Colgate Total Original Toothpaste
Colgate
typically £4-6
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Microplastic Status
We could not fully establish everything Colgate Total Original Toothpaste is made of, or its materials (stannous fluoride, hydrated silica, sorbitol, cellulose gum, xanthan gum) sit in a class where the published evidence is genuinely mixed. "Lower concern, caveats" is not a signal that the product does shed microplastics — it means we could not get far enough to say that it does not.
How we assess products
We work from published information; we do not lab-test, and a verdict here is never a claim that we have.
"Lower concern, caveats" is not a signal that the product does shed microplastics — it means we could not get far enough to say that it does not.
About This Product
Based on Colgate's current UK ingredient list for Total Original, the PVM/MA copolymer that once anchored the microplastic case against this toothpaste is gone — it was removed in the stannous fluoride reformulation, and the current list shows no synthetic polymer. Cellulose gum and xanthan gum are polysaccharide derivatives, not synthetic polymers. Disclosure is a published list rather than a full formulation, so we rate it lower concern with caveats rather than low concern.
Materials
- stannous fluoride
- hydrated silica
- sorbitol
- cellulose gum
- xanthan gum
Where to Buy in the UK
Amazon typically £4-6
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