As per the subject line. I have two toothpastes from the same brand
with identical ingredients with the exception that one contains Zinc
Citrate and the other Potassium Citrate. Yet they each make different
claims about their usefulness.
The Zinc Citrate one claims to: The Potassium Citrate one claims to:
help fight cavities and help fight cavities and
tooth decay tooth decay
strengthen enamel strengthen enamel
freshen breath freshen breath
reduce oral bacteria reduce oral bacteria
remove plaque remove plaque
...but only the Potassium Citrate one claims to be formulated for
sensitive teeth?
What are the sensitive souls missing out on by not getting their Zinc?
What's so desensitising about Potassium? Why did somebody in the
supermarket put some toothpaste in the wrong box for me to pick up
because I didn't read the label properly? Why am I writing this
drivel?
On Thu, 14 May 2026 07:16:37 +0100, Nick Odell <nickodell49@yahoo.ca>
wrote:
As per the subject line. I have two toothpastes from the same brandI saw this cartoon today and couldn't help thinking back to this
with identical ingredients with the exception that one contains Zinc
Citrate and the other Potassium Citrate. Yet they each make different
claims about their usefulness.
The Zinc Citrate one claims to: The Potassium Citrate one claims to:
help fight cavities and help fight cavities and
tooth decay tooth decay
strengthen enamel strengthen enamel
freshen breath freshen breath
reduce oral bacteria reduce oral bacteria
remove plaque remove plaque
...but only the Potassium Citrate one claims to be formulated for
sensitive teeth?
What are the sensitive souls missing out on by not getting their Zinc?
What's so desensitising about Potassium? Why did somebody in the
supermarket put some toothpaste in the wrong box for me to pick up
because I didn't read the label properly? Why am I writing this
drivel?
thread....
<https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/picture/2026/aug/14/meet-david-advance-plus-genius-of-toothpaste-marketing-the-stephen-collins-cartoon>
Nick
On 15/08/2026 01:03, Nick Odell wrote:
On Thu, 14 May 2026 07:16:37 +0100, Nick Odell <nickodell49@yahoo.ca>
wrote:
As per the subject line. I have two toothpastes from the same brandI saw this cartoon today and couldn't help thinking back to this
with identical ingredients with the exception that one contains Zinc
Citrate and the other Potassium Citrate. Yet they each make different
claims about their usefulness.
The Zinc Citrate one claims to: The Potassium Citrate one claims to:
help fight cavities and help fight cavities and
tooth decay tooth decay
strengthen enamel strengthen enamel
freshen breath freshen breath
reduce oral bacteria reduce oral bacteria
remove plaque remove plaque
...but only the Potassium Citrate one claims to be formulated for
sensitive teeth?
What are the sensitive souls missing out on by not getting their Zinc?
What's so desensitising about Potassium? Why did somebody in the
supermarket put some toothpaste in the wrong box for me to pick up
because I didn't read the label properly? Why am I writing this
drivel?
thread....
<https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/picture/2026/aug/14/meet-david-advance-plus-genius-of-toothpaste-marketing-the-stephen-collins-cartoon>
Nick
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