Soocas Neos Electric Toothbrush Review: Sonic Brush + Water Jet

Worth When Reviewed

Not at the moment obtainable within the US

It’s uncommon to see one thing completely new the place electrical toothbrushes are involved. Most newly launched electrical toothbrushes are refinements of current fashions, with improved options, or extra options, or extra brushing suggestions packed into their frames.

However the Soocas Neos is the primary brush of its form that I’ve seen. It’s a sonic electrical toothbrush that additionally cleans your tooth with a water jet. It has an inbuilt water reservoir, so that you don’t want a related water tank. This makes it a fantastic choice for individuals who like water jet flossing – particularly if you need a brush you possibly can take away with you. 

Soocas is an oral and private care firm that, in its personal phrases, focuses on analysis and growth. It has a lot of electrical toothbrushes, water flossers and electrical razors obtainable on its web site. The Neos not but available for purchase however we’ll replace this text with hyperlinks as soon as it’s. You may signal as much as discover out extra on the Soocas web site.

Design and construct

• A lot bigger than an ordinary electrical toothbrush
• Weighs greater than a can of Coke when the tank is full
• USB charging

As you may count on, given its uncommon water jet function, the Neos is for much longer at 29cm/ 11.4in and wider than your common electrical toothbrush, with an virtually 14cm/ 5.5in circumference.

It’s chunky however not unimaginable to carry, and there’s a textured grip on its again, which helps. Nonetheless, its dimension means you might not have the ability to retailer it along with your different brushes. It’s too tall to slot in my toilet cupboard until I take away the comb head.

It weighs rather more as nicely. The Neos is 274g/ 9.7oz, in comparison with the Oral-B iO4’s 135g/ 4.8oz. If you happen to put them facet by facet, you’ll see simply how large the Neos is.

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On the again is a flip-open water reservoir with a 100ml/ 3.3 fl ouncescapacity. It’s simple to fill from a faucet however as soon as crammed with water, it weighs 361g/ 12.7oz – which is greater than a can of Coke.

It has three massive buttons that function it and it’s under no circumstances instantly apparent what they do. However all have a unique tactile design, which ought to – in idea – assist in the case of utilizing it. Beneath the buttons is a column of indicator lights which might be equally mystifying firstly. Under that may be a helpful battery indicator gentle.

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You may take away the cap on the base of the comb to provide the reservoir a correct clear and the set comes with an extended brush, designed only for this goal.

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Additionally within the field, you’ll get a USB wi-fi charging dock, a skinny drawstring journey pouch and two toothbrush heads. The comb heads are specialised due to the water jet, and it’s not clear but how a lot replacements will price.

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Soocas claims that the Neos has a whopping 30-day battery life. I didn’t handle to empty it throughout testing.

Efficiency

• Water reservoir lasts round 40 seconds
• Three brushing intensities
• No stress sensor

When testing a brand new product, I at all times prefer to see how intuitive it’s to make use of, earlier than referring to the handbook. Within the case of the Neos, it didn’t include a handbook, so I simply began utilizing it.

Lengthy story quick – I couldn’t work out the buttons, water was spraying in all places and I resorted to the Soocas web site.

Because it seems, reasonably than being operate buttons, the highest two buttons are for various programmes. I’d guessed that one was for sonic cleansing and one for the water jet. I used to be fallacious. The bigger high button is for a whole cleansing programme of sonic brushing, adopted by brushing and water flossing.

The smaller second button delivers a shorter (round 30-50 seconds) full cleansing mode, with each sonic vibrations and water. The size of time depends upon how lengthy the water within the reservoir lasts, which can differ primarily based on water jet depth.   

You may alter the depth of the sonic vibrations and water stress by toggling the yellow key on the base. There are three depth settings of sonic vibrations and three for water jet depth.

It’s very simple as soon as , I assumed, whereas wiping toothpaste and water out of my eyes.

While you use the lengthy programme, the preliminary dentist-recommended two-minute brushing interval is damaged up by a change in vibration each thirty seconds, to allow you to to know to maneuver on to the subsequent quadrant of your mouth.

After two minutes, there’s an extended and louder alert, to let that the water jet is making ready. You’ll then get round 30-50 seconds of jet flossing earlier than the reservoir is emptied.

It could be helpful to have a brushing solely mode. Though you possibly can cease it earlier than the water jet begins up, or brush with an empty reservoir, in the end, you’re going to get sprayed.

That’s as a result of utilizing the water jet is a reasonably chaotic course of. It’s messier than odd brushing and more than likely, both your self or your flooring will find yourself catching a little bit of spray. It’s not the form of brush you’d wish to use once you’re all dressed as much as give your tooth a fast polish earlier than heading out. Which means you’ll additionally want a second toothbrush for these events.

It’s additionally far too simple to unintentionally press one of many buttons once you’re grappling with its chunky dimension whereas brushing. This then means shifting the comb out of your mouth to see what you’ve pressed, which is inevitably once you’ll get a water jet within the face.

Nonetheless, it’s IPX8 water resistance rated, so you would use it within the bathe, though we’d recommend you don’t use it within the bathtub in case you drop it. It ought to survive a dunk or two nevertheless it gained’t if it occurs recurrently.

The water jet comes from a raised aperture in the course of the toothbrush bristles. In some respects, this can be a good design, because it means you possibly can simply brush your tooth as standard and the jet will at all times be pointing in the suitable path.

Nonetheless, the Neos doesn’t have a stress sensor, so when you press too arduous once you brush, the one method you’re prone to discover out is by scratching your tooth with the arduous plastic of the jet nozzle. It solely protrudes a brief method – about half the size of the bristles – however for some folks, that shall be an excessive amount of.

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After utilizing the comb, your tooth will really feel very clear. It’s additionally a straightforward strategy to incorporate flossing into your common dental routine. However the brush is way heavier and extra unwieldy than an odd electrical toothbrush, so that you may discover that you simply don’t at all times attain for it when it is best to.

Verdict

The Soocas Neos represents a fantastic thought and I preferred utilizing it. I really feel that it’s an efficient brush and the water jet motion is nice for cleansing between tooth. Nonetheless, as a result of it’s heavy and messy to make use of, I typically discovered myself choosing up one other toothbrush as a substitute.

Purchase it if you need a water flossing brush for journey, or a second brush to encourage you to floss recurrently, however don’t throw away your day-to-day brush simply but.

For extra electrical toothbrush choices and to see our suggestions, take a look at our round-ups of one of the best electrical toothbrushes we’ve examined, one of the best low cost electrical toothbrushes and one of the best Oral-B electrical toothbrushes.