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Introduction
Have you ever noticed the colored stripe on the bottom of your toothpaste tube and wondered what it means? Many people believe it indicates the toothpaste’s ingredients or benefits, but the truth is more surprising—and less complicated. Understanding this little detail can give you insight into packaging and manufacturing, rather than the toothpaste’s composition.
Ingredients:
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Explanation:
The colored stripe, often called an "eye mark" or "color mark," is printed on toothpaste tubes for manufacturing purposes. These marks help high-speed packaging machines detect where to cut and seal the tube. Different colors don’t signify the toothpaste’s chemical makeup or its health benefits.
In other words, the color you see at the tube's end is a guide for machines, not a code for consumers.
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