Boar Bristles Natural Bamboo Toothbrush Eco-Friendly Biodegradable Zero Waste Pack of 12

I would describe the bristles as medium-soft. Some other reviews stated that they thought the bristles were soft, but compared to my standard plastic soft bristled toothbrush, these bristles feel much stiffer. Not in a bad way, but different for sure. The bamboo behind the bristles feels slightly more bulky and less slippery in the mouth than a plastic toothbrush, but it gets familiar feeling pretty fast. One or two bristles do occasionally tend to shed in use, and it may be because I have really close tooth contacts, but it doesn't bother me because it seems natural for that to occur with natural materials like a bamboo stick and some boars hair bristles. I think the infinite uses with no shedding performance of a plastic toothbrush is actually very unnatural. It may be more convenient but that plastic production and consumption comes at a cost. I feel better about myself and my impact on our environment by using these toothbrushes, albeit a tiny contribution overall. My teeth seem to get the same level of clean feeling after a brushing so the functionality is still there. If you're environmentally conscious these are worth a try.

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I have tried many different bamboo toothbrushes and liked the fact these are 100% natural with boar bristles. These wear nicely and massage my gums perfectly. Highly recommend.

Loved the idea of a natural alternative to plastic toothbrushes but these brushes were a huge disappointment. The bristles are super stiff and fall out in your mouth as you brush your teeth. I would definitely not purchase these again.

Awesome toothbrush=)I love not buying plastic toothbrushes!The brush is more affective by lightly brushing; which is said to be better for your gums. You'll find some bristles will come off occasionally, just spit out and say... still better than plastic.Pro tip-Make your own toothpaste with coconut oil, baking soda, and tea tree oil.1st floss with silk floss.2nd brush with awesome bamboo boar brush.3rd Swoosh with coconut oil for 2 minutes and swallow.

These were advertised as soft in the item description, but they are stiff and much harder than the toothbrushes we're used to. The package itself describes them as medium. Otherwise, we like them but may not be able to continue using them due to their stiffness.

I’ve bought two boxes of these toothbrushes and I love them! It’s great knowing I’m not putting plastic in my mouth everyday. The firmness is just right for me and you get used to the shedding. There’s a slight “taste” at first but that subsides pretty quickly. I’ve heard boiling for a bit can help with that. I never did and the “taste” is gone before I even notice really. Great to have for cleaning, as well. I have one that I use on my hair brushes and another for general cleaning tasks around the house. Really enjoy the container too.

Yearning for the old days of natural bristle toothbrushes complete with what's now called a "gum stimulator" that was actually used to quickly and easily remove food from between teeth without flossing, a full-on toothbrushing session, or (heaven-forbid) using a toothpick - I came across these. In those lost toothbrushing days of eld, brushes came with "soft", "medium", or "hard" bristles. Now there seem to be only "soft" bristle brushes of any kind.There are plenty of bristles and I suppose the bamboo handle is eco-friendly. They seem to be qood quality as far as being well-bristled. However, in the days that hard bristle brushes were available, that's what I purchased. These being "soft", they're softer than I would prefer and not as effective at cleaning teeth along the gumline as would be ideal.Until dentists stop telling everyone to use only "soft" toothbrushes, or scientists perfect time travel so that "hard" bristle brushes can be retrieved from the mid-twentieth century to provide a good, thorough cleaning all the way to the gum line, these are about as good as currently obtainable.Stressing that the natural bristles seem to be of good quality and there are plenty of them for a good brushing, I'd recommend these.