Suri sustainable electric toothbrush review

In a mission to create “sustainable rituals” (therefore the product identify), Suri has rethought the toothbrush to create a product to assist customers dwell in a extra environmentally pleasant manner, with out compromising on high quality, efficiency, or design.

The comb includes a recyclable, plant-based toothbrush head with medium-soft bristles that sits atop a longer-lasting, repairable aluminium deal with. It delivers 33,000 vibrations a minute – fewer than Philips Sonicare brushes however sufficient to be efficient. The whole toothbrush is totally waterproof with an IPX7 ranking, and it has a mighty 40-day battery life, with a four-hour quick cost.

If that’s not sufficient, Suri will recycle the comb heads at no cost. Merely return the used heads within the pay as you go mailer.

And for an extra $24/ £20, you should purchase the toothbrush with a journey case that not solely prices the comb whereas it’s inside however kills 99.9% of micro organism on the comb head utilizing a UV-C LED. 

Design and look

• One-button operation
• Two brushing modes: on a regular basis clear and polish
• No strain sensor

Castor oil and corn starch: that’s what Suri has used to make the bristles and the toothbrush head for its Sustainable Sonic Toothbrush. They usually’re surprisingly efficient as supplies. 

Slim and simple to carry, the toothbrush is 22cm lengthy from the highest of the comb to the underside of the bottom, and the oval shaft is 2cm extensive by 1.5cm deep. The comb head itself is 2.3cm lengthy and 1cm extensive with the bristles lower right into a 3D wave form.

It is available in three color choices: midnight black, sea mist (whiteish) and winter fern (pale inexperienced). We examined the midnight black and located it to be very black, and possibly a bit incongruous towards the stone-effect magnetic mount.   

It has a easy, one-button operation. Press the button on the entrance of the toothbrush to activate on a regular basis clear (the toothbrush mild will likely be white), push it once more for its polish mode (the sunshine will flip blue) and if you’ve completed, press the button once more to cease the toothbrush.

There’s additionally a battery indicator mild on the comb. It flashes when it’s in want of a cost, and when charging it blinks blue. As soon as it’s charged, it glows white.  

However there aren’t any fancy modes right here. You may’t change the depth of the vibrations, or programme a particular time restrict per quadrant of your enamel, and, in fact, there’s no app. So if you would like a 3D mannequin of your mouth in your sensible telephone to test you’re giving your higher left molars as a lot consideration as the underside ones, this isn’t the toothbrush for you.

However the simplicity itself makes it a very simple toothbrush to make use of, and doubtless saves plenty of energy. You simply decide it up and brush. That makes it a remarkably stress-free method to clear your enamel – nothing beeps at you.

Nonetheless, its pared-back design means it’s missing a strain sensor, so it is probably not the comb for you in case you are likely to press too onerous.

Within the field, you’ll discover the Suri toothbrush, a individually packaged brush head, a slimline USB charging stand with integral USB cable and a magnetic wall mount.

The magnetic mount is a lightweight gray, stone-effect, bevelled rectangular 6cm lengthy by 3cm extensive and carries a sticky pad on the again that you should use to repair it to glass, plaster or tile.

When you’ve caught the magnetic mount to a wall or tile in your rest room, you simply pop the comb up there till the subsequent time, which is a useful method to preserve muddle off your sink.

The charging stand is roughly the identical form and measurement, and the white integral USB cable is 100cm lengthy, which provides you a lot of leeway by way of charging factors and surfaces.

Efficiency

• Quiet
• 40-day battery life
• Good cleansing efficiency

We discovered the Suri gave a persistently good and deep enamel clear. Suri suggests the sound stage is about 54dB, however this appeared on the excessive facet to us – it’s definitely not a loud brush.

It was notable how a lot the bristles of the comb head (made out of castor oil) saved agency throughout the testing interval once we might need anticipated them to wilt a bit. We discovered this spectacular and might recommend that Suri’s bristles outperform different, extra typical, bristle supplies.  

Our testers used the toothbrush for 2 months, twice a day every day, and charged the toothbrush as soon as in that point, so we’re assured that Suri’s claims of a 40-day battery life are correct. 

Value and availability

The Suri brush is out there direct from the makers within the US and the UK, and likewise from Amazon UK. In the event you simply purchase the toothbrush, it’s $92/ $74, which we predict is terrific worth for a sonic toothbrush with eco-credentials.

In the event you can spend an extra $24/ £20, you’ll additionally obtain a UV-C LED self-cleaning journey case and a separate white USB cable. There’s no energy adapter supplied however you should use any telephone or pill’s 5V USB 2.0 charger.

The UV-C case prices the toothbrush and cleans the brushing head. At 24 cm lengthy, it’s a rectangle 3.2cm extensive and 4.4cm excessive, and hinged on one facet. The underside is a stone-effect color and the highest is white with a button to 1 facet. This button begins the cleansing course of, which lasts for a minute. The case will cost the comb on the identical time.

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Alternative heads are available packs of three and value $17.50/ £14.40, which is comparatively dear however comprehensible, on condition that they’re not plastic. Suri additionally makes a wash bag, a shave level charger and spare magnetic mounts as equipment, must you want them.

As one other eco-bonus, Suri companions with Local weather Accomplice to offset 100% of all of the manufacturing and transportation emissions of the toothbrushes’ manufacturing.  

Verdict

We actually favored the Suri. It’s easy. You don’t need to obtain an app. You simply cost it and brush – and with its phenomenal battery life, you received’t must preserve it in its charger or take the charger with you if you journey. And it’s a fantastic value for a sonic toothbrush that makes use of far much less plastic than regular and has recyclable heads.

All in all, it’s a fantastic electrical toothbrush.

In the event you’d wish to see which different electrical toothbrushes we’d advocate, take a look at our round-ups of one of the best electrical toothbrushes and one of the best low cost electrical toothbrushes we’ve examined.