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Davids Hydroxi Fresh Breath Mouthwash Refill Kit

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Davids

Hydroxi Fresh Breath Mouthwash Refill Kit

The refill math is excellent, roughly five plastic jugs avoided per concentrate. Unnamed caps and a PEG emulsifier keep it at a 2.

2 / 10 Low plastic footprint $$

A concentrate-plus-glass-bottle system that replaces shelf after shelf of big plastic mouthwash jugs. Two packaging components go unnamed, and the formula includes PEG-40.

How this score breaks down

Plastic in the product and its packaging Some plastic
Reusable glass bottle; concentrate bottle and cap materials not stated
Microplastic shedding and leaching Doesn't shed
None disclosed in the formula
End of life: persistence and recovery Recovers well
Recyclable, repairable, or genuinely recovered; low persistence.
Plastic-derived chemicals of concern Some concern
Some plastic-linked chemistry is possible.
Transparency and disclosure Partly disclosed
Formula fully published; two packaging components not stated

Strengths

  • Glass refill system replaces large single-use plastic jugs
  • 96 uses per concentrate, big packaging reduction per use
  • Alcohol-free, fully published formula

Trade-offs

  • PEG-40 hydrogenated castor oil is a synthetic ethoxylated emulsifier
  • Concentrate bottle and cap materials are not stated

What's inside

16 oz reusable glass mixing bottle plus a 4 oz concentrate that makes 96 uses. Formula includes nano-hydroxyapatite, xylitol and PEG-40 hydrogenated castor oil, a synthetic emulsifier.

PartMaterial
Mixing bottleGlass, reusable
Bottle capNot stated
Concentrate bottleNot stated

Free of Alcohol, fluoride, SLS (stated)

Packaging
Reusable glass bottle; concentrate bottle and cap materials not stated
Microplastics
None disclosed in the formula

Attributes

What this product is, at a glance.

Reusable 16 oz glass bottleConcentrate refill systemEWG Verified (stated)Alcohol-free

Certifications

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About Davids

Davids is a US natural toothpaste brand known for recyclable and refillable packaging; Leaping Bunny certification is confirmed in the registry.

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Melissa Walker is the founder of Thriving Sustainably. A mom who started reading the labels after learning how much microplastic ends up in our bodies, she co-leads the environmental pillar of a Fortune 500 company’s employee sustainability program and rates brands against public certification databases so families can lower their microplastic exposure without the guesswork.