Tom’s of Maine Fluoride-Free Antiplaque Toothpaste (2-Pack)
Tom's of Maine
Fluoride-Free Antiplaque and Whitening Toothpaste, Peppermint, 5.5 oz (2-pack)
A cleaner-formula paste in the most recyclable tube on the mainstream shelf. Toothpaste tablets in a tin still beat it on plastic; among tube toothpastes it leads.
A naturally derived, SLS-free toothpaste in a plastic tube. The formula avoids the plastic-adjacent ingredients of mainstream pastes; the tube is where the plastic lives.
How this score breaks down
Strengths
- Full ingredient disclosure with purpose listed for each
- Mineral abrasives, no plastic microbeads
- SLS free formula
- Widely available, low switching cost
Trade-offs
- Plastic tube consumed every couple of months, even if recyclable HDPE
- Cap is a different resin than the tube
- Real-world tube recycling rates remain low
- Fluoride-free is a dental tradeoff to weigh with your dentist
Scored on our consumables method (consumables-v1, 2026-07-04). How we rank →
What's inside
Paste made with naturally sourced and derived ingredients, SLS free, with mineral abrasives and no plastic microbeads. Tom's of Maine confirms its tubes are recyclable #2 HDPE, curbside recyclable where communities accept HDPE; the cap is a different resin.
Free of Plastic microbeads, SLS
- Packaging
- Not stated
- Microplastics
- None expected from the formula, which uses mineral abrasives rather than the polyethylene microbeads that used to be common in whitening pastes. The tube is the plastic footprint.
Attributes
What this product is, at a glance.
Certifications
None listed. We only show independent third-party certifications we can verify with the issuing body, and this product does not currently hold any.
About Tom's of Maine
Tom's of Maine has made naturally derived personal care since 1970 (today owned by Colgate-Palmolive) and discloses every ingredient and its purpose.
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