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Everyone uses a toothbrush several times a day and changes it every two to three months
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People use about 400 toothbrushes in their lifetime, which creates a huge amount of waste
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Evonik's bio-based polyamide VESTAMID Terra is used in toothbrushes developed by two designers, Fabian Ghoshal and Benjamin Beck, who founded TIO, a sustainable toothbrush company that manufactures toothbrushes from sustainable materials
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Evonik's bio-based polyamide VESTAMID Terra is used in toothbrushes
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There are currently ecological toothbrushes on the market that use animal hair as bristles
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"But the hair splits after a while, so the bacteria persist," says Benjamin Beck.
"This is where bioplastics can be a sustainable alternative
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So the two founders looked for different bio-based plastics for the head, handle and bristles, and used Evonik's VESTAMID Terra to make the bristles
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Plastics are derived from castor oil and have good properties
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Johannes Krampe, Evonik’s Performance Polymers business, points out: “The filaments made from long-chain semi-crystalline polyamides have high performance properties such as abrasion resistance, flexible and elastic bristles, and no deformation or breakage
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Bio-based materials are also suitable for Different diameters, softer or harder bristles, depending on customer needs
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