# Colgate Herbal toothpaste **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [October 26, 2003, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colgate-herbal-toothpaste/209620 "2003-10-26T05:09:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2003, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colgate-herbal-toothpaste/209620/1 "2003-10-26T05:09:36Z")
Nice to know my gag reflex still works. :eek: I brush my teeth to get them clean and healthy and to give my mouth a nice, fresh feel and smell. I don’t think a tooth care product that encourages the spewing of bile is good for my teeth or breath. That’s what I get for falling prey to packaging, I guess. :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_can_t_believe_that_s_butter)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2003, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colgate-herbal-toothpaste/209620/2 "2003-10-26T05:44:09Z")
Don’t you get it? It works by forcing you to brush your teeth _twice_! ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2003, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colgate-herbal-toothpaste/209620/3 "2003-10-26T06:19:31Z")
But…but…the Ipana beaver that they blatantly stole says it’s natural and good-tasting! Then again, I never understood a beaver as a toothpaste pitchman, anyway. You ever seen a beaver’s teeth? Blegh… ---
**Author:** ![Audrey\_Levins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/73ab20/32.png) [@Audrey\_Levins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Audrey_Levins)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2003, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colgate-herbal-toothpaste/209620/4 "2003-10-26T12:04:33Z")
I bought some cuz it was on sale. And then I learned from the helpful label that “Melissa” is apparently some kind of herb. Who knew? That’s worth a couple bucks. [sub]It is kind of a strange flavor, but my freeloading room-mate enjoys it. So you know, as long as he’s happy with the free toothpaste…I’m sorry, is this a hijack? I’m just bitter. Carry on…[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Silentgoldfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@Silentgoldfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silentgoldfish)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2003, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colgate-herbal-toothpaste/209620/5 "2003-10-26T13:27:10Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by jayjay \* > \*\*But…but…the Ipana beaver that they blatantly stole says it’s natural and good-tasting! > > Then again, I never understood a beaver as a toothpaste pitchman, anyway. You ever seen a beaver’s teeth? Blegh… \*\* Freakin’ orange, mate! I’ve stuck with Colgate Total for years now. It’s the freshest feeling toothpaste I’ve ever used! ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2003, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colgate-herbal-toothpaste/209620/6 "2003-10-26T14:06:24Z")
Fuck the beavers! And those vile tree chewing rodents! I tend to vary my soap, toothpaste, and shampoo choices (just for variety’s sake), so I often get suckered into trying something just because it’s new. That’s how I found no foam shampoo and coat my skin with a film of grease soap. This is the first time a toothpaste got me. Ack! Ack! ---
**Author:** ![Early\_Out](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Early\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Early_Out)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2003, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colgate-herbal-toothpaste/209620/7 "2003-10-26T14:10:42Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by jayjay \* > \*\*But…but…the Ipana beaver that they blatantly stole says it’s natural and good-tasting! > > Then again, I never understood a beaver as a toothpaste pitchman, anyway. You ever seen a beaver’s teeth? Blegh… \*\* Oh, man, I’d completely forgotten about Ipana toothpaste! Of course, you’re revealing that you’re over 40 when you mention that brand. Unless, of course, [you happen to be Turkish!](http://search.csmonitor.com/durable/1999/01/14/p23s3.htm) ---
**Author:** ![LifeOnWry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/96bed5/32.png) [@LifeOnWry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LifeOnWry)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2003, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colgate-herbal-toothpaste/209620/8 "2003-10-26T14:18:49Z")
Oh, I like the Herbal flavor. I do NOT care for mint, at least not that sweetened mint taste of most toothpastes. Mint and sweet do not go together at all, as far as I am concerned (and yes, I am the only person in the entire world who thinks that Girl Scout Thin Mint cookies are awful.) I had some difficulty locating my preferred toothpaste recently - Tom’s of Maine fennel-flavored Myrrh & Propolis with flouride - so I picked up a tube of the Colgate Herbal and, while I don’t like it quite as much as I do the Tom’s brand, it beats the hell out of anything else out there. ---
**Author:** ![Kaitlin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/59ef9b/32.png) [@Kaitlin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kaitlin)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2003, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colgate-herbal-toothpaste/209620/9 "2003-10-26T15:35:12Z")
(You’re _not_ the only one, LifeOnWry!) That mint aftertaste that lingers from most toothpastes even hours later in the middle of the night is enough to keep me hovering over the toilet. Glad to know there are other options out there. And yet . . . now I’m scared . . . ---
