Customer Reviews

Crest Glide Floss, Deep Clean, Cool Mint

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4 star:		(1)
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2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

The new version of Glide floss is not what it used to be. The taste is unctuously sweet and it now breaks more easily. Why does Crest insist on messing with success? Its toothpastes, like this new version of floss, are sickeningly sweet. Is Glide still made using the original Goretex material? It doesn't seem so -- now it's just expensive floss tape ruined by marketing overkill.

Crest bills their Deep Clean Cool Mint Floss as being more comfortable than other floss and providing a "cooling blast of clean feeling." On these counts, I can agree. Glide Deep Clean is wonderfully smooth and comfortable, making flossing downright pleasant on both your gums and your fingers. The width of the floss prevents the tourniquet effect of thinner flosses. And there is a pleasant cool, minty feeling left behind wherever you've cleaned.

But... It's the single most expensive floss I can find in any of my local stores, and even on Amazon. And Crest's claims of being "shred resistant" fall short. My Glide Deep Clean was shredded right out of the package, and shreds further every time you tear off a new piece. To be fair, I haven't yet had it shred in the course of flossing, but the fact you can't even cleanly cut a strip off without shredding doesn't inspire confidence. At the price premium Crest is demanding, I'd expect Glide Deep Clean to cut well and in one piece.

This is the only floss I use. I don't like mint (haven't been able to find it in not-mint); so, I learned to like mint and now it doesn't bother me. It is "sweet" tasting. It's wide and soft without being bulky. It rarely shreds and doesn't hurt my gums like the cheap ones. It's not cheap; but, my dental health is worth every penny!

I've had a lot of difficulty in the past with cheap floss that breaks off & frays. You do not get that with this! Also, it works great for people who have sensitive gums that tend to bleed after flossing. I highly recommend!

All floss is pretty much the same. Insert the floss between your teeth, use up and down strokes against each side of the tooth, and floss each and every day. Hmm. Each and every day? Until I had a near-root canal at the dentist, I was lax in my flossing for a simple reason: the tips of my fingers hurt and were turning purple from the floss tourniquet around my fingers. I haven't tried the other Glide flosses, but Glide Deep Clean doesn't cause this discomfort, so I'm using it daily. Even though it's one of the more expensive flosses at the store, it's certainly cheaper than a second trip to the dentist.

EDIT: My dental hygenist recommends Reach over Glide. Reducing my rating to two stars.