DrTungs Smart Floss - Natural Floss, PTFE & PFAS Free Floss, Gentle on Gums, Expands & Stretches, BPA Free Floss - Natural Dental Floss Cardamom Flavor (Pack of 6)

Best floss for teeth - love the environmental friendly new packages

This has been my go to floss ever since my favorite woven floss was discontinued. The packaging has taken a turn for the worse. The floss is no longer housed in plastic, but flimsy cardboard to be more eco-friendly. Floss is effective but expensive, especially with cheap, flimsy cardboard packaging which makes it hard to use in wet bathroom or travel without getting crushed.

When I first ordered this I was so happy to have a gentle floss that was comfortable to use but didn’t throw particle bits all over the place. This is comparable to Reaches gentle care they discontinued but much better I think. My complaint is the new packaging. It’s flimsy cardboard. The first one I received was in a plastic container like most floss comes. Please go back to the plastic container!!

I love the floss and have been using it for years. I don’t like the paper case. It is flimsy and when it gets wet, it falls apart. I ended up using an old plastic case from one of the dental floss that my dentist gave me. It will be great if they offer a reusable plastic case and let us buy refills.

The last time I bought this floss they came in plastic discs, but this time they came in a non-plastic cardboard holder (still with the metal cutter). This is such a good idea, no loss of functionally but without throwaway plastic! The floss itself is also fantastic. My dentist recommends it, and its the best floss for actually getting stuff out of your teeth.

I really like this floss, and its been a worthy replacement since my preferred woven floss (reach woven, later listerine woven) was discontinued years ago. It has enough surface texture and is bulky enough to clean the larger spaces between my teeth, while still being squishy enough to make it through the narrower spots. And I like the mild flavor. My latest order came in their new plastic free packaging, and it turns out the floss inside is the same size spool and on the same size hub as the old package. That means you can use the new version to refill the older plastic packages. The new packaging is just fine, and is preferable to throwing away the old one each roll, but I like the old package better. It seems to protect my floss better rattling around in my toiletries bag. To refill an old dispenser, carefully pop off the colored plastic shell, remove the old plastic hub, open up the new dispenser and get out the filled spool, then put the spool into the new dispenser running clockwise. Thread the floss out the slot, and make sure the inside end of the floss on the spool wont get trapped in the hole in the hub. The clear plastic disc which will come flying out when you pop open the old package goes on the top side of the spool. Put it on the pin inside the colored plastic part first, then press that pin into the hole in the spool and bottom plastic part to close the old dispenser back up with the new refill. Also, on a pedantic note, the new packaging does still have a plastic hub and the spool sits in a small plastic bag, so describing this as plastic-free doesnt seem quite accurate. But its definitely much less plastic than the old approach used. Great floss, and Im glad I can now refill my old dispensers

I am a huge fan of this floss - it is by far the best performing I have ever used. BUT, the new paper-based box for the floss is really one step forward, three steps back. Why? 1) Paper seems more Earth-friendly than plastic, but the (innovatively designed) plastic box could have been retained yet used recycled plastic, plant-derived plastic, and/or biodegradable plastic — instead of using paper. The company should have tried harder to find an innovative, green material — this customer will pay the premium associated with a more green material. 2) As someone who uses floss after brushing, my hands are wet. If you repeatedly get the new paper box wet, it becomes squishy and loses structural integrity. 3) I travel for work a lot and pack this floss in my toiletries. The paper box gets crushed, whereas the plastic box of course maintained form. This is a huge concern, because once the box is crushed, ease of use is gone. 4) It is actually much harder to thread the floss around the cutting edge of the paper box than it was to thread around the cutting edge of the plastic box — because of the paper box’s flap being in the way. 5) Harder to know how much floss I have left because the paper box is not translucent. The plastic box was.

The floss is scrubbier than the slipperier types so does a better job cleaning your teeth in my opinion and experience! The flavor is minimal and pleasant.

If you are long in the tooth, have periodontic problems, recession, or big gaps around the roots, its important for your overall health to floss meticulously. This floss makes the task so much easier! And, it has a pleasant scent of cardamom. Thank you. Dr. Tung!

I threw out all my mainstream-brand coated floss with once I found this PFAS free model. Big fan of Dr Tung products. This is the slightly thicker sort of floss. It is lightly coated with beeswax, so its slightly slippery but not as easy-glide as mainstream coated brands. Its round, slightly stretchy, and spongy, rather than a flat tape, so if you have no space between your teeth you might find it hard to use, but it should work for people with average gaps between teeth and who are used to flossing daily. A real price-saver is if you can buy the refills-only option (just a roll of floss wrapped in plastic, no dispenser). The refills fit into my standard floss plastic case (different brand). Dr Tungs sells the refills for their old plastic case, but they have since moved to this new paper disposable case that is eco-friendlier. The paper case tends to get crushed and fall apart if you handle it too much, so save those old plastic cases (different brand prob ok) and you can easily put the roll in them. This floss comes in ONLY ONE flavor: cardamom. Its exotic but light and pleasant, and you get used to it. Couldnt be happier.