Did Sensodyne toothpaste tube (UK, 2016) shrink?

Size FactsDid it shrink? Yes
Before100 ml
After75 ml
−25.0%smaller
Price per 100 ml · if the price stayed the same+33.3%Hypothetical: the size cut alone. The source recorded no shelf prices.

How big a cut? The joint largest of 18 documented oral care cuts (tied with 4 others); a bigger cut than 84% of all 1,366 cases in the library. See the biggest cuts →

When
2016 · reported 20 Apr 2016
Country
United Kingdom
Brand
Sensodyne
Category
Oral Care
Source
jrnl.ie

Source and evidence

TheJournal.ie — Toilet rolls are shrinking but prices are staying the same (20 Apr 2016) jrnl.ie

Source fetched 2026-11-05.

Which? (April 2016): the Sensodyne tube went from 100 ml to 75 ml (-25%). The source doesn't name the variant or give prices.

Evidence
Typenews report citing consumer organisation survey (TheJournal.ie, citing Which?)
Confidencemedium

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What the source says

“…Sensitive teeth sufferers will wince at Sensodyne’s latest move – the toothpaste brand tube has reduced in size from 100ml to 75ml.”

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ShrinkRadar, “Did Sensodyne toothpaste tube (UK, 2016) shrink? 100 ml → 75 ml”, https://shrinkradar.com/cases/sensodyne-toothpaste-tube-uk-2016-uk-2016.html, accessed 2026-11-05. Original source: TheJournal.ie — Toilet rolls are shrinking but prices are staying the same (20 Apr 2016) (https://jrnl.ie/2724752).

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