Welcome to the first installment of what I hope to be a bi-monthly dental product review. I am in no way compensated for using any of the products I am reviewing, nor am I provided the products by any manufacturers – just so there aren’t any questions about that. Also, don’t forget that I am not a dentist, so my impressions are just opinions and should not be accepted as medical fact.
That being said, lets get to our first product – Crest Pro Health mouthwash.
For those of you unfamiliar with this product, you can find product images and information on the Crest site.
Packaging
The packaging was about what you’d expect from a bottle of mouthwash – typical teardrop-shaped plastic bottle with an oversized white cap.
Labeling
The label is designed really well. It is attractive, clean, and soothing. However, I am a bit of a cynic when it comes to marketing, so naturally I have an issue with the marketing message found on the label. I find it annoying that they say this product, “Provides Dentist Recommended Benefits.” This says to me that Crest stopped one step short of obtaining recommendations from actual dentists. Is there a reason for this? I don’t know, it just makes me wonder.
Color & Taste
In terms of color, this product is no different that anything else you’ve probably seen a mouthwash come in – just the basic blue(Clean Mint) and green(Cool Wintergreen) at the moment. The taste is in one word – lacking. The lack of alcohol in this particular mouthwash is in my opinion its achilles heal. The boldness of alcohol psychologically gives me the feeling that the product is actually working. Lacking alcohol, this product tastes flat. However, for those of you who don’t like mouthwashes containing alcohol, you’ll probably like the taste.
Does it Work?
It’s hard to tell. It claims to “fight plaque, gingivitis, and bad breath for 12 hours.” I can’t say how long the protection actually lasted, but I have to admit that my teeth had noticeably less buildup at the end of the day after swishing this product around in my mouth earlier in the day. As for my breath, only my wife knows for sure! 
All in all, my mouth felt pretty refreshed after using this product.
Bottom Line
Solid product. I can’t see my self using this product long-term, however. I can’t seem to deal without the alcohol – it really does make a difference for me. Maybe you won’t mind the lack of alcohol, but I think for now I’ll be sticking to Scope.
What do you think about this product?
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Reader Comments
Stephanie October 29th
Crest pro health has stained my teeth terribly brown and I do not recommend it at all. The Crest website even admits to staining teeth and believes that it means the mouthwash is ‘working’. Unless you want to have to go to your dentist to have your teeth scraped of brown I would NOT recommend this product.
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