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simple and sustainable...

universal

friendly floss has been designed to work with any brand of dental floss

sustainable

replace single-use with our reusable product

versatile

multiple ways to load floss – choose the way that works best for you (see instruction videos below)

precise

the pencil style grip and small size ensure close control and easy access to all areas of your mouth

hygienic

just like a teaspoon, friendly floss is easy to clean in a dishwasher or sink

friendly floss vs other flossing options

 use any brand of flosscontrol floss tensioneasy access to all teethreduce chance of TMJ stressreduce single use plastic waste
flossing with floss pickNoNoYesYesNo
flossing with fingersYesYesNoNoYes
flossing with friendly flossYesYesYesYesYes
flossing with floss pickflossing with fingersflossing with friendly floss
use any brand of floss
NoYesYes
control floss tension
NoYesYes
easy access to all teeth
YesNoYes
reduce chance of TMJ stress
YesNoYes
reduce single use plastic waste
NoYesYes

instructions & tips

Watch these short videos for different ways to load the floss. We’ve combined a simple tool with your fingers to load the floss and control the tension; increase tension and use a gentle left-right motion to pass through contact points between teeth, then loosen to hug your teeth into gums as you floss in an up-down motion. friendly floss’ design has carefully rounded edges to protect your gums, a small size and pencil-like handle to help access all teeth and is easy to clean, for use again and again.

Troubleshooting? Please see our FAQs below.

We find that wrapping your middle finger leaves your index finger free to better control the floss.

the basic way

works with any floss, quick to learn, control floss tension

the advanced way

make a loop of biodegradable floss you can rotate during use, control floss tension, uses least floss

a third way

works with any floss and simple

tips

tips and advice on how to use

frequently asked questions

What impact do single use floss picks have?
  • For each 1% of the roughly 8bn people who live on this earth that use single use floss picks each day, that is 29 billion pieces of hard to recycle plastic littering our planet each year (8bn people x 1% x 7 days x 52 weeks = 29 billion), and that is before the packaging.
  • If you buy friendly floss and use biodegradable floss with it, then rather than throwing away over 1000 plastic floss picks in 3 years and all the packaging that goes with them, you are throwing away just the biodegradable floss and way less packaging.
Why and when should I floss?
  • A toothbrush can not reach between your teeth or into your gums where plaque and bacteria is likely to build – that is why dentists recommend we floss; some say it is as important as brushing your teeth!
  • General advice is to floss once per day; we like to floss at night time before brushing teeth as you really get that extra-fresh clean feel that helps make it a habit. But the most important thing is that you do floss…at any time.
What are product dimensions?

Product is 8.6cm long, arms are 2.3cm apart on outer edge with the internal gap 1.6cm where the floss is strung. These dimensions are similar to disposable floss picks.

The tool is metal - is that bad for me?
  • Just like a metal teaspoon you should be able to use friendly floss without it banging against your teeth
  • We’ve designed the tool to be small enough to fit in your mouth with your hand holding it. The arms of the tool should fit around your teeth and your hand should protect your teeth from the handle
  • However if friendly floss is banging against your teeth you probably are using it too forcefully or are using the wrong type of floss for you:
  • Use a floss that works for your teeth – if it is too large you may end up forcing it through the contact points between your teeth
  • The right floss should pass relatively easily through the contact points when coming both in and out, using a slight left-right sawing motion (use a second hand to help with this action – see Tips video). Once in between teeth, reduce the tension to hug the teeth into gums and floss up and down, not with a sawing motion
  • If the tool still bangs against your teeth you should stop using it
Floss not holding in place?
  • We have improved our ways to load instruction videos – all three ways now use the central horn to cross the floss over so opposing forces ensure the floss holds in place.
  • For both basic way and advanced way we suggest you wrap your middle finger (not index finger) as this leaves your index finger to better control the floss; holding floss down and for basic way; twisting the floss and for advanced way; putting on central horn when you rotate floss (please see Tips video)
Floss breaking during use?
  • Some types of floss can fray, particularly biodegradable floss and if you have close teeth this can gradually cut the floss if you continually use just one part of the floss. This is a main reason we developed the advanced way, as during use you can easily rotate to a new part and use all of the loop to floss. To rotate, just put a finger on the central horn and pull one side of the loop (see Tips video). The advanced way also gives the best control and it uses the least floss!
Safety information
What are your shipping policies?

Please visit our shipping page for more information about how we handle shipping.

What are your returns policies?

Please visit our returns policies page for more information about how we handle returns.

Do you have a warranty?

No but this product is made from stainless steel with no moving parts, so should be very durable. Please see our Returns policy for additional information on what to do if you find an issue with the product.

Why can't I buy friendly floss?
  • Stock – if we are out of stock, you can leave your email address and we will contact you when more is available.
  • Region – We wanted to focus in on UK and then EU as we set off and grow. Please drop us an email with your region and we will be in touch once we have launched for you.
I have a new way to thread - do you want to hear it?

Absolutely! We’d love to hear other ways to thread, the product is designed to complement human ingenuity. Please contact us at hello@friendlyfloss.com

Our sustainable packaging

our sustainable packaging

We have designed our packaging to be plastic free by using a single piece of recyclable kraft card that folds in on itself to hold friendly floss for delivery and display, and on disposal breaks back down for recycling. 

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Reuseus Ltd, PO Box 77946, London UK. SW15 9JS.

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