Colgate Toothpaste

Used Colgate for many years, recently noted the salty/metallic aftertaste in my water city provides. I was blaming that city salting the roads too much in our days, and run off ending up in the water reservoirs where water is being taken from. But then I have tried to wash mouth with bottled water - same thing. Now I could not get rid of salty taste coming out of my gums and tooth whenever I lick them. Found this thread about toothpaste and everything is cleared up now - it is a Colgate toothpaste!!! Gums were swollen for a year now. Stopping using it starting today. Do not use it!!! Stay away if you feel salt.

Been using Colgate total gel toothpaste for years with no problems. But a few months ago, I noticed my gums, lips, and tongue being sore, with very dry mouth. I noticed my toothpaste tube said *new flavor*. Who would suspect the toothpaste, but - it got worse over time, and one night, my tongue swelled up and I had trouble swallowing and was choking on my own saliva, and had to go to ER. My tongue had cracks in it. I thought I had COVID or something. They even tested me for COVID. (I was negative.) The ER told me I had a reaction to a food or drink.

I'm user of Colgate tooth paste. When started using tooth paste taste different like I feel sour taste and after my skin has swollen and wounds are formed in sides of mouth and on tongue. It's difficult to eat.

I was a loyal Colgate Total user but recently, I am facing issues after using it. My lips get swollen and my mouth pains after using the new Colgate SF. Why did Colgate do this to their customers? Why change something that was working well?

I bought the Colgate toothpaste, the one with Tartar control, and it made me feel awful. This is outrageous. When I attempted to contact them about this, they put me on hold and played "Every Breath You Take", but it was the version with Sting. It made me piss. I will not be buying from Colgate ever again.

I have no idea what Colgate have added to the "Total New Flavor", but it has left my gums sore, the inside of my lips on fire and swollen and my lips severely dry!! DO NOT BUY THIS TOOTHPASTE!!!! I wish I could give it 0 stars because this product is horrific! What the heck did you add to this new flavor Colgate????

DO NOT BUY COLGATE TOTAL SF!!! So I was a loyal Colgate Total toothpaste user from my late teens. Loved Total toothpaste as I wouldn't get that icky teeth feeling till my next brushing. Bought a 2 pack of the Colgate Total SF (sensitive formula) a couple of months ago not realizing that the formula was different. OH MY GOSH I cannot explain the excruciating pain in my whole mouth after using this.

OMG... Now I know what has happened to my mouth and lips. Blisters, sores, burning, pain and more from this toothpaste. High anxiety not knowing what was causing this. I even had two COVID tests thinking that was the culprit but both tests negative. Drinking water like crazy thinking I was dehydrated. Worried I had de eloped diabetes. Hurts to eat and drink bottled water. I am so mad at Colgate for doing this to me. No warning on toothpaste tube or box.

After regular use of this Colgate Total SF toothpaste, my wife and I both experienced pain in our mouth, a tightness feeling, and blisters behind our lower loop. After changing toothpastes it went away. I don't know which of the 20 ingredients is causing this but I won't be using again. Hopefully Costco takes back the 5-pack.

I wish I could give this 0 stars. I switched to this toothpaste because it was the cheapest 3pack at the store. 2 days into using it my gums became extremely swollen where it hurt to just breathe. I stopped using it and my dentist put me on some antihistamine mouthwash and the swelling has finally gone down a bit. I’m now seeing a bit of peeling as my gums are getting better but they still look super raw. I’ve never had any problems with my teeth and now I’m freaking out. I can barely eat. Please whatever you do, do NOT buy this product. Colgate you have caused me so much pain and fear.

This Colgate Total toothpaste is the worst tasting toothpaste ever and I’m not choosy. I’ve used natural licorice toothpaste that tasted better than this. I can’t figure out what they’ve called this flavor. It says “advanced clean between” and the end of the tube is green. My daughter says it tastes like cardboard. My son asked if it was expired and says it tastes slightly like mushrooms. I’m going with perfume and mint mixed together. Please, please, please don’t buy this toothpaste.

That was intensely bad. Just brushed my teeth and I've rinsed my mouth out three times. Colgate has clearly screwed up a batch or something because there is no way that went through taste testing. I'd advise a recall.

