Power Toothpaste
Consumer and social
oral care product
SHOW HN2016
How HN took it
6 positive, 38 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 44 critical, out of 91 comments about the project. Thread score -0.41.
Idea: 4 for, 14 againstDesign: 0 for, 6 againstPerformance: 0 for, 4 againstDocs: 0 for, 3 againstPricing: 0 for, 3 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Clever idea and good tagline.
From 2 comments
"... We made Power Toothpaste so that when you wake up, you can make your dreams a reality" - This text is placed right next to a blurry photo of the founders. It's very 90s...…
jondubois on HNSo, if I want to be able to sleep at night, I now need to buy two types of toothpaste? Folks feeling groggy in the morning should try cutting caffeine out of their diet, not…
di on HN
Objections
Caffeine toxicity and risk to children.
From 2 comments
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…
Johnny555 on HNLD50 is 75–100 cups of coffee for a 70 kilogram adult... so eating a tube of this can be fatal for adults. Don't leave this where children can find it.
xyzzy123 on HN
Needs a second non-caffeinated tube for bedtime brushing.
From 2 comments
I like the idea, and the logo (not the video, though). The problem with your product IMHO is that you need two toothpaste, because besides in the morning you also brush your…
altern8 on HNSo at night before bed, I need to use a non-caffeinated version? Now I have different tubes, depending on the time of day.
overcast on HN
Ingredient list was missing from the site.
From 1 comment
There's no list of ingredients. Anyway, most toothpaste today has glycerin in it, which prevents tooth remineralization. Most toothpaste today also has carrageenan, which also is…
nikolay on HN
Lacks fluoride.
From 1 comment
> Power Toothpaste does not contain Fluoride. We know many of you don't want fluoride in your toothpaste. This seems bizarre to me. People don't want fluoride in their…
BorgHunter on HN
Requests
Make it available outside the US.
From 3 comments
Only available in the US. 95% of people do not live in the US. I do not live in the US. No-one I know lives in the US.
woolinsilver on HNWill this be available in Europe??
Kenji on HNNappy, will you ship to Canada in the foreseeable future?
sidegrid on HN
Show caffeine amount per serving.
From 2 comments
How many milligrams of caffeine per pea-sized serving is there? People who really like caffeine also really want to know how much they're getting. "Medium" cup of coffee could be…
bkanber on HNWhat flavor is your toothpaste? Outside of "Wake up with minty fresh, mentholated breath" there's no flavor specifics mentioned that I could find. So, is the flavor mint-menthol?…
c0nsumer on HN
Questions
How much caffeine is absorbed while brushing?
From 2 comments
What flavor is your toothpaste? Outside of "Wake up with minty fresh, mentholated breath" there's no flavor specifics mentioned that I could find. So, is the flavor mint-menthol?…
c0nsumer on HNWhat's the equivalent pure caffeine dosage per 2 minutes of brushing?
methyl on HN
Is it safe to apply caffeine to gums daily?
From 1 comment
Sorry to be negative: Introducing a vasoconstrictor to be used everyday topically in the mouth around the gingiva is probably an irresponsible idea. I think you need to do…
et2o on HN
Alternatives named
Caffeine pills and coffee.
From 2 comments
Is this for real? I understand people want their caffeine hit but toothpaste seem a bit overboard. If you can't live without it, why not just buy the pills and take a pill each…
WheelsAtLarge on HNThe price comparison is a bit disingenuous IMHO: coffee is $3 only if you buy a latte at Starbucks. Homemade coffee is probably less than a tenth of that even if you use…
carlob on HN
Caffeinated gum.
From 1 comment
Caffeinated gum is also a big thing. Same idea I think: passive caffeine consumption with the implication that you'll be saving tons of money that would've been spent in coffee…
ben_jones on HN
An earlier caffeinated toothpaste from 2008 and a teen's version.
From 1 comment
>The world’s first caffeinated toothpaste I mean, it's not the first, is it? Here's a kid who had the same idea last year:…
DanBC on HN