Crest Pro-Health Toothpaste VS. Colgate Luminous Enamel Strengthening Toothpaste

So, today toothpaste has to be a little more than just toothpaste. There are ten's of choices in every store you walk into. Some boast breath fresheners, many claim to whiten teeth, others prevent cavities.

In my experience, I have come across two toothpastes that are a step above the rest. Crest Pro-Health and Colgate Luminous Enamel Strengthening.

Crest Pro-Health's claim to fame is that it is the first toothpaste that addresses the seven issues dentists look at most: cavities, gingivitis, plaque, sensitivity, tartar, whitening, and breath freshening. It has also been accepted by the American Dental Association as being fit to protect all those areas. It comes in two flavors: Clean Mint and Clean Cinnamon.

I started using Crest Pro-Health shortly after it debuted. I immediately fell in love with it, if someone can actually fall in love with toothpaste. The flavor really is clean, no aftertastes, no odd tinges of some other flavor in there. Just plain mint or plain cinnamon.

My favorite thing about Crest Pro-Health is the way it cleans. You obviously cannot see the work it is doing for most of the aspects it is used for, the gingivitis, cavities, etc. But what you can feel is clean. The phrase "after the dentist - clean" is tossed around a lot. But this toothpaste actually delivers. When you are brushing, you can feel the tiny gritty pieces going to work, not tearing down your enamel, but cleaning it like its never been cleaned before. I find myself running my tongue over my teeth all the time after brushing.

You can find a 7.8 oz. container for around $4.99 in most drug and general stores.

Colgate's Luminous Enamel Strengthening is a bit of a different story. It is solely an enamel strengthener and whitener. It is lacking in the other areas that Crest Pro-Health is so abundant in. However, it has Sodium Fluoride as its anti-cavity agent and also claims to freshen breath. The areas it does not address are gingivitis, sensitivity, and tartar.

When brushing with Colgate Luminous Enamel Strengthening toothpaste, the clean is amazing. It too could rightly claim to be a "fresh from the dentist" type of clean. It comes in three flavors: Crystal Clean Mint, Mint Twist, and Paradise Fresh.
The most appealing factor of Colgate Luminous is that it fills in the places in your enamel where it is weak. This is key to preventing cavities. When your enamel is strong and secured, there is almost no way you can get a cavity. It also claims to make your teeth shiny and white. You can find a 6 oz. container for around $3.69 in most drug and general stores.

To compare the two toothpastes, Colgate Luminous and Crest Pro-Health, you have to look at what you want to be doing. If you have healthy teeth that just need upkeep, I would suggest going with Crest Pro-Health as your daily toothpaste. If you are worried about your enamel from daily wear and tooth grinding, I would suggest helping your enamel along with Colgate Luminous.

Price-wise they are very similar. With Crest Pro-Health being slightly more expensive at $0.64 per oz. and Colgate Luminous being $0.62 per oz. Both should be at local grocery stores, grocery outlet stores, drug and pharmacy stores, as well as discount supermarkets, being as they are quite popular.

When going to the websites, I found that Crest Pro-Health's website offered more information on how it works and what it prevents, compared to the website for Colgate Luminous, however, that doesn't really factor in to how good of a product it is.

For myself, I continue to use Crest Pro-Health, but I also buy the Colgate Luminous because it is what my husband uses. I often find myself using one in the morning and the other later on in the day.

But when looking for a clear winner, I would say that Crest Pro-Health takes the cake. The clean feeling you get after brushing is just incomparable, the price is very similar to other quality toothpastes, and while it does not restore enamel, it is certified by the American Dental Association to protect your mouth in the seven areas that dentists check most, where other toothpastes are not.