Toothpaste

Colgate Luminous*

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"Toothpastes containing baking soda and higher amounts of silica are generally more abrasive and, for sheer cleaning ability, do a better job. In a major comparative roundup, Colgate Luminous (*est. $3.75/6 oz.) beat out most others for overall cleaning ability"

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I'm not disagreeing with the above answer to the question, but with the legitimacy of the quote. Abrasive toothpastes are very dangerous for the teeth and will eventually cause the enamel to thin revealing the dentin underneath. The dentin is darker than the enamel and will cause the teeth to appear darker. This, in combination with the fact that abrasives remove the protective layer (enamel) of your teeth make them an altogether terrible idea.

You would want to find a dental professional that specializes in dentures. Do not go to someone who just makes them now and then. The more they made the better they probably are at it.

Ask questions about how the denture will be processed. Injected or packed dentures with heat cure denture acrylic cured in a conventional method is the best. Find out what kind of teeth you will be getting and get a top of the line brand and pay some extra money for them if you have to.

A good dental professional teamed up with a good denture technician using good materials is the best way to go. Just don't get someone that will throw a chunk of plastic in your mouth. The thinner, lighter and least intrusive denture would be the best so make sure its made with a fracture resistant denture acrylic.

Colgate-Palmolive products taken off SM stores� shelves

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Malaya By Irma Isip

SM stores have stopped carrying products of Colgate-Palmolive, citing issues on "billing process" but sources said a deeper dispute over "terms of trade" was the culprit.

"There are ongoing discussions regarding the billing process," said Millie Dizon, SM Inc. vice president for corporate communications, in a text message.

"New people in Colgate have yet to match their billing and accounting systems with those used by SM," she said.

She did not elaborate but other sources said the dispute was caused by changes introduced by a newly appointed Colgate-Palmolive sales director.

Jose F. Reandelar, legal director and corporate secretary of Colgate-Palmolive Philippines, declined to make a comment.

According to insiders, it was Colgate-Palmolive which pulled out of SM in the early part of the second quarter after they could not agree on the terms by which they would share business.

One consumer analyst said a disruption on the distribution side, especially one involving the largest mall chain, can hurt a broad-based consumer product manufacturer like Colgate-Palmolive.

First, because their product lines, led by shampoo and toothpaste, are fast-moving may be substituted by other brands.

Second, it would be difficult and costly to go back and resume distribution arrangements, especially when it was Colgate-Palmolive which chose to pull out rather than negotiate.

SM, on its part, has business relationships with a large number of multinational companies.

SM's retail operations include 105 stores nationwide, consisting of 35 department stores, 42 supermarkets, 14 hypermarkets and 14 Makro outlets.

Palmolive shampoo, the market leader, is part of Colgate-Palmolive's personal care products line, which also includes bath soap, shower gel and talc.

Colgate-Palmolive's home care division includes Axion dishwashing liquid and Ajax cleansers.

But these are now all mostly imported.

Colgate-Palmolive Philippines closed the production facility of its hair care and home care products in Makati and shifted the operations to Thailand and Malaysia in 2008 as part of the consolidation undertaken by its parent firm to streamline operations.

Cost competitiveness was a big factor in the decision.

Many years earlier, Colgate-Palmolive Philippines stopped local production of Colgate toothpaste and shifted to importation.

Colgate-Palmolive Philippines ceased production of Ajax laundry detergent and bar soap much earlier.

The toothpaste cap & shampoo flip top cap mould making is a question about the difficulty of how to make their top flip cap automatic closed and the closing must be 100%. Besides this difficulty, we are need to make the toothpaste cap mould or shampoo cap mould unscrewing out the screw thread by the moulding. After the unscrewing, then use stripper plate or tubular ejectors to push the cap out from the mould. In the same time, we need to keep the moulds high speed injection.

In 2010 year, Sino Packaging Mould Co has successfully made a toothpaste cap mold with 32 cavities the mould function:

• unscrewing ejection
• injection molding with hot runner system
• the top flip was closed completely on the mould
• the top flip matching with the cap main body well
• all the cavities, cores and the same components in the mould are interchangeable
• with the cycle time 12 seconds

To make the toothpaste cap mould or shampoo top flip cap mould, we need very precise machining and correct machining process. The moulds need correct mechanical design. Hot runner system need the injection force and distances exactly even.

Annually, Sino Package Mould are producing more than 300 sets of various flip top cap moulds for shampoo, toothpaste or other cosmetic containers. The mould life can be 10M shots guaranteed and the quality service and be 5 years free of charges.

Below is the related mould photos and the mould testing videos for toothpaste cap mold and shampoo flip top cap mould.