**Author:** ![Homebrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Homebrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homebrew)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2003, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colgate-herbal-toothpaste/209620/10 "2003-10-26T16:47:42Z")
Make that three, **LifeOnWry** and **Kaitlin**. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2003, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colgate-herbal-toothpaste/209620/11 "2003-10-26T19:27:00Z")
**Early Out** , I’m actually only 32, but I’m a weird nostalgist-by-proxy who loves oldies music, movies made before 1980 and old-tyme TV. Between having a strange fascination with vintage commercials and a completely understandable fascination (for a gay man) with the musical _Grease_ (“Brusha-brusha-brusha!”), of course I know about the Ipana beaver… 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2003, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colgate-herbal-toothpaste/209620/12 "2003-10-26T19:27:52Z")
Four. I like the new orange flavored Crest stuff. Much better than the vile mint stuff I’ve been forced to use for years. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2003, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colgate-herbal-toothpaste/209620/13 "2003-10-26T21:04:37Z")
> [@](#): > > **jayjay** : I’m actually only 32, but I’m a weird nostalgist-by-proxy who loves oldies music, movies made before 1980 and old-tyme TV. Heh, I’ll be 33 in two weeks, **jayjay** , but I’m more of a neo-fogey than you. I’m totally saturated with 1930s and '40s radio, and constantly frustrated because I have a confused brand-loyalty for Colgate Tooth Powder. _“Don’t take a chance – on your romance – use Col-gate – Tooth Powder!”_ 😃 Before _1980?_ Pshaw! ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2003, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colgate-herbal-toothpaste/209620/14 "2003-10-26T21:04:37Z")
> [@](#): > > **jayjay** : I’m actually only 32, but I’m a weird nostalgist-by-proxy who loves oldies music, movies made before 1980 and old-tyme TV. Heh, I’ll be 33 in two weeks, **jayjay** , but I’m more of a neo-fogey than you. I’m totally saturated with 1930s and '40s radio, and constantly frustrated because I have a confused brand-loyalty for Colgate Tooth Powder. _“Don’t take a chance – on your romance – use Col-gate – Tooth Powder!”_ 😃 Before _1980?_ Pshaw! ---
**Author:** ![Early\_Out](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Early\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Early_Out)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2003, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colgate-herbal-toothpaste/209620/15 "2003-10-26T21:55:47Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by jayjay \* > \*\ ***Early Out** , I’m actually only 32, but I’m a weird nostalgist-by-proxy … [O]f course I know about the Ipana beaver… 😃 \*\* So I take it you’re not Turkish? 😉 I wonder if they use the beaver for Turkish commercials, and if the locals can even figure out what kind of animal it is. ---
**Author:** ![PhalPhoto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5daacb/32.png) [@PhalPhoto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PhalPhoto)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2003, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colgate-herbal-toothpaste/209620/16 "2003-10-26T22:06:43Z")
I am still recovering from a traumatic high school schnapps incident so mint toothpaste is not an option for me. The new Colgate is not too bad, but I prefer Tom’s of Maine strawberry banana! ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2003, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colgate-herbal-toothpaste/209620/17 "2003-10-26T22:29:52Z")
Welcome to the Dope, **PhalPhoto**! ---
**Author:** ![PhalPhoto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5daacb/32.png) [@PhalPhoto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PhalPhoto)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2003, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colgate-herbal-toothpaste/209620/18 "2003-10-26T22:52:43Z")
Haha! Thx, NCB…been lurking a long time. Of all things, a toothpaste flame brings me out of the closet. Who’d a thunk? ---
**Author:** ![Daikona](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8baadc/32.png) [@Daikona](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daikona)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2003, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colgate-herbal-toothpaste/209620/19 "2003-10-26T23:04:22Z")
I might have to try this stuff. I figure if people who like mint toothpaste hate it, it might be good. Mint is good as candy, but the mint they use in toothpaste is some kind of mutated demon mint. ---
**Author:** ![NicePete](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ee7513/32.png) [@NicePete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NicePete)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2003, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colgate-herbal-toothpaste/209620/20 "2003-10-26T23:26:03Z")
I love the Herbal Colgate. Tastes good, and I do believe my toofers are a shade or two whiter. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colgate-herbal-toothpaste/209620.md?page=2)