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The Humble Co. Kids Bamboo Toothbrush, Ultra Soft

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The Humble Co.

The Humble Co.

Kids Bamboo Toothbrush, Ultra Soft

Same clean pattern as the adult brush, sized for kids and stated free of PFAS and bisphenols.

2 / 10 Low plastic footprint $

Kids version of the honest bamboo brush: 100% bamboo handle, disclosed castor-based nylon bristles, paper packaging with disposal instructions.

How this score breaks down

Plastic in the product and its packaging Little plastic
100% bamboo handle with soybean wax coating, ultra-soft nylon bristles with 65% castor content, stainless steel clamps, paper packaging.
Microplastic shedding and leaching Sheds very little
Nylon bristles shed synthetic fiber fragments in use
End of life: persistence and recovery Persists somewhat
Paper packaging stated as 90% paper, 10% cellulose, recyclable as paper. Only partly recoverable; some of it persists.
Plastic-derived chemicals of concern Low concern
No PFAS, PTFE, BPA, or other leaching plastics in food or heat contact.
Transparency and verification Mostly disclosed
Component-level disclosure with exact shares and disposal guidance

Strengths

  • Compostable bamboo handle
  • Stated free of PFAS, PTFE and all bisphenols
  • Disposal guidance printed for real end of life

Trade-offs

  • Bristles are still nylon and shed in use
  • Vegan Society claim not traceable in a public registry

What's inside

100% bamboo handle with soybean wax coating, ultra-soft nylon bristles with 65% castor content, stainless steel clamps, paper packaging.

PartMaterial
Handle100% bamboo, soybean wax coating
BristlesNylon, 65% castor-bean based (a plastic)
ClampsStainless steel
PackagingPaper, 90% paper 10% cellulose

Free of PFAS, PTFE, bisphenols including BPA, BPS, BPF (stated)

Packaging
Paper packaging stated as 90% paper, 10% cellulose, recyclable as paper
Microplastics
Nylon bristles shed synthetic fiber fragments in use

Attributes

What this product is, at a glance.

Bamboo handleNylon bristles, 65% castor-based (disclosed)Paper packaging 90% paper 10% cellulose (stated)PFAS and bisphenol free (stated)

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 The Humble Co.

The Humble Co. is a Swedish company founded in 2013 by dentist Noel Abdayem after volunteer dental work in Jamaica showed him both poor access to oral care and the waste from plastic toothbrushes. It makes bamboo toothbrushes along with floss, toothpaste tablets, and cotton swabs, and funds oral-health projects through its foundation.

The brand states it is certified by the Vegan Society and Leaping Bunny for being vegan and cruelty-free, and its social model has reached communities in dozens of countries. It is honest that the brushes are not fully plastic-free, since the handle is bamboo but the bristles are BPA-free nylon, which is still a plastic.

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Melissa Walker, founder of Thriving Sustainably

Hi, I’m Melissa-founder of Thriving Sustainably

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.