Flaus vs. Slate: Who Makes the Better Electric Flosser?

Flossing can be difficult to maintain, and traditional flossing caused ongoing struggle from teenage years into adulthood. An electric flosser reduced discomfort and made flossing easier by avoiding hand-in-mouth use and increasing time spent cleaning between teeth. Marginal improvements in dental check-ups followed, with less criticism from a dental hygienist. Two dentist-backed electric flosser brands are compared: Flaus and Slate. Flaus had been used for over a year, while Slate introduced the Slate Origin, a disposable battery-powered model. The Slate Origin is lighter, scaled back with one speed, and costs $80, undercutting the competition by $40. The Slate Origin is reported as impressive in comparison to the longer-used Flaus model.

"I've never heard of anyone who got told by the dental hygienist that they floss too much. It's probably not humanly possible. Keeping up with flossing began as a struggle in my teenage years and continued ailing me well into adulthood. That didn't change with traditional dental floss, but last year I started using an electric flosser and I haven't looked back since. It hasn't made me perfect, but I have received marginally less flack from the dental hygienist when I go for my check-ups, so I'll take the wins where I can get them."

"Flaus and Slate are the two legit dentist-backed and -approved electric flossers out there. I originally pitted the brands against each other in January 2025, equipped with the Flaus and Slate's original rechargeable flosser (now tweaked and rebranded as the Slate Pro). In the intervening year and a half, I've been using Flaus because it got it right the first time, but Slate has been busy innovating. This year, Slate released its first disposable battery-powered electric flosser, the Slate Origin."

"It's scaled back, more lightweight due to its lack of rechargeable battery, and it has only one speed. And most importantly, it's $80, now undercutting the competition by a substantial $40. I've been giving the Slate Origin a whirl to see how it compares to the Flaus I've been using for over a year now and honestly, I'm pretty impressed. Here's how the two electric flossers stack up, and which one I prefer now, starting with the defending champ."

"If you've never used an electric flosser for your teeth before, the pitch is this: it's an easy way to floss without sticking your hands in your mouth. Like any new dental routine, an electric flosser has a learning curve. Using the proper technique might sound annoying, but it's going to be more comfortable and create more surface time for picking gunk away. The entire process was less of a pain in the ass than analog flossing, and I didn't have to stick my h"

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