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All packaging is 100% recyclable or compostable. Not only is Bite a healthier, more sustainable toothpaste, it is produced in a Leaping Bunny-certified lab according to FDA guidelines and sold in glass bottles that are recyclable and refillable for those who choose the subscription plan. The bit also reduces toothpaste waste, because it is the correct amount needed to clean your teeth.

Bite will foam up just like conventional toothpaste, cleaning your teeth and freshening your mouth. Simply pop a “Bite Bit” into your mouth and bite. Once Lindsay had her formula, she bought a tableting machine and made Bite into a “pill,” no plastic tube needed and, since it is not a gel or a liquid, TSA-friendly for travelers.

Sodium Bicarbonate (baking soda) balances pH levels in the mouth.īite comes in Naturally Whitening Fresh Mint, Fresh Mint with Activated Charcoal, and Berry Twist for the kids.

Activated Charcoal cleans surface stains.

Calcium Carbonate, a mineral, is a mild abrasive.

Xylitol and Erythritol from fruits and vegetables repel cavity-causing bacteria.

Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate from coconut oil foams up and cleans the teeth.

Bite is all natural, vegan and made with organic ingredients: So she came up with a toothpaste without harsh chemicals, sulfates, parabens and preservatives. She signed up for chemistry classes, talked with dentists and learned about the questionable ingredients in toothpaste. There had to be an alternative to the plastic tubes, and she would find it. She became aware of how many travel-size toothpaste tubes she threw away, then how many toothpaste tubes of all sizes were being thrown away all over the world.

Lindsay traveled often while working as a producer for the Travel Channel and reality shows such as House Hunters and Hollywood Hillbillies. And it’s not only the plastic-harmful chemicals remain in those tubes, things like sodium lauryl sulfate, triclosan, artificial dyes and preservatives. More than a billion toothpaste tubes are dumped into landfills and the oceans every year. My gosh, Queen Elizabeth has banned plastic straws from all of her castles! States, individual cities, hotel chains, McDonald’s and Starbucks are part of the movement to implement policies against the straws. Great strides have been made in removing the danger of plastic straws. Lindsay McCormick and Asher Hunt, co-founders of Bite Toothpaste Bits, want to rid the environment of plastic toothpaste tubes.