“Made the right choice - 3 months in and I feel awesome - and so do my teeth 😊”
Sarah M. · Boar bristle, Austin TXVerified buyerBristl Electric Toothbrush
An electric toothbrush with a bamboo head and natural boar or horse hair bristles. A full sonic brush, without nylon in your mouth.
Bundle: Starter — 1 Brush
Bristle: Boar
- Natural boar bristle
- Bamboo head
- 60-day trial
- Free US shipping

Boar Medium
Natural boar hair. Firmer, the classic bristle.

Horse Soft
Natural horse hair. Finer, gentle on sensitive gums.
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What's in the box
One Bristl sonic toothbrush with a natural bristle head, its bamboo charging dock and a USB cable. Bundles add extra brushes, heads and the free extras shown in your bundle.
Materials
Bristles: natural boar or horse hair. Head: bamboo. Body: bamboo and ABS. 5 modes, 2-minute timer, IPX7 waterproof, wireless charging dock.
Shipping and returns
Free US shipping, delivered in 3 to 5 business days. Not for you? Send it back within 60 days for a full refund.
Your toothbrush is made of plastic. So is what it leaves behind.
Nylon bristles wear down every time you brush. The fragments go somewhere.
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730
Times a year you scrub nylon against your gums, if you brush twice a day.
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2022
The year researchers first reported microplastics in human blood.
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0
Plastic bristles in a Bristl. The head is natural boar hair.
Sources: Leslie et al., Environment International (2022).
Toothbrushes weren't always plastic.
For centuries they were made with natural bristle. Plastic took over less than a hundred years ago.
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1498
The earliest known bristle toothbrush appears in China, made with natural hog bristle.
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1935
Nylon, the first fully synthetic fiber, is developed at DuPont.
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1938
The first toothbrush with nylon bristles goes on sale. Plastic becomes the default.
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2022
A peer-reviewed study reports microplastics in human blood for the first time.
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Now
Bristl puts natural bristle back on a modern electric toothbrush.
Same brush. Different bristle.
| Feature | Bristl | Nylon brush |
|---|---|---|
| Bristles | Natural boar hair | Nylon (plastic) |
| Made from | Renewable fiber | Petroleum |
| Brush head | Bamboo | Plastic |
| Brushing power | Sonic, 5 modes | Similar |
| Replacement heads | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
Charge it. Brush. Swap the head.
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Make the Switch
One full charge lasts about 30 days of twice-a-day brushing.
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Brush two minutes
Sonic vibration through natural bristle. The timer nudges you every 30 seconds.
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Swap the head
Every 3 months, clip on a fresh head. Replacements ship on your schedule.
People who switched
847 reviews
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★★★★★
Softer than I expected. My gums stopped bleeding after the first couple of weeks.
Sarah M. -
★★★★★
Bought the family set. The kids call it the pig brush and actually want to use it.
James T. -
★★★★★
Charges once a month, looks good on the counter, and there's no plastic bristle in my mouth.
Priya R.
Questions, answered
Something else? Email hello@trybristl.com and a person replies within a day.
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fuck the big guys making billions poisoning us
Natural bristle, bamboo head, no nylon. Try it for 60 days.
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