I bought this toothbrush today. It is a Trisa brand toothbrush with that comes with two sets of bristles. The bristle heads snap on securely. I had to apply quite a bit of force to remove the head from the handle. I have twin daughters that are 15 years old. They could not get the head off the toothbrush. Asking someone stronger than you to change the head on your toothbrush after you have been using it for three months sounds kind of intimate.
The intended end user of the toothbrush gave it a thumbs up.
From a plastic reduction standpoint, the Trisa my Planet is okay. There is a precise comparison on the back panel of the package. Compared to buying two toothbrushes, the my Planet amounts to an 81% reduction in packaging and a 70% reduction in the materials used for the product. The overall reduction in materials is 72%.
I wish the company had gone the extra mile and used an alternative packaging strategy. I also wish they had included more than two sets of bristles. The store did not have any replacement heads. I do not know if the company even packages them separately. I wrote about other options last year, but I haven’t seen any of them in local stores. If the my Planet and the Preserve were side by side on the supermarket shelf, I would have a hard time deciding.
EDIT: The toothbrush that I bought was for my son. I am seriously considering giving miswak a try when my toothbrush wears out.
April 28th, 2009 at 4:52 pm
I use the Fuchs Ekotech replaceable head toothbrush:
http://www.fuchs-toothbrushes.com/#Ecotec
I should probably replace the heads a bit more frequently than I do.
Keep us posted on the miswak… a compostable tooth-care solution!
April 28th, 2009 at 6:58 pm
I personally think that the advised frequency on replacing toothbrushes should be taken with a grain of salt. In the recent past, dentists have been advising people not to brush so hard. I listened to the advice and my toothbrush appears to stay in good condition for way more than 3 months. One person in my family brushes too hard despite continued advice and it’s easy to see which toothbrush belongs to that person after a couple of months.
June 6th, 2009 at 7:43 am
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June 7th, 2009 at 6:59 am
I am using Denson recyclable toothbrush called Denson. It is available online at http://www.edensonworldwide.com/andyng
June 7th, 2009 at 12:06 pm
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June 7th, 2009 at 12:07 pm
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June 7th, 2009 at 4:48 pm
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June 7th, 2009 at 7:36 pm
I haven’t made any progress with miswak, although I read that olive twigs are a common substitute. There are plenty of those to be had. My conventional toothbrush still has a month or two left to go.
September 1st, 2010 at 10:45 pm
[...] Toothbrush manufacturers; show us some user-friendly, easy-to-open, clean-looking, slim package, single-material, gorgeous, kick-ass packaging design. This is NOT good enough. Any good examples around, please send them over! On the same theme – Here is a “reduce-plastic-blog” [...]
September 28th, 2010 at 12:52 pm
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