I’ve been a Colgate toothpaste user for 30+ years and have been extremely pleased with their products until now. It took me a week to figure out that my burning tongue was a result of this “New Flavor” toothpaste. The burning lasts a couple minutes and the taste is just awful. I thought maybe it was a bad tube so I bought a couple more and they too are awful and caused my tongue to burn. This is enough for me to say goodbye to Colgate and now I have gone to Crest. Crest will be my toothpaste from now on.

We've been using Colgate Total Advanced Deep clean for years. This new version is awful. Burns your entire mouth, causes swelling, and tastes horrible. I don't know how this passed consumer testing or even internal testing for that matter. We thought maybe it was just us but out of my family of four no one can use it without an adverse reaction. I hate to throw it away but I can't donate it without feeling guilty that someone else could be harmed by it. Colgate really dropped the ball on this one. We've been dedicated users since the product first launched - it's a shame we have to find something new to use now.

*I have never bothered to review a product online, ever. *I have been a loyal Colgate user for 50+ years. After today, I can never claim either of those again. The new Colgate SF is the worst tasting toothpaste I have ever experienced! Unlike the other reviews, I did not suffer any ill effects, but that's because I threw the entire tube in the trash after using only twice! The taste is absolutely HORRIBLE!! I refuse to purchase any Colgate product unless/until they offer the "regular" Colgate Total as an alternative to the new SF formula. I'm not asking them to do away with SF, but rather let me choose between the two. Until then, they have lost me (and my dollars) as a loyal brand consumer. Wake up and listen, Colgate. Please!!

Been trying to figure out why, whenever I brush with this new tube of toothpaste now, it tastes awful, like I have bleach, or peroxide, or something in my mouth, my mouth has been so dry, raw, blistering, my gums sore, my tongue hurting... They changed the toothpaste!! Nobody can leave ANYTHING alone! I can't use this now! Been using this toothpaste faithfully for years and years! Not anymore! My mouth feels horrible! I am absolutely horrified reading so many reviews detailing exactly what I've experienced, and this toothpaste is still on store shelves! If I could give them ZERO stars, I would! So disappointed!

Just started using the Colgate with the new flavor. The taste is awful! I looked at the tube and was surprised it said new flavor or something of the sort. I've kept using it because that's all I have now, but it still tastes awful and my tongue now feels a bit numb after brushing. I haven't had any sores or problems like others have described, but I think I'll throw it away when I get home. I don't need problems due to toothpaste. I have enough problems already. I hope they go back to their original formula. I've used Colgate forever. I can't remember ever using anything else.

I was totally horrified to read other reviews of this product, I just couldn't believe how bad it tasted. I thought I was going crazy when I brushed my teeth and the toothpaste tasted like soap, it's terrible! I've used Colgate for years, but won't be any longer. Thankfully the taste was bad enough that I didn't continue using it, looks like that was a good decision given the horrible reactions others are describing! I had to throw out the rest of the tube. What on earth were they thinking?

Two weeks ago I bought Colgate Total Clean Between toothpaste. This was my preferred toothpaste. I didn't notice the new Formula tag on the tube/box until I put it in my mouth. It tastes like toilet bowl cleaner. Smells! It tasted awful and I tried repeatedly to rinse the flavor away. I can see how some people would experience a burning sensation after use. It tastes like chemicals. I sent my significant other to the drugstore to buy a different toothpaste. He came back with Colgate Total Whitening New Formula. This one tastes like mold! I have no choice but to change brands. I'm not one to go online and rate a product but I had to share this story because I thought I was crazy until I found this site.

Thank heavens I have found this site---I thought I was losing it. I have used Colgate Total for years and years. Never any issues. I bought a tube of the new formula in Jan 2020. OMG! What a mistake! The first time I used it I could feel the bubbling and burning sensation. The taste had a burning sensation. Is it too much hydrogen peroxide? What is happening? Within three days of usage the inside of my mouth was raw with tiny open sores and my lips were swollen. The burning was worse when rinsing with water. Is it the toothpaste? Nah---couldn't be. This is dangerous stuff especially for children!

I woke up in the morning with swollen mouth and burning as hell gums. I am not freaking out because I had the same reaction few years ago when I was using Crest Prohealth. It costed me 5000 dollars because my insurance didn't want to pay for my bloodwork (my doctor couldn't figure out what is going on with me). I am in shock that the same thing happened after using Colgate. The brand that I trusted so much. I literally look like porn star after injections now with lips that covers half of my face. Really dissatisfied and disappointed. I wanted to share my experience because people can freak out about having cancer or any more serious disease. Just to calm them down... it's not a cancer... it's your toothpaste.

