Rank 31 of 32
Arm & Hammer Advance White / PeroxiCare (representative)
Baking-soda mainstream paste with whitening focus.
Budget baking-soda option; conventional additives remain
Best for: Adults who like baking-soda toothpaste and want fluoride on a tight budget
01. Specs
At a glance
Price, size, and formula flags from the published product data.
- Price
- $4.00
- Price / oz
- $0.93
- Size
- 4.3 oz / 122 g
- Country
- United States
- Founded
- 1846
- Fluoride
- Yes
- Hydroxyapatite
- None stated
- SLS
- Yes
- Kid-safe
- No
- Subscription
- No
02. Tradeoffs
Pros and cons
Pros
- Baking soda cleaning story some adults prefer
- Very low price
- Fluoride present on typical anticavity SKUs
- Straightforward drugstore availability
Cons
- Conventional surfactants and sweeteners
- Whitening lines can feel more abrasive or tingly
- Not a natural-ingredient brand in the modern sense
03. Scores
Score breakdown
Sub-scores on a 0–10 scale, shown with each criterion’s weight in the overall ranking.
- Ingredient Safety · 25%4.0
- Remineralization & Efficacy · 25%7.8
- Kid & Family Safety · 15%4.6
- Taste & Texture · 10%7.0
- Transparency & Sourcing · 15%5.5
- Value · 10%9.4
04. Ingredients
What we flagged
Key ingredient notes from our review. Not a scare list.
- caution
Effective cleaner; texture and alkalinity are polarizing.
- depends
Typical in anticavity versions.
- avoid
Common in the line.
Full ingredient list
Arm & Hammer oral care includes many SKUs. Baking soda is the brand signature; fluoride and surfactants vary. Verify the label.
05. Review
Our take
Arm & Hammer brings baking soda and fluoride to a rock-bottom price. It is a legitimate budget paste for conventional shoppers and a poor match for clean-label rankings.
Baking soda, honestly
Some people like the clean feel of baking-soda paste. That preference is real. It is not the same as a hydroxyapatite clean-beauty formula, and we do not pretend otherwise.
Scoring
Value is excellent. Ingredient Safety is not. Remineralization rides on fluoride where present, not on a modern HAp story.
Verdict
Useful commodity. Low rank for this audience is intentional and explained.
06. Where to buy
Arm & Hammer
Outbound link to the brand or retailer listed for this product.
07. Glossary
Related ingredients
Entries from our glossary that appear on this paste or in its flags.
- Fluoride
The most evidence-backed cavity fighter in toothpaste, with real swallowing-dose limits for young kids.
- Sodium Lauryl Sulfate
A strong foaming detergent linked to mouth irritation and canker sores for many people.
- Saccharin
An artificial sweetener still found in some conventional pastes; easy to swap out.
- Baking Soda
A classic mild abrasive and pH buffer; helpful for some adults, polarizing for kids' taste.
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