Soocas Neos electric toothbrush and water flosser review

It’s uncommon to see one thing completely new the place electrical toothbrushes are involved. Most newly launched electrical toothbrushes are refinements of present fashions, with improved options, or extra options, or extra brushing suggestions packed into their frames.

However the Soocas Neos is the primary brush of its form that I’ve seen. It’s a sonic electrical toothbrush that additionally cleans your enamel with a water jet. It has an inbuilt water reservoir, so that you don’t want a related water tank. This makes it a fantastic possibility for individuals who like water jet flossing – particularly if you would like a brush you’ll be able to take away with you. 

Soocas is an oral and private care firm that, in its personal phrases, focuses on analysis and growth. It has a lot of electrical toothbrushes, water flossers and electrical razors out there on its web site. The Neos not but that can be purchased however we’ll replace this text with hyperlinks as soon as it’s. You’ll be able to signal as much as discover out extra on the Soocas web site.

Design and construct

• A lot bigger than a typical electrical toothbrush
• Weighs greater than a can of Coke when the tank is full
• USB charging

As you would possibly count on, given its uncommon water jet characteristic, the Neos is for much longer at 29cm/ 11.4in and wider than your common electrical toothbrush, with an nearly 14cm/ 5.5in circumference.

It’s chunky however not inconceivable to carry, and there’s a textured grip on its again, which helps. Nonetheless, its dimension means you could not be capable of retailer it along with your different brushes. It’s too tall to slot in my rest room cupboard until I take away the comb head.

It weighs way more as properly. The Neos is 274g/ 9.7oz, in comparison with the Oral-B iO4’s 135g/ 4.8oz. Should you put them facet by facet, you’ll see simply how huge the Neos is.

On the again is a flip-open water reservoir with a 100ml/ 3.3 fl ozcapacity. It’s straightforward to fill from a faucet however as soon as stuffed with water, it weighs 361g/ 12.7oz – which is greater than a can of Coke.

It has three massive buttons that function it and it’s by no means instantly apparent what they do. However all have a unique tactile design, which ought to – in principle – assist relating to utilizing it. Beneath the buttons is a column of indicator lights which can be equally mystifying firstly. Under that may be a useful battery indicator gentle.

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You’ll be able to take away the cap on the base of the comb to present the reservoir a correct clear and the set comes with an extended brush, designed only for this objective.

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Additionally within the field, you’ll get a USB wi-fi charging dock, a skinny drawstring journey pouch and two toothbrush heads. The comb heads are specialised due to the water jet, and it’s not clear but how a lot replacements will value.

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Soocas claims that the Neos has a whopping 30-day battery life. I didn’t handle to empty it throughout testing.

Efficiency

• Water reservoir lasts round 40 seconds
• Three brushing intensities
• No stress sensor

When testing a brand new product, I at all times wish to see how intuitive it’s to make use of, earlier than referring to the guide. Within the case of the Neos, it didn’t include a guide, so I simply began utilizing it.

Lengthy story brief – I couldn’t determine the buttons, water was spraying in every single place and I resorted to the Soocas web site.

Because it seems, somewhat than being perform buttons, the highest two buttons are for various programmes. I’d guessed that one was for sonic cleansing and one for the water jet. I used to be incorrect. The bigger prime button is for a whole cleansing programme of sonic brushing, adopted by brushing and water flossing.

The smaller second button delivers a shorter (round 30-50 seconds) full cleansing mode, with each sonic vibrations and water. The size of time relies on how lengthy the water within the reservoir lasts, which can range primarily based on water jet depth.   

You’ll be able to regulate the depth of the sonic vibrations and water stress by toggling the yellow key on the base. There are three depth settings of sonic vibrations and three for water jet depth.

It’s very simple as soon as you realize, I assumed, whereas wiping toothpaste and water out of my eyes.

While you use the lengthy programme, the preliminary dentist-recommended two-minute brushing interval is damaged up by a change in vibration each thirty seconds, to allow you to to know to maneuver on to the following quadrant of your mouth.

After two minutes, there’s an extended and louder alert, to let you realize that the water jet is getting ready. You’ll then get round 30-50 seconds of jet flossing earlier than the reservoir is emptied.

It will be helpful to have a brushing solely mode. Though you’ll be able to cease it earlier than the water jet begins up, or brush with an empty reservoir, in the end, you’re going to get sprayed.

That’s as a result of utilizing the water jet is a reasonably chaotic course of. It’s messier than bizarre brushing and most probably, both your self or your ground will find yourself catching a little bit of spray. It’s not the type of brush you’d need to use while you’re all dressed as much as give your enamel a fast polish earlier than heading out. Because of this you’ll additionally want a second toothbrush for these events.

It’s additionally far too straightforward to by accident press one of many buttons while you’re grappling with its chunky dimension whereas brushing. This then means transferring the comb out of your mouth to see what you’ve pressed, which is inevitably while you’ll get a water jet within the face.

Nonetheless, it’s IPX8 water resistance rated, so you possibly can use it within the bathe, though we’d counsel you don’t use it within the bathtub in case you drop it. It ought to survive a dunk or two nevertheless it gained’t if it occurs frequently.

The water jet comes from a raised aperture in the midst of the toothbrush bristles. In some respects, it is a good design, because it means you’ll be able to simply brush your enamel as typical and the jet will at all times be pointing in the appropriate path.

Nonetheless, the Neos doesn’t have a stress sensor, so if you happen to press too exhausting while you brush, the one manner you’re more likely to discover out is by scratching your enamel with the exhausting plastic of the jet nozzle. It solely protrudes a brief manner – about half the size of the bristles – however for some folks, that can be an excessive amount of.

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After utilizing the comb, your enamel will really feel very clear. It’s additionally a simple method to incorporate flossing into your common dental routine. However the brush is far heavier and extra unwieldy than an bizarre electrical toothbrush, so that you would possibly discover that you just don’t at all times attain for it when it is best to.

Verdict

The Soocas Neos represents a fantastic concept and I favored utilizing it. I really feel that it’s an efficient brush and the water jet motion is sweet for cleansing between enamel. Nonetheless, as a result of it’s heavy and messy to make use of, I typically discovered myself selecting up one other toothbrush as a substitute.

Purchase it if you would like a water flossing brush for journey, or a second brush to encourage you to floss frequently, however don’t throw away your day-to-day brush simply but.

For extra electrical toothbrush choices and to see our suggestions, take a look at our round-ups of the most effective electrical toothbrushes we’ve examined, the most effective low cost electrical toothbrushes and the most effective Oral-B electrical toothbrushes.