Toothpaste

25 products ranked by Scout score

Best toothpaste right now

Essential Oxygen Organic Low Abrasion Toothpaste peppermint 100/100
Scout's analysis: Essential Oxygen Organic Low Abrasion Toothpaste peppermint scores 100/100. A low-abrasion organic toothpaste in peppermint, made with organic aloe vera gel, organic…
Miessence Mint Toothpaste plastic tube 100/100
Scout's analysis: Miessence Mint Toothpaste scores 100/100. Independent third-party lab testing (Lead Safe Mama, 2025, AOAC 2015.01) reported all four heavy metals (Pb/Hg/Cd/As) below…
Davids Hydroxiatite Sensitive Whitening nHa Toothpaste tube 97/100
Scout's analysis: Davids Hydroxiatite Sensitive Whitening nHa Toothpaste tube scores 97/100. A whitening toothpaste for sensitive teeth built on nano-hydroxyapatite (nHA) and xylitol,…

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Davids Premium Whitening + Antiplaque Toothpaste Natural Peppermint 1/100
Scout's analysis: Davids Premium Whitening + Antiplaque Natural Peppermint scores 1/100. Cleanest formula on paper of any major toothpaste tested in 2025 — fluoride-free, SLS-free, EWG…
Colgate Total Whitening Paste Toothpaste 1/100
Scout's analysis: Colgate Total Whitening Paste scores 1/100. Lead Safe Mama (Feb 2025) detected 539 ppb lead — among the highest readings in the 2025 toothpaste survey. Suspected…
Crest Cavity Protection Regular Paste Toothpaste 1/100
Scout's analysis: Crest Cavity Protection Regular Paste scores 1/100. Lead Safe Mama (Feb 2025) detected 399 ppb lead and 6 ppb mercury — far above any defensible level for a daily,…

Independently lab-tested toothpaste

15 of the 25 products ranked here have a lab panel on their pages — each measured amount, the level it falls in and the report it comes from. The highest-scoring five:

Miessence Mint Toothpaste plastic tube 100/100
Dr. Brown's Happy Teeth Fluoride-Free Baby Toothpaste Strawberry 90/100
Truvani Clean Toothpaste Tube 72/100
BOKA Nano-Hydroxyapatite Toothpaste ELA MINT 61/100
Jack N Jill Strawberry Natural Certified Toothpaste 44/100
and 10 more in the ranking above

Ingredients to watch in toothpaste

The flagged ingredients that show up most often across these 25 products. Each link opens Scout's analysis of the ingredient.

Sodium saccharin in 8 of 25
Sodium Lauryl Sulfate in 8 of 25
Sodium Fluoride in 6 of 25
Flavor (undisclosed) in 6 of 25
Titanium Dioxide in 5 of 25
carrageenan in 4 of 25

What the better toothpaste have in common

xylitol in 10 of 25
Glycerin in 9 of 25
Sodium Bicarbonate (Baking Soda) in 3 of 25
nano-hydroxyapatite in 3 of 25
Organic coconut oil in 2 of 25

Common questions about toothpaste

What scores highest in toothpaste on Scout?

Essential Oxygen Organic Low Abrasion Toothpaste peppermint leads Scout's toothpaste ranking at 100/100, followed by Miessence Mint Toothpaste plastic tube (100) and Davids Hydroxiatite Sensitive Whitening nHa Toothpaste tube (97). Scores compare products within the category on ingredients, processing, packaging and any lab results.

What should I avoid in toothpaste?

Davids Premium Whitening + Antiplaque Toothpaste Natural Peppermint scores 1/100, the lowest of the 25 products Scout has analyzed in toothpaste; next lowest are Colgate Total Whitening Paste Toothpaste (1) and Crest Cavity Protection Regular Paste Toothpaste (1). Each product page lists the ingredients behind the number.

What drags scores down in toothpaste?

Across these 25 products the most common flagged ingredients are Sodium saccharin, Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, Sodium Fluoride, Flavor (undisclosed), Titanium Dioxide, carrageenan. Each appears in at least two of the products ranked here.

Is anything in toothpaste independently lab tested?

15 of the 25 products on this page carry independent lab results — Miessence Mint Toothpaste plastic tube, Dr. Brown's Happy Teeth Fluoride-Free Baby Toothpaste Strawberry, Truvani Clean Toothpaste Tube, BOKA Nano-Hydroxyapatite Toothpaste ELA MINT, Jack N Jill Strawberry Natural Certified Toothpaste and 10 more. Each of their product pages shows the measured amounts, the level each falls in and the report they come from.

How does Scout score toothpaste?

Every product in toothpaste 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 toothpaste

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 →