It actually doesn’t taste like potpourri or camel butt. Imagine that. My husband still isn’t convinced it will work as well as the Colgate Total, our usual brand. Both claim to whiten, reduce tarter, & prevent cavities. Tom’s makes no gingivitis claims, as does Colgate, but I like to live dangerously. (FYI…if he ends up having a case of gingivitis at his next cleaning appointment I may need a place to crash for a few days.)Price wise it is about the same…around $4.50 a tube. I switched the kids over to the Tom’s Mango awhile back and they seem content and still seem to have the power to bite one another at the speed of light. Packaging is a mixed thing. Tom’s comes in a paper box, as does Colgate. Tom’s tube, however, can be recycled with metals and Colgate cannot. But…the metal tubes seem to split…and have sharp edges when they do. Anyone else have this problem…or is it just me that lacks the skills and coordination to load a child’s toothbrush properly without severing a finger?

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