I have been a loyal Colgate user all my life. So, I was very disappointed, angry, and shocked when I came upon this site and found out that the irritation inside my mouth could be due to the new Colgate Total formulation. I had spent a good amount of time and energy trying to figure out the cause of the raw feeling, swelling, and inflammation inside of my mouth. I changed my diet and increased my fluid intake thinking that it was due to dehydration and I wasn't on any medications that might have caused these symptoms. Nothing worked. My mouth just felt raw and dry all of the time for months!!! I suspected everything else, but never the toothpaste.

Ok here's my story. I got a unopened bottle of Colgate optic white rinse. Used it 3 times. The first time brushed first then rinsed my mouth. Felt weird gums. Foaming around the teeth. Ah it's working? Next morning brushed again, rinsed again then rinsed with plain water. Teeth felt sore again. Wow this stuff is strong. Guess it's cleaning them up. Off to work. That night had some microwave popcorn. Ate it, brushed and rinsed again, flushed with water, went to bed. I awoke to a mouth full of teeth that felt loose swallow gums and on the foot of my mouth a big lump. Hurt like hell. Had a wake and a viewing to attend that morning.

My family has been using Colgate for years, wouldn’t use anything else. Bought our usual 4 pack at Costco-did notice it’s now “advanced” new formula. Great right, could only be better? NOPE! After using the new formula I began having painful swelling in my gums. Since I didn’t know it was the toothpaste I assumed I just needed to brush more/better/longer. For three weeks my symptoms worsened. My gums would visibly swell, I had sores on the roof of my mouth, pressure in my teeth. I could barely eat, didn’t even want to talk. I was terrified my teeth were going to fall out. It was so bad I made an emergency dental appointment one morning. Dentist could see all the inflammation and sores, suggested a deep cleaning, so I did that day. That only made things worse as now my gums were open to get more of the toothpaste in them.

I immediately knew something was wrong when I started using a new tube this morning. The flavor is horrible and cheap tasting. I'm going to have to look for some of the older product to get me by in hopes they change it back. Otherwise I'll be looking for something new. Update: Two hours after brushing with the new formula I had a sour, metallic taste in my mouth. By that afternoon I had sores in my mouth and burning lips. Something is horribly wrong with this product! Do not use!

Bought Colgate Total serial # 481657 952341 7761 and it tastes horrible. Chemical taste, nasty breath after, very disappointed. Bought this product many times but this tube definitely has something wrong with it.

I've used Colgate Total since it came out. Loved that it kept my teeth feeling clean all day. Didn't think anything of the new formulation change. Around the holidays, partway into the first tube of my usual multi-pack, my tongue became painful and swollen. Then my lips and the entire inside of my mouth in quick succession. For the holidays, could only eat soft foods with plenty of liquids. Eating was excruciating. Talking was difficult. The pain would wake me up in the middle of the night it was so bad.

I had an awful allergic reaction to Colgate Optic White this week. I went online and found others had the same or similar reactions to this product. My lips were unbelievably chapped and totally swelled up - looked like I had cosmetic injections in my lips! I had tons of sores inside the bottom and inside the top of my lips! My dentist sent me to the dermatologist who put me on ** and prescription antihistamines every 4 hours - that's how bad it was! I actually got the toothpaste from my dentist as a free sample. Shouldn't Colgate alert dentists about this?

I've used Colgate toothpaste since in my 20s -- and I'm 81 now. Tried other brands now and again, but always liked Colgate best, even when they reformulated to Colgate Total. Bought this new stuff (without realizing the change) at Costco. Used it once -- horrible flavor (like mouthwash gone bad). Nasty slimy texture. Burning sensation immediately upon rinsing. Going to try to find the old stuff -- failing that, after 60-odd loyal years, I'm switching. What the heck were they thinking???

My husband bought a tube of Colgate Advanced toothpaste. Our normal toothpaste is Crest but he saw Advanced and he thought we would give it a try. We both used it yesterday and after about a half hour later we both had a burning sensation and swollen tongues. I also developed blister on the roof of my mouth and at this point I called my Doctor and he had us come into his office. He stated we were having an allergic reaction to the toothpaste. He treated us and told me to trash the toothpaste. He also stated that this was a problem with Colgate's new formula.