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  "slug": "grxy-studio-boar-bristle-bamboo-toothbrush",
  "name": "Boar Bristle & Bamboo Toothbrush",
  "brand": "GRXY Studio",
  "category": "toothbrushes",
  "tier": "cannot-tell",
  "rank": null,
  "page": "https://amaterio.com/plastic-free/toothbrushes/grxy-studio-boar-bristle-bamboo-toothbrush/",
  "url": null,
  "affiliateUrl": null,
  "price": {
    "amount": 29.95,
    "currency": "USD",
    "seenAt": "2026-11-11"
  },
  "madeIn": "",
  "inTheBox": "",
  "unknowns": [
    "handle coating",
    "packaging",
    "bristle attachment",
    "handle joints and glue",
    "label, logo or print"
  ],
  "verdict": {
    "summary": "A carved bamboo handle with boar bristles woven into the head, sold as \"the world's only truly plastic-free toothbrush.\" The catch is a coating. The maker says the handle gets \"a non-toxic, water-resistant coating,\" which is how it stands up on the counter, and never says what the coating is. Water-resistant finishes are often acrylic or polyurethane. Until it's named, we can't call it plastic-free.",
    "date": "2026-11-11",
    "passes": [
      "pass-1",
      "pass-2"
    ],
    "agree": true,
    "caveat": "Unknown: what the handle coating is made of, a second source for the boar bristles, how the bristles are attached, and any label or print. Packaging not checked. The maker has not said."
  },
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      "name": "handle",
      "role": "major",
      "material": "single piece of bamboo",
      "class": "not-plastic",
      "ruling": null,
      "source": {
        "url": "https://grxystudio.com/products/boar-bristle-bamboo-toothbrush-4-pack",
        "quote": "Our handle is carved from a single, solid piece of premium bamboo—never laminated or glued layers.",
        "translation": "",
        "retrieved": "2026-11-11",
        "archive": ""
      }
    },
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      "name": "bristles",
      "role": "major",
      "material": "boar hair",
      "class": "not-plastic",
      "ruling": null,
      "source": {
        "url": "https://grxystudio.com/products/boar-bristle-bamboo-toothbrush-4-pack",
        "quote": "Our bristles are individually woven directly into the bamboo head—not glued",
        "translation": "",
        "retrieved": "2026-11-11",
        "archive": ""
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "handle coating",
      "role": "major",
      "material": "unnamed non-toxic water-resistant coating",
      "class": "unknown",
      "ruling": "R3",
      "source": {
        "url": "https://grxystudio.com/products/boar-bristle-bamboo-toothbrush-4-pack",
        "quote": "The handle is then treated with a non-toxic, water-resistant coating that enables our signature self-standing, quick-dry design.",
        "translation": "",
        "retrieved": "2026-11-11",
        "archive": ""
      }
    },
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      "name": "packaging",
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      "source": null
    },
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      "class": "unknown",
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      "source": null
    },
    {
      "name": "handle joints and glue",
      "role": "minor",
      "material": "not stated",
      "class": "unknown",
      "ruling": "R8",
      "source": null
    },
    {
      "name": "label, logo or print",
      "role": "minor",
      "material": "not stated",
      "class": "unknown",
      "ruling": null,
      "source": null
    }
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    "materials": [],
    "class": "unknown",
    "source": null
  },
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