Snow – LED Electric Toothbrush – Blue
Original price was: $149.99.$75.99Current price is: $75.99.
Last updated on September 9, 2024 3:01 am Details
Original price was: $149.99.$75.99Current price is: $75.99.
Shail –
Summary: It is a good tooth brush that leaves you with a clean feeling after the two minute cycle. The attached charger only comes with a base station and a USB-A and C cable. This means you will need a 5V USB adapter in the bathroom to charge it. I don’t think too many people will have that! Hence, I removed 1 star from my rating.
Details: The brush comes in a nice packing. The box and the storage box look pretty fancy and premium that you will expect at a price tag of $149. There is an extra brush-head, charger base station and USB-A to C cable in the box.
There are 4 modes: Clean, Whiten, Polish and Sensitive. I like the push button to turn on-off the brush as well as change the mode as I have had difficulties with my old Philips Sonicare brushes design where the button has to be depressed. In each mode, you get 2 minutes of total brush time which is divided in 4, 30 seconds intervals. After each 30 seconds interval the brush briefly pauses to indicate change in quadrant. This is better than the same feature in Sonicare as you only get a beep there. The brush feels quite balanced and brush head is able to reach all areas of mouth without any issues.
The key differentiator is supposed to be the blue LED light for whitening support. But I haven’t really noticed any marked difference yet. Probably, it will show over a period of time (I have used it only for a week so far).
The battery life seems to be pretty good.
So, in short, it’s a pretty good tooth brush that gets the job done and leaves you with clean mouth. The blue-LED might result in whiter teeth but need to wait for some time to see that.
Phjilek36 –
I was pretty excited to get this toothbrush knowing that it was potentially going to brighten my teeth from the blue light that it emits. I already had am electric toothbrush, and thought upgrading would be more beneficial. The overall brush itself vibrates quite rapidly and has four different settings to choose from. I find that the brush bristles are a little bit longer than my other toothbrushes that I’ve had in the past. The problem with that is I still have my wisdom teeth and it’s hard to reach on the sides of them, with the extra length of the bristles. It may be just slight but it makes a big difference for me. It feels softer than my other bristles as well so I don’t know but it would seem that it doesn’t vibrate and take off as much plaque as a brush that is a little bit harder. Again I’m not a dentist or no, it just seems that way. However it does clean my teeth after I’m done I can feel it with my tongue that there’s nothing else on there.
Something that this does not have that my other toothbrush did is the sensor if you’re pushing too hard. The common person would not know how hard you’re supposed to push on your teeth before it counteracts the vibrations.
I have been brushing with this for a few weeks now and I have not noticed a difference in my teeth brightness. I am not a coffee drinker or smoker, so I have generally lighter teeth, but I thought it would brighten it. I use teeth whitening toothpaste but I would assume this thing takes time without having specific teeth whitening strips etc.
It does come with a brand -labeled drawstring bag, for traveling. But it is quite large. You can fit a lot more than just your toothbrush in there.
I would say that the packaging seemed very elegant and excited me opening the box from the beginning.
Changing from setting to setting you press the button once. If you just turned it on, then you need to hold the button for 2 seconds to shut it off. If your toothbrush has been on for a little while then you just need to press it one time. My previous toothbrush had a 3 minute timer and would notify you every 30 seconds, and switching to a 2 minute toothbrush, seemed like I just couldn’t get my teeth brushed in that amount of time. I find myself needing that extra 30 seconds based on how I have been brushing for many many years. I also brush my tongue, the roof of my mouth, and inner-cheeks, so there’s absolutely no way to finish in 2 minutes. You only have to press the button once so it’s really not that much of an inconvenience. I end up brushing my teeth for 4 minutes because I spend an extra 30 seconds on my teeth and about 30 seconds brushing the aforementioned none teeth areas.
KMed –
A toothbrush is a toothbrush, right? The Snow LED Electric Toothbrush tries to sell itself with a unique tooth whitening blue LED light and that’s what made me give the product a try. Here’s what I thought about it.
