Commented on own review
Oct 20, 2004 11:34 PM
Regarding taste, every major toothpaste brand comes in a mint variety, if that's most important to you.
Also, fluoride itself is tasteless. most toothpastes (including Glister and Colgate) contain SLS (soap) which is what affects how your breakfast tastes (makes orange juice yucky). A handful o...f toothpastes (Biotene, ayurvedics) are SLS-free and appropriate if you are allergic to SLS.
For the sake of your teeth, suggest you try mint-flavoured Colgate Total. You might not prefer it right after brushing, but you will definitely prefer it six hours after brushing. It prevents plaque buildup. Glister has no mechanism to do that.Read More
Reviewed Brooke Bond Red Label
Mar 22, 2004 03:15 PM
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(Updated Oct 21, 2004 06:57 PM)
Red Label is one of the common boxed loose black teas in India. It's available here for USD$5.50 for a 900g box.
I usually use Red Label for chai. It gives a deep color and a strong flavor. Not a full flavor but a strong one which I find complements masala very well. My favorite masala is Bad...Read more
Commented on own review
Feb 07, 2003 01:15 AM
JackDeth:
If you are a longtime user and fan of Glister, why don't you write your own review? It will give your voice more attention than buried in these comments.
But regarding your comment, your childhood staining is probably beneath the enamel. Bleaching/whitening is the safest way to per...manently lighten it. If Glister removed the surface stains, great, it probably wore them away. But for long term think of switching to to Colgate Total to protect your enamel.
Be skeptical of Amway's desciption about its abrasive. Amway's LS-928 patent refers to the abrasive as a 'calcinated kaolin' which is indeed a type of clay (defined as colloidal or hydrous alumina silicas).
However, most toothpastes formulated since the 1990's use a 'silica' abrasive which is not a salt. Amway's reference to salt must come from the carbonate grit used in the 1970's, but that stuff is used anymore anyway.
The shape of the abrasive does not tell you everything. Other factors include a grit's size, its hardness, its wear resistance, and especially how it abrades -- the way the grit rubs against plaque should be different from how it rubs against enamel.
Toothpaste manufacturers measure these things for the FDA; the abrasivity (RDA) of Glister is 'less than 110'. The RDA of Colgate is 70. Glister is more abrasive than Amway implies - be careful.
Jagged grit is generally better than smoother grit anyway. This seems counterintuitive, but jagged grit tends to remove plaque faster than it removes dentin. So, a toothpaste made of fine, jagged particles can remove more plaque and less tooth than one made of huge, round particles. The statement 'glister contains round particles gentler to your teeth' is very carefully worded to not say 'glister is gentler to your teeth.' It's marketing.
So, I'm happy Glister removed your stains, but be cautious about it for long-term use.Read More
Commented on rambonarang's review
Dec 27, 2002 03:32 AM
JennyC-
As far as financial backing is concerned, I think it's a double-edged sword. Fastmail is definitely more likely to go outa business than Microsoft. But, Microsoft is more likely to start charging you for features. Does that make sense? Fastmail depends on its email customers to surviv...e. Microsoft can punt/ignore its Hotmail customers and still make billions of dollars selling software. Therefore, in my view, Microsoft's backing is not necessarily a positive aspect of hotmail.
A typical FastMail user probably has an active Hotmail account, anyway. It's useful for chat and stuff.Read More
Commented on Lentini's review
Dec 21, 2002 01:17 PM
Apparently mailservice.ms is the creation of some high school kids.
You've got to admire the ambition and techie skills of these youngsters. I don't think they've even incorporated. But unfortunately, they seem prone to doing the things that only high school kids will do. In this case, treatin...g fastmail like an evil, soulless corporation.
At first, they duplicated fastmail's homepage. And now they write mean and untrue things about fastmail on mouthshut. Actually, it's a testimonial to fastmail that the kids treat it as 'the establishment.'
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Reviewed Fastmail.Fm
Dec 09, 2002 03:08 AM
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Correction: Since writing my review, I discovered that you also have the free option of ''email forwarding.'' In this scheme, you pay $10/year to have your own domain, and have email forwarded to a free fastmail account. The fastmail account allows you to change ''Personalities'' to show your do...Read more
Commented on Lentini's review
Dec 09, 2002 01:47 AM
Most of the claims in this review are inaccurate.
What is this reviewer up to?
Perhaps she's friends with the mailservice.ms folks?
Reviewed Glister Toothpaste
Dec 08, 2002 02:01 AM
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(Updated Jan 03, 2005 03:10 AM)
Glister Toothpaste is the toothpaste product distributed by Amway/Quixtar. Naturally, many recommend Glister because they wish to support an Amway business. But given a choice, choose what's best for your teeth. In this regard, Amway claims Glister is a special toothpaste that is great for your ...Read more
