to toss our current toothbrushes before they wear out. The more sustainable choice, almost always, is to get the most use out of what you already own.
As for the laundry room, I’d love to replace our everyday detergent with sustainable, plastic-free laundry sheets packaged in paper boxes. However, sheets tend to clog up our washer. Replacing our washer would add another large appliance to the landfill, so I will have to wait on adopting those eco-friendly sheets.
This week, however, I bought shampoo and conditioner bars when my bottled hair products ran out. Since I prefer to knit with acrylic, I started a new project with yarn made from recycled plastic bottles. Moving forward, I will continue to ask the following questions about items as they run out: Do I need to replace it? Is this item (little bag of frosted animal cookies, cough cough) really worth the waste and energy it costs to produce? If so, can I borrow the item or purchase it second hand? Is it available in natural, recycled, or at the very least, recyclable materials?
I must offer a couple of caveats about How to Live Plastic Free. First of all, the book focuses on life in the UK, meaning references to Christmas pudding and loos are legion, and most statistics apply to the UK alone. (The book’s still ace to me.) Also, it bears repeating that recycle culture is a boon to corporations and governments that would love to continue making destructive decisions on a massive scale while passing along any perceptions of environmental responsibility to the consumer. All the household recycling in the world cannot reverse the damage done by powerful industries that place profit over the planet.
However, engaging in personal ecological responsibility opens my eyes to the reality of waste, impacts the way I spend and vote, and deepens my ties to the earth. I may not possess the resources to save the planet on my own, but I certainly want to be part of the plan to heal it.
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