Dehydrated toothpaste

[GadgetUK437]

Easy enough to make your own toothpaste tablets.
Squirt short lengths of toothpaste (the amount you usually use per brushing) onto a small sheet of aluminium foil, keep 'em reasonably spread out.
Put them on a radiator or in the airing cupboard for a few days/weeks until they go hard
Pop them off the foil and chuck them in a ziplock bag with a bit of baking soda to stop them sticking together

I have a big bag of them and just take as many as I need for a trip.
They need a bit of chewing to rehydrate, but work well enough.
Note - not all toothpastes will work, gel ones won't dry out, standard Colgate works fine.

 

[Janne]

Easy enough to make your own toothpaste tablets.
Squirt short lengths of toothpaste (the amount you usually use per brushing) onto a small sheet of aluminium foil, keep 'em reasonably spread out.
Put them on a radiator or in the airing cupboard for a few days/weeks until they go hard
Pop them off the foil and chuck them in a ziplock bag with a bit of baking soda to stop them sticking together

I have a big bag of them and just take as many as I need for a trip.
They need a bit of chewing to rehydrate, but work well enough.
Note - not all toothpastes will work, gel ones won't dry out, standard Colgate works fine.[/QUOT

 

[MountainGoat]

Don't use toothpaste at all.

Something I learned when out in the Middle East was to use Miswak.

It's a stick that can be used for cleaning the teeth. Tastes minty, does a great job of cleaning. Almost like a scale & polish, as well as a clean.

....Answers the question of why many Arabs have shiny white teeth.

You'll find it on amazon etc.

 

[Alan 13~7]

i like the idea of these fuzzybrush motorway services one use chewable tooth brushes...

https://fuzzybrush.com/

 

[Robson Valley]

Use "tooth-powder." That's what we had when I was a kid ( so it can't be ALL that long ago.) Lyon's Tooth Powder.
Maybe a tsp in the palm of one hand, dip the wet toothbrush into it and brush teeth. Wash hands. Done.

 

[Janne]

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[Robson Valley]

Dr Lyon's Tooth Powder. Was going to add that it came in a mint green tin bottle.
Found it in eBay. Mint green.

 

[Janne]

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[JamPan]

I made some toothpaste once from Kaolin clay, vegetable oil and peppermint essential oil. Worked okay, though the vegetable oil took a bit more washing out of the toothbrush.

 

[Jared]

Can get toothpaste in sachets too. Like ketchup.