First off you’ll notice the presentation of the device is absolutely fantastic. I received a gift/storage bag along with a premium quality box. As you can see in the pictures, the product is packaged and presented like the premium quality toothbrush it’s advertised as. You receive the tooth brush, 2 LED brush heads, a charging stand and a USB-C charging cable. What I wish was included for the price was a USB charging brick.
The toothbrush and brush head is built well, has a nice weight to it and doesn’t feel cheap when it’s sonic vibrations kick in. There is no rattle or noise other than what you’d expect from the device. Now let’s get to the actual brushing!
The toothbrush itself feels good to use, there are 4 modes to choose from Clean, Whiten, Polish, and Sensitive. All of them do slightly different things, but I’m a basic kind of guy so I just mostly used the “Clean” setting and ran with that. The brush head is very thin stem, which is nice as some electric toothbrushes have thicker stems that make them awkward to use like a regular toothbrush.
You’ll come out of the 2 minute brush cycle with very clean feeling teeth, even if the brush head itself feels a bit softer than most other soft brush heads. The softness of the brush doesn’t seem to affect how it leaves my teeth feeling, so I’m okay with that aspect of it. The sonic action feels right and the pressure of it feels just right.
As for the blue light LED, well that’s where I’m not fully convinced. The blue light LED is what really differentiates this device from all the other sonic toothbrushes on the market and I wish I could say that I notice anything happening from that function, but I don’t yet. This may just be something that comes to light the longer I use it, but during my testing for this review I can’t say that I felt the toothbrush was whitening my teeth any better because of the blue light.
Overall I think this is a good first attempt at a toothbrush from SNOW. I do wish they’d give you a whitening chart to compare your whitening progress for a product that is trying to sell you on it’s whitening effectiveness. I really can’t find any other complaints other than value. There are a lot of toothbrushes to be had for a much lower price than the SNOW and with cheaper replacement brush heads as well. Other than the questionable value of the blue light whitening this product is pretty solid toothbrush.
mobilelawyer –
I have been using this toothbrush for a week and have throughly enjoyed it. It is light and well-balanced in the hand, and stimulates my gums while it cleans and whitens my teeth.
You pick it, turn it on, and re-press the “on” button to toggle through its several modes: Clean, White, Polish and Sensitive. Clean is the default mode, White concentrates on surface stains caused by coffee and tea, and Polish impoves the gloss of your teeth by changing the vibration intensity. Sensitive is for those who find the other modes too stimulating- I didn’t and enjoyed the stimulation from each.
I am quite pleased with the results. My teeth and gums are clean and refreshed. It will take longer than a week to show how much this device whitens my teeth, but it does use LEDs to hasten the whitening, and I am confident my caffeine- stained teeth will benefit.
An interesting feature of this device is intelligent brushing. It pauses briefly after operating for 30 seconds so that you can change quadrants and cover all four (Upper right, upper left, lower right and lower left) over the course of the two-minute reccomended miniumum brushing time.
I have two crticisms, neither of which should be a deal killer.
First, the packaged instructions for charging the device are inccorrect. You are advised to charge the device for 12 hours before the first time use, and to turn it on before placing it in the base for charging. When you turn it on, the brush function starts. It would be ridiculous to place an operating tootbrush, motor running and LEDs illuminated, in the charging stand, but that is what happens when you turn the device on. So ignore that directive.You are also advised that when you have placed the device in the base that the base will blink green to indicate charging. My base did not. It blinked red. When I returned from work and checked, the LED was solid green. If the specifications are correct, the full charge should last 30 days. To keep the device always charged, the instructions reccomend keeping the toothbrush on the charger when not in use. A USB-C to USB-A cable is supplied to attach the base to a DC source.
My second criticism is that you will need a find a charger with a 5V output to charge the toothbrush. I used a retired iPad charger for the initial charge, and it worked fine, but I consider the ommission of a DC power source a disappointing packaging decision by the manufacturer, and deducted a star from my rating because of it.
The toothbrush is fine one, though, and highly-reccomended for the great job it does. I expect to use it for years to come.
Quincy0980 –
I have used a few different types of electric toothbrushes, but the Snow LED toothbrush is the best one I have used yet. There are four cleaning modes, clean, whiten, polish and sensitive. The quality is top notch and has a rechargeable battery that has a strong run time. I have used it for two weeks and feel that my teeth are cleaner.
