Kalodont Pink Clay Toothpaste Review

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My friends Rick and Emily traveled to Croatia. They very kindly brought me a tube of Kalodont Pink Clay Clean Beauty toothpaste!

Kalodont Pink Clay toothpaste


I often start with Wikipedia to inform my toothpaste reviews. In this case, they delivered: "Kalodont was first sold in Austria-Hungary in 1887. It later became widely distributed in 34 other countries and obtained a near-monopoly status that caused the word "kalodont" to become synonymous with the word for "tooth paste" in South Slavic languages. Kalodont ceased to be produced in 1981, but returned on the market in 2012."

So wow, this is a modern relative to one of the first toothpastes!

Today, Kalodont is made by Saponia, a Hungary-based company that makes everything from Arf, a disinfectant cleaner ... to Nila My Cute Baby wet wipes. Hungary is conveniently next to Croatia. I suspect that there is more industry in Hungary than in Croatia. 

Saponia's description of this pink clay toothpaste includes, "it promotes regeneration and resistance of the mucous membrane" and that "pink clay is responsible for the natural detox of the oral cavity."

Like most specialty toothpastes in the healthy spectrum, it does not have fluoride. And as usual, I don't like that.

What does it taste like?

I'm glad you asked. The photo that shows the paste is a clue - it tastes like what I imagine foundation makeup would taste like if it were edible and flavored nicely.

It tastes pink.

There's an overriding minty flavor but an additional hint of ... fairy dust?

The fact that "Clean Beauty" is part of the title indicates that this is more than just a dental health product - it can make you beautiful!

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