Toothbrushes
10 products ranked by Scout score-
Toxin Dodger Horse Hair & Bamboo Toothbrush#1 -
Bite Toothbrush#2 -
Gaia Guy Toothbrush#3 -
Naturifyze Bamboo & Boar Bristle Toothbrush 4 Pack#4 -
The future is bamboo.o. Toothbrush Soft#5 -
VIVAGO Bamboo Toothbrushes Medium Bristles 10 Pack#6 -
RM Oral Plant-Based Charcoal Bristles 2 Toothbrushes#7 -
Philips Sonicare G3#8 -
Colgate Optic White Charcoal Toothbrush#9 -
Oral-B Dual Clean Soft Toothbrush#10
Best toothbrushes right now
- Toxin Dodger Horse Hair & Bamboo Toothbrush 90/100
Scout's analysis: This toothbrush has no plastic at all: a steam-carbonised bamboo handle and natural horse-hair bristles that are steam-sterilised, UV-treated and third-party tested for…
- Bite Toothbrush 88/100
Scout's analysis: Bite's brush pairs a pesticide-free moso bamboo handle with bristles made from castor-bean oil instead of petroleum, and it is BPA-free. The castor-based bristles are…
- Gaia Guy Toothbrush 85/100
Scout's analysis: Gaia Guy's brush avoids plastic entirely with a bamboo handle and natural boar-hair bristles in a paperboard tube. Boar hair is porous, so it holds moisture and…
What to skip
- Oral-B Dual Clean Soft Toothbrush 28/100
Scout's analysis: Oral-B Dual Clean Soft Toothbrush scores 28/100. A mass-market disposable plastic toothbrush — the soft bristle stiffness is genuinely gentler on gums and enamel, but…
- Colgate Optic White Charcoal Toothbrush 28/100
Scout's analysis: A conventional disposable brush: petroleum plastic handle and nylon bristles, with no recycled-content or BPA-free claim. The charcoal is in the name and color more…
- Philips Sonicare G3 40/100
Scout's analysis: The G3 is a replaceable electric brush head made of plastic (counted as 70% bio-based on a mass-balance basis, an accounting method rather than guaranteed content),…
Ingredients to watch in toothbrushes
The flagged ingredients that show up most often across these 10 products. Each link opens Scout's analysis of the ingredient.
- Nylon bristles in 2 of 10
What the better toothbrushes have in common
- Bamboo handle in 3 of 10
- Moso bamboo handle in 2 of 10
Common questions about toothbrushes
What scores highest in toothbrushes on Scout?
Toxin Dodger Horse Hair & Bamboo Toothbrush leads Scout's toothbrushes ranking at 90/100, followed by Bite Toothbrush (88) and Gaia Guy Toothbrush (85). Scores compare products within the category on ingredients, processing, packaging and any lab results.
What should I avoid in toothbrushes?
Oral-B Dual Clean Soft Toothbrush scores 28/100, the lowest of the 10 products Scout has analyzed in toothbrushes; next lowest are Colgate Optic White Charcoal Toothbrush (28) and Philips Sonicare G3 (40). Each product page lists the ingredients behind the number.
What drags scores down in toothbrushes?
Across these 10 products the one flagged ingredient that recurs is Nylon bristles — it appears in 2 of them.
How does Scout score toothbrushes?
Every product in toothbrushes gets one 1–100 score for comparison within its category: the full ingredient list judged by a category-specific framework, the published processing level, the packaging, and any credible lab results. Lab results are disclosed, not scored. Scout takes no payment for scores or placement.
How Scout scores toothbrushes
One 1–100 score per product, judged within its category: every ingredient on the label through a category-specific framework, the published processing level, the packaging, and any credible lab results. No brand pays for a score or a position on this list. Read the full methodology →