Androidaholic –
The Snow-LED Electric Toothbrush is an interesting product with some nice features. However, I have used and tried many electric toothbrushes and have one favorite because of the brush head size and style. I Love everything about the Snow-LED Electric toothbrush’s different settings I just wish it had a larger brush head included. The problem I always incur is the plastic part of the head hits my teeth and gums when it is to small. Unfortunately, I have the same issue with this toothbrush. It is an issue that I do not have with my much cheaper electric toothbrush. I appreciate the four different settings and the Ultraviolet light and especially like mode 4 that is good for massaging gums. While brushing the front of my teeth it is no problem but once I start brushing the inside of my teeth the plastic brush head hits my teeth and gums. So for me offer some bigger heads with some of the new style brushes that have some rubber bristles in them and you will have a hit. You have to accommodate all mouth sizes to be successful with a toothbrush!
k1zit –
Initially, this sounded like a such a great product. I’m a big advocate of using natural solutions to help whiten your teeth. One such solution is blue LED lighting which is known to also have antimicrobial properties. Studies have found that blue light kills off bad bacteria that causes tartar build up and bad breath. It also helps lessen the risk of gum disease, cavities, and other oral health issues. What a great way to supplement my normal toothbrushing regiment! Unfortunately though, this electric toothbrush was lacking in execution.
I already ran into some quality assurance issues with this product. My particular unit has this really strange issue that when you select the “Clean” mode you get an extremely faint brushing vibration. In order to get what I presume SNOW intended to be the actual vibrating force for “Clean” mode, I have to scroll through all three other options and then back to “Clean” and only then do I feel significantly more vibration. It took me several days to accidentally discover this. The entire time I was confused as to why “White”, “Polish”, and “Sensitive” were significantly stronger than “Clean”. It wasnt until I accidentally scrolled through all of them and then back to “Clean” that I noticed the vibrating force got significantly stronger. To be fair, the other modes (i.e. White, Polish, Sensitive) all produce a decent vibrating action. However, coming from what I consider to be the gold standard of electric toothbrushes for the last 10 years (i.e. Phillips Sonicare, Oral B) the actual brushing action of the SNOW electric toothbrush just doesn’t compare. Even after the fix I discovered, the SNOW electric toothbrush’s “Clean” mode just seems like it’s missing vibrating action or power. The SNOW electric toothbrush separates the 2 minute brushing experience into quadrants by spending 30 seconds on each one. This is a pretty standard feature found on most electric toothbrushes nowadays so I’m glad they included it.
In terms of the actual whitening, I can’t really tell if my teeth are whiter from when I began using it about a week ago. It looks the same so far. It’s possible I may have to continue using it for a longer period of time to see significant results. However, I know that the blue LED light provides more benefits than just whitening as I previously mentioned.
The quality and construction of the toothbrush is decent but nothing special. I am not a fan of the charging solution though. The charging base fees like cheap plastic. There’s also no power block that you can plug into a wall outlet. It only comes with a USB-A to USB-C charger. I think it’s safe to say that the large majority of people don’t have USB-A charging ports in their bathroom nor do they keep a surge protector in their bathroom with USB charging ports. You’ll probably want to purchase a separate USB-C power block for this product. This was a pretty big disappointment for me. I believe that oral hygiene products, which are used daily, and that come in at this pricing segment, should come as a complete solution especially for something as basic and as important as charging.
Overall, this may be a decent product to try for those that are looking for a supplementary whitening solution and/or the benefits of blue LED lighting for oral hygiene. In my opinion, the product fell a bit flat in terms of performance and execution. For me, the actual brushing performance and experience comes first and whitening comes second. Neither of which this toothbrush particularly excelled at.
Zippy –
So far it’s a decent electric toothbrush. I like the idea of the blue light helping to whiten, but not sure of how effective it is yet. I used a sonicate before this and it seemed a little more high end and I liked it had 2 buttons to control on and off and the different brushing modes. This toothbrush you have to press the same button for on and off and to cycle thru the brushing modes, which is a little annoying. Overall It’s still a good electric toothbrush.