Colgate Phos-Flur Anti-Cavity Fluoride Rinse, Gushing Grape, 16.9 Fluid Ounce by Colgate

As a newbie parent to a child with braces (I never had them!) I felt discouraged when the orthodontist explained the recommended cleaning routine to my nearly 13-year old daughter (and fear at the disclaimer I had to sign explaining all the permanent bad stuff that could happen to her teeth if she didn’t properly clean them with braces!). So when the doc told us she should rinse with a mouthwash each night before bed, I knew I was in trouble. My daughter dislikes mint flavor and every mouthwash at ALL the pharmacies, Walmart and Target contains mint of some kind even if there is other flavoring (like bubble gum, “sparkle”, or fruit). Our orthodontist specifically told me Colgate Phos-Flur is his favorite and that while pricey, he thinks it worth it. I cannot speak to that (but I do really like and trust him, so I’ll take his word for it). I almost choked when I saw it was about $15 a bottle on Amazon but then EXTREMELY GLAD when I realized it comes in “Gushing Grape” with no mint!! When my daughter has to take Tylenol or Advil “grape” is the only flavor she will take without issue (thankfully generic brands are usually fine too). So given this, price became no object (or nearly no object) in this case. I ordered 1 bottle to try, hoping she would like it. I was ELATED when this arrived, she tasted it and said she’d be willing to use it daily (SCORE!). The only thing I don’t like about it is the bottle is a little hard to open (you squeeze opposite sides of the cap together while unscrewing to remove it). Both she and I can get the cap off, but my fear is that it might be easy to knock it over while doing so, and at ~$15/bottle and dollars would literally drain out in a matter of a second or two! I had intended to transfer the mouthwash to another vessel, but never found something suitable in my house (though I now have an empty kombucha bottle that might work). Thankfully my daughter has not spilled (or at least admitted to doing so). I did give her an old liquid medicine cup so she could measure out her daily 10ml serving.

Great product!

I started using this when I underwent treatment for teeth alignment. I have been using it ever since. It tastes great, leaves my moth feeling clean after brushing, and has fluoride for cavity protection.

So I came here because I got braces in my late 20s, and my orthodontist pushed this product on me like most people reviewing. But most of the reviews seemed like they were from parents of the 11 year olds this product was getting pushed on. Which is fine, but it didn’t help me deduce whether or not this product was a scam. So I played along, for the rest of you out there struggling through adult braces, and for science. I had my brackets on for a year and a half, and I used this product every single day. I can count on my hands the number of days I skipped. Otherwise, it didn’t matter how late it was when I was crawling into bed, I was brushing and swishing first. And when I finally got my brackets off, I can honestly say I had no staining on my teeth. Did I have cavities? Up the wazoo. Like I’ve never had in my life. One star off for cavity prevention. But no staining. I also brushed and flossed like a crazy person, so maybe that had something to do with it, and I can’t speak to longer orthodontic treatments. But if you’re vain like me and it’s bad enough you had to get braces at almost 30 in the first place, and you can’t even begin to worry about how they will impact your teeth from years to come, this product might help.

This mouth wash is recommended for folks with braces