How do I love my Norwex toothbrush? Let me count the ways. This is a seriously fantastic product.
What you need to understand about your current toothbrush is this:
Every time you put your toothbrush in your mouth, the bristles touch all the bacteria living in there. That bacteria remains on your toothbrush even if you rinse it in scalding tap water, and the bacteria just sits there between brushings, growing and multiplying. Every time you brush your teeth, the bacteria that’s been happily colonizing on your toothbrush gets re-introduced to your mouth. Then, as you brush, more bacteria from your mouth is deposited back onto your toothbrush. Yuck!
How does the Norwex Toothbrush work to self sanitize?
This is very clever, actually. The bristles of the self-sanitizing Silver Care toothbrush are embedded in the unique head plated with 99.9% pure silver. On contact with water, the silver head releases active silver ions that prevent bacterial growth and by the time the bristles have dried it is sanitized. This self-purification process is natural and continuous.
But is it a good toothbrush? Will it clean your teeth as well as a tooth brush?
Absolutely! Your teeth will be just as smooth and shiny and clean.
The bristles of the Norwex toothbrush are made of Tynex (a brand of nylon) that has properties similar to microfiber. The Medium toothbrush bristles, however, are made of Microfiber, which makes them a little thicker and more stiff. The microfiber-like bristles (on both the soft & medium heads) are “grabby” but gentle, and are able to pick up more of the plaque and general yuck off your teeth than a regular nylon head.
I recommend that people with sensitive gums or gum disease stick with the soft brush. It’s also helpful to run it under hot water to soften it up a little more before brushing. I don’t have gum disease and find the hot water softens the medium bristles considerably making them feel soft and pliable, but my husband, who has sensitive gums, would not agree!
Is the Norwex toothbrush worth the money?
The Norwex toothbrush comes with 2 heads, and lasts a full year. Even if you are very hard on your toothbrush, one head will last the full six months. The fact that you don’t have to throw out your entire toothbrush every 6 months is great in my opinion – you just pop your old toothbrush head out, and stick a new one in! This means less waste in the landfills… every little bit helps.
I too had black mold on my toothbrush fairly quickly. I threw all mine away.
We have used Norwex toothbrushes for several years and we love them. Only problem is we have to watch for mold growth. I’ve had a green mildew looking stuff grow in the head part and both my daughter have had a black looking mold on theirs.
Oh my! I’ll pass this info on to our head office to let them know it’s a potential issue. I’d also recommend ensuring that you switch out the toothbrush head every three months, to avoid it in the future. Thanks, Julie!
Have you ever had anyone have an allergic reaction to your toothbrush, my daughter has used this since Thanksgiving and her mouth, tongue and even the roof of her mouth is red.
I have not heard of a customer have a reaction to the toothbrush before, no. I’m sorry to hear that it’s bothering her so severely! I would definitely recommend that she stop using the toothbrush. Norwex does have a 60 day return guarantee. Definitely contact me directly by email if you purchased this product from me, with all of the details, and I’d be happy to help you with a return, or contact the consultant you purchased it from.
I also have an irritated throat when I use the toothbrush. Took me a couple months to realize why I was having an irritated throat all the time. I stopped using, and it went away. Tested it out again the other day to make sure that’s what it was(since I wanted to use the toothbrush for canker sore prevention) and instantly that evening had an irritated throat again.
I feel like it must be some type of allergy.
What type of toothpaste do you use?
Hi we were on vacation and my husband accidentally used my Norwex toothbrush. Now im grossed out by this and want to buy nee head for mine. How can i clean and still use it. That is disgusting to me!
Hi Deb – you could pour some freshly boiled water over your toothbrush head to give it a good disinfecting wash. And just remember that you kiss that mouth, so it’s actually not so terrible 😉
I’ve been using the Norwex toothbrush with Crest toothpaste for almost a year. The longer I use the toothbrush, the more I’m beginning to see build up between my teeth at the end of the day. Especially on my lower teeth. The Norwex toothbrush was great the first few months but its getting worse the more I use it. I replace the bristle portion every 3 months. I’ve never had this problem before, so why would this be happening now?
Rae – Thanks for stopping by.I haven’t heard of that happening before. Is it a baking soda toothpaste? Occasionally I’ve heard people say that doesn’t mesh well with the silver in our toothbrushes.
Can you use any toothpaste?
Our product team has said any toothpaste should be fine.
Why is there a build up of yellow and green in the space between the brush refill and the holder? It’s like mold or something? I replace every 6 months, but this concerns me. Advice please?
It sounds like you may have toothpaste building up in there. I’ve seen that happen. You may want to pull the toothbrush head out and rinse it every once in a while.
Do you have an extra soft toothbrush?
Thank you
I love the brushes I have, but need an extra soft.
Hi Margaret,
We only have Soft and Medium brushes. Sorry!
I just got back from my 6 month cleaning and was told my gums look great. I wanted to change out my toothbrush head but can’t figure it out. I have tried pushing, pulling. There are no directions on packaging. Any hints? I’m stymied.
Karen, to get the bristles out of the toothbrush, you need to put pressure on the bit of silver that you can see on the back side of the toothbrush head. It should just pop out, and then you can clean the inside of the brush before adding the new bristles in.
Are you supposed to use toothpaste on this toothbrush? Or just water like other Norwex products??
Yes, you are supposed to use toothpaste with the SilverCare toothbrushes… just make sure you rinse them well after brushing so the silver doesn’t get coated.
I have had my Norwex toothbrush for about 3 months and just got home from the dentist. The hygenist did the measuring thing on my teeth, and instead of a few 2s and lots of 3s and 4s, I had several 1s, majority of 2s, and only a few 3s. I have NEVER had such good numbers!!! I am totally sold. I told her the only difference in my routine is my Norwex brush!! I will ALWAYS have a Norwex brush!!
I’ve been using the same Norwex toothbrush for a couple years having just changed the head once. I’m actually online right now to order another refill. I use to have gums that would bleed every time I went to the dentist. Now they tell me that my gums are very healthy and they are just sure that I am using some kind of electric toothbrush! I am shocked that they don’t know about the Silvercare toothbrushes! Maybe they would go out of business! BEST TOOTHBRUSH EVER!!!
Hi,
I guess I am wondering what the materials the brush is made of.I recently purchased a self sanitizing tooth brush from ecofam in soft bristle but it felt more like a hard and has started to make my gums recede.I did like that their brushes were compostable so that why I was wondering.
The bristles of the soft bristled Norwex toothbrush are made of Tynex (a brand of nylon) that has properties similar to microfiber. The Medium toothbrush bristles, however, are made of Microfiber, which makes them a little thicker and more stiff. I recommend that people with sensitive gums, receding gums, or gum disease stick with the soft brush. It’s also helpful to run it under hot water to soften it up a little more before brushing. Unfortunately, the Silver Care toothbrushes are not compostable 🙁
Hi
I purchased the Norwex toothbrush and although it has not improved my brushing habit it HAS improved my mouth hygiene. My Dental hygienist has graduated me to once a year cleaning from every 6 months. No other toothbrush or toothpaste I have used has ever done that!
I have been using the Norwex toothbrush now for 3 years and will not go back to a regular one.
Hi Laurie, this is a GREAT review! Thank you so much for sharing. Anything thing that is less than $20 and saves me a trip to the dentist is totally worth it! I’m just wondering if you could tell me if you use the soft bristled brush or the one with medium bristles?
Can you purchase replacement heads from Norwex?
Yes; you can order them HERE or by calling / emailing me.