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Re: Show HN: I invented a caffeinated toothpaste

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Post by truth_sentinell »

altern8 wrote: post #40
nappy wrote: post #4

I invented the world’s first caffeinated toothpaste - get a rush while you brush! I’m a serial entrepreneur, YCW16. Though it is a simple idea, I went through at least 60 formula iterations before I got the flavor chemistry right. This toothpaste seriously works. I actually had to lower the caffeine content from the original version. Our toothpaste gives you a quick caffeine boost that works as soon as you start brus…

I posted another comment, but since you also brush your teeth at night, if I bought your product I'd have to use that in the morning and another brand before going to bed. Did you think about this? People might not want to have 2. I was going to buy it but then I thought about this.

Wait. So you're saying you can't go sleep with a little bit of coffee in your organism? I've always wondered if that's true or a myth. I can take two cups of coffee and go to bed like a rock

Re: Show HN: I invented a caffeinated toothpaste

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Post by drivingmenuts »

andrewl wrote: post #75

I can't help thinking of Fry's first morning in the year 3000. Fry: I'm never gonna get used to the 31st century. Caffeinated bacon? Baconated grapefruit? Admiral Crunch? But I'll probably try it.

I've always wondered what Bachelor Chow tastes like.

Probably chicken.

And disappointment.

Re: Show HN: I invented a caffeinated toothpaste

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Post by kakarot »

bduerst wrote: post #290
kakarot wrote: post #287

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I have two abcesses and a cavity. So this is very much an issue to me. My dental problems were caused by weak enamel and losing access to proper dental care. As a child, I used to get nauseated after brushing my teeth and formed a physical aversion I had to overcome daily. After discovering flouride-free toothpaste a few years ago, I stopped feeling sick after brushing. It's possible I have an underactive thyroid but…

>doesn't solve sugar over-consumption or bad dental care I though you just said that tooth decay isn't still a public health concern, now it is? Are you saying the WHO is wrong? Based on what evidence?

I never said that?

Don't hijack my argument into something else.

I said it wasn't the government's responsibility to flouridate my drinking water. That isn't what I pay taxes for.

Re: Show HN: I invented a caffeinated toothpaste

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Post by bbcbasic »

kbart wrote: post #233
Johnny555 wrote: post #211

Do you have warnings on the tube to tell people that the toothpaste is toxic to children? 80 mg of caffeine at 90 "servings" per tube is 7200mg. The LD50 for caffeine is 150mg/kg, so each tube is enough to potentially kill two 20kb toddlers.

"two 20kb toddlers." Is that a mistype or do you really measure babies in kilobits?

20kg would be a preschooler at least.

Re: Show HN: I invented a caffeinated toothpaste

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Post by bbcbasic »

Johnny555 wrote: post #215
nappy wrote: post #212

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yes, we have a prominent warning on both the tube and the box that reads, "WARNING: For use by adults 18 years and older only. Keep away from children." Additionally, the tube comes shipped with a silver foil tamper-proof seal.

No child proof cap? Sounds like a disaster waiting to happen given that most people keep toothpaste in their bathroom and don't take extraordinary care to keep it away from children as they do with other toxic products. (floridated toothpaste is also hazardous to children, but much less toxic than a tube with over 7g of caffeine)

The child proof cap would double as a reminder to the adult that they are on the hard stuff! :-)

Re: Show HN: I invented a caffeinated toothpaste

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Post by bduerst »

kakarot wrote: post #293
bduerst wrote: post #290

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>doesn't solve sugar over-consumption or bad dental care I though you just said that tooth decay isn't still a public health concern, now it is? Are you saying the WHO is wrong? Based on what evidence?

I never said that? Don't hijack my argument into something else. I said it wasn't the government's responsibility to flouridate my drinking water. That isn't what I pay taxes for.

>Actually no, it still isn't.

^ Is what you really said, which didn't make sense even in context.

You pay taxes for what your democratically elected representatives determine it's for, not what you personally think - and like the WHO, they think some of it should be marginally spent on solving major public health concerns.

Re: Show HN: I invented a caffeinated toothpaste

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Post by wodenokoto »

> We know many of you don't want fluoride in your toothpaste.

what? is this some new anti-vac kind of thing? In Denmark dentists are strongly advising against using toothpaste without fluoride.

Lena Bay of the Danish dentist school says about toothpaste without fluoride: "... if you insist on using it, then you should only use it once a day and use normal toothpaste with fluoride the rest of the time" and Ole Marker, vice president of the Danish Dental Association says that "There is a large risk of ruining your teeth [if you only use toothpaste without fluoride]"

source [in danish] http://politiken.dk/forbrugogliv/livsstil/familieliv/ECE8329...

Re: Show HN: I invented a caffeinated toothpaste

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Post by omgdlight »

DiabloD3 wrote: post #8
nappy wrote: post #4

I invented the world’s first caffeinated toothpaste - get a rush while you brush! I’m a serial entrepreneur, YCW16. Though it is a simple idea, I went through at least 60 formula iterations before I got the flavor chemistry right. This toothpaste seriously works. I actually had to lower the caffeine content from the original version. Our toothpaste gives you a quick caffeine boost that works as soon as you start brus…

Your website does not contain a list of ingredients, nor do you show photos of your box with government required disclosures on it. You admit that your toothpaste does not have fluoride, but does it contain SLS, propylene glycol, DEA, glycerin, hydrated silica, or artificial sweeteners? If so, please discontinue your product or change your formula. None of those ingredients are safe for use in toothpaste and help cau…

Where can I actually get toothpaste without this stuff? I looked for one without hydrated silica last time I was out shopping for toothpaste, but didn't actually see one

Re: Show HN: I invented a caffeinated toothpaste

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Post by kakarot »

bduerst wrote: post #297
kakarot wrote: post #293

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I never said that? Don't hijack my argument into something else. I said it wasn't the government's responsibility to flouridate my drinking water. That isn't what I pay taxes for.

>Actually no, it still isn't. ^ Is what you really said, which didn't make sense even in context. You pay taxes for what your democratically elected representatives determine it's for, not what you personally think - and like the WHO, they think some of it should be marginally spent on solving major public health concerns.

It isn't my government's responsibility. Didn't say it wasn't an important issue.

The idea that democratic elections are functioning in a representative way in America is a joke. I have no control over many policies that govern me. But I still reserve the right to decide what I think are worthwhile tax expenditures. Your same logic would invalidate the gross overspending of taxes towards my government's defense budget.

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