Is there any? Iโ€™m located in Finland and trying to find one. I just bought Sensodyne, which I believed would be European, but seems to be American, according to Wikipedia?

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[โ€“] 11 points 1 year ago (1 child)

Oxygenol is Finnish brand of oral care products.

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  • [โ€“] 8 points 1 year ago*

    If are referring to the country of manufacturing rather than ownership, Colgate is manufactured in Poland (it says so on tubes).

    But it is a US company nevertheless. If someone knows better alternatives, I would like to look into them.

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  • [โ€“] 6 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Damn. Sensodyne is the only toothpaste I've tried that works with pain in my teeth. Any suggestions for clinical European alternatives worth trying?

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    [โ€“] 5 points 1 year ago

    When I lived in Italy I used Marvis, because I stumbled upon it in Esselunga and randomly saw that it was produced close to where I lived in Tuscany. It's pretty good.

    Later on I found it in Flying Tiger in Denmark, so I guess there's a chance of finding it everywhere.

    When I have to pick up something from the supermarket I buy Zendium.

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  • [โ€“] 4 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Thereโ€™s Zendium, owned by Unilever, which is British.

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  • [โ€“] 4 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    The story seems to be complicated, but according to Wikipedia it seems to be British?

    Sensodyne became a part of Haleon, a British multinational consumer healthcare corporation, in July 2022, following the establishment of Haleon as a separate entity through a corporate spin-off from GSK.[14]

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  • [โ€“] [S] 3 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Yes, it seems very complicated, because I got two different kinds of information from that article. One in โ€œquick factsโ€ tells itโ€™s American and when you read further it says itโ€™s British. I donโ€™t use Google, so I didnโ€™t investigate it more, though.

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  • [โ€“] 7 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Seems that Wikipedia is confused. Sensodyne was originally an American product, but it was later purchased by GSK, which is a British company, which then split, and Sensodyne is now owned by Haleon, a British company.

    History

    Sensodyne is a brand of toothpaste that was first sold by Block Drug, a Brooklyn, New York-based company established in 1907 by pharmacist Alexander Block.[1]

    In 2000, Block Drug was purchased by Smith Kline Beecham P.L.C.,[11] which became GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE:GSK).[12]

    Sensodyne became a part of Haleon, a British multinational consumer healthcare corporation, in July 2022, following the establishment of Haleon as a separate entity through a corporate spin-off from GSK.[14]

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  • [โ€“] 3 points 1 year ago

    I buy "Dentitex Advanced Whitening Toothpaste" from Aldi, I think it's made in Germany? I don't mind it.

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  • [โ€“] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Vitis is a Spanish brand that my dentist recommended. What I don't know if they export.

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  • [โ€“] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Elmex by Gaba International AG from Switzerland. Acodring to Wikipedia it looks okey to use. I like their products but they are also rather expensiv. I also do not know if they sell in Finland.

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  • [โ€“] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child)

    Elmex by Gaba International

    Gaba was acquired by Colgate-Palmolive, an American company.
    Wikipedia:

    Elmex is a brand of toothpaste that has been sold since 1962. It is manufactured by GABA International AG, a Swiss manufacturer of branded oral care products located in Therwil. GABA was acquired by the Colgate-Palmolive company of the United States in 2004 for US$841 million.

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  • [โ€“] 1 point 1 year ago

    There's also Lacer.

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