What you didn’t know you’ve been waiting for, plastic free dental floss! For those of you whose dental hygiene has been suffering because you realised that dental floss is plastic wrapped in plastic, this is one for you.
Not only will your friends thank you for removing that little bit of lettuce you’ve had stuck in your teeth for months, but you will look stylish doing so with the delightfully designed container. You even get a refill spool of floss thrown in as well. Sweet.
Dental Lace
All other dental floss is generally packaged in plastic. And made out of plastic. And once you’re done, you buy another one and chuck the old one in the bin, so it ends up in landfill.
It is refillable, so infinitely reusable! And you can recycle the container afterward, once you’ve lost all your teeth. How fab.
The floss is 100% biodegradable and compostable. So is the packaging.
In my opinion* it works far better than other dental floss. And it tastes nice. Win.
*It’s not just me, my mom and dad think so too alright.
Refills now stocked!
But, I hear you say, ‘….It seems expensive, though?’
You are right. It does seem expensive. Let’s think about it. Average price of dental floss seems to come in at around £1.50 - £4 for around 25 to 50m depending on brand. Dental lace is £8.50, but you get 2 spools of floss, 60m altogether. And nicer refillable packaging. Plus, the refills by themselves when it comes to that are obviously cheaper because there is no container. And… no more throw away plastic disposable dental floss. How many containers of plastic dental floss would you throwaway in your lifetime otherwise? How many would everyone who uses dental floss throw away in their lifetimes? Where are all those plastic containers and plastic floss ending up???
I think I’ve justified it.
(If you already use dental floss that is. If you don’t, but want to experiment with improving your teeth cleaning regime, great! If your pearly whites are already pearly and well, white, good for you, look after them gnasher's.)
What is it made from?
Container = Glass
Lid = Stainless steel
Label = Waterproof Poly label - Sneaky plastic!
Floss = 100% Mulberry silk floss
Floss coating = Candellila wax (vegan) + natural mint flavouring
Packaging = 'Boxes 100% post-consumer fiber that is certified FSC and PCF free. Manufactured using renewable biogas energy. Printed with soy-based inks.'
Wrapper = 'Polylactide Acid bags created from the lactic acid in plants. Certified compostable.' Bioplastic. PLA is one of the 'good' plastics.
Where does it come from?
Maine, in the US. America is way ahead of the UK in terms of plastic free items so until we catch up this is what's happening. The floss itself is sourced from China, which is historically where silk production first started, so good quality stuff. It is packaged and put together by hand in Maine.
Is it sustainable and environmentally friendly?
Good-
The paper packaging is FSC rated and biodegradable.
The floss and wax are biodegradable.
The container and lid are reusable and easily recyclable.
Ok -
The PLA wrapper is biodegradable (but does have some issues with chemicals in the manufacturing process so it’s not perfect)
Bad -
The label is plastic, although as the container is reusable this is acceptable in comparison to buying dental floss that is made out of plastic and in a plastic container.
Is it ethical?
Yes, apart from the mulberry silk floss if you are vegan, as the silk is made by silkworms.
Conclusion -
Smile! Let that Cheshire Cat grin out to play because you are saving the environment by cutting out 99% of the plastic in your dental floss.
‘Do I detect a hint of minty freshness?’ – Donkey, off of Shrek.
‘They sure are handy when you smile. So keep your teeth around a while!’ – Dr. Seuss.
‘If I’d have known about Dental Lace, I wouldn’t have bothered moving to Montana’ – Frank Zappa
