{
  "slug": "toothpaste",
  "name": "Toothpaste and tablets",
  "question": "Which toothpastes and tablets contain no plastic, formula and packaging included?",
  "status": "draft",
  "updated": "2026-11-11",
  "editor": "jake-avins",
  "page": "https://amaterio.com/plastic-free/toothpaste/",
  "summary": "",
  "whyPlastic": "\"Plastic-free toothpaste\" usually means the tube was swapped, and the formula and the closure are separate questions. Tablets and pastes can contain polymers: polyethylene beads, acrylates copolymer or PVM/MA copolymer, so the ingredient list is part of the check. Aluminum tubes are lined inside with a lacquer and closed with a plastic cap. Glass jars close with a metal lid that has a liner or gasket behind it. A tamper seal, shrink band or label can be film, and refill pouches are plastic film unless the maker says paper.",
  "whatToCheck": [
    "The formula: any polymers named, such as polyethylene, acrylates copolymer or PVM/MA copolymer?",
    "The tube: aluminum with a lacquer lining and a plastic cap, or a glass jar?",
    "The jar lid: metal, and what is the liner or gasket?",
    "The tablets: what binds them?",
    "Seals, shrink bands and labels: paper or foil, or film?",
    "Refills: paper or metal, or a plastic pouch?"
  ],
  "faq": [],
  "whyNone": "",
  "products": []
}