TOOTOO

Next-Generation Design Innovation in Pediatric Oral Care
Client
TOOTOO

Service
Product Design
User Experience Design

Partner
Hu Keren

Team
Ao Bingyang / Xiong He / Chen Yang / Wu Shuai / Shi Yixuan / He Dongze / Niu Zhihong
UDL has worked with TOOTOO, a leading children’s personal care brand, to create a new generation of tooth mousse packaging that redefines the standards of pediatric oral care. Specially developed for children, TOOTOO Olafluor Repair Toothpaste features German organic Olafluor and proprietary active ingredients to effectively prevent cavities and promote enamel remineralization, earning broad acclaim since its launch. Through a seamless integration of structural innovation and user experience design, UDL set out to address longstanding pain points in traditional children’s toothpaste packaging—such as the difficulty of precise dosing with squeeze tubes, and the unstable, wasteful dispensing often seen with vacuum pumps, particularly for thicker formulas. Most market offerings are simply miniaturized versions of adult toothpaste, lacking a genuine understanding of children’s unique behaviors and ergonomic needs.

To overcome these challenges, UDL developed an exclusive patented rotary cam bottle structure. At the core of this design is a cam-driven mechanism: twisting the gear-shaped cap transforms rotational movement into precise linear advancement, driving a piston that rises vertically to deliver a consistent and accurate amount of toothpaste with every turn. This engineering not only isolates the formula from air—preserving the stability and efficacy of its active ingredients—but also delivers an exact 0.7g dose with every click, perfectly matching the ideal usage for children aged 3 to 12. The piston’s close fit with the bottle wall ensures nearly 100% product utilization, solving the industry’s persistent problem of residual waste.

The translucent blue gear cap unites function and aesthetics, with proportions and grip specifically tailored for a child’s hand. Each turn of the cap brings a distinct, satisfying “click” and gentle resistance, creating a playful, toy-like experience that makes brushing engaging. Rather than innovation for its own sake, these design choices are grounded in deep insight into children’s psychology and behavioral development. For children in their formative years, abstract concepts like “oral health” and “cavity prevention” hold little meaning. The most effective way to instill positive habits is to transform necessity into play—turning each gear click into a quantifiable, game-like task. When brushing becomes an interactive ritual, resistance gives way to enthusiasm; every detail, from the mechanical feedback to the visible motion inside the cap, is a response to real-world use, establishing a routine that is uniquely child-centered and shifts the experience from “I have to brush” to “I want to brush.”

With this project, UDL brings together functionality, play, cognition, and emotional needs to establish a product language truly designed for children. The new TOOTOO Olafluor Repair Toothpaste packaging is more than a functional upgrade—it’s a paradigm shift for the entire children’s personal care industry. By embedding gamification, ritual, and instant feedback into everyday routines, UDL enables products to become powerful tools for healthy habit formation. This case exemplifies UDL’s commitment to fusing human insight with technological innovation, making the journey to lifelong wellness both intuitive and joyful by design.

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Client
TOOTOO

Service
Product Design
User Experience Design

Partner
Hu Keren

Team
Ao Bingyang / Xiong He / Chen Yang / Wu Shuai / Shi Yixuan / He Dongze / Niu Zhihong

在交互设计上蓝色半透明齿轮转头成为功能与美学的结合点尺寸与握持角度专为儿童小手设计单手操作无障碍每拨动一格齿轮即可精准挤出0.7g牙膏匹配3-12岁儿童单次用量同时每次拨动伴随清晰的咔哒档位声响与阻尼手感营造类似玩具的趣味体验

在前期的市场调研中我们发现传统牙膏包装存在的核心痛点
1、真空泵面对高粘稠膏体时流动性降低排出过程中易出现间歇性堵塞现象同时瓶口与盖子内壁易残留膏体形成污渍且难以清洗
2、使用初期难以正常排出多次按压后突然大量涌出输出极不稳定
3、传统软管牙膏存在诸多不便膏体难以完全挤出每次使用后需重新盖紧瓶盖操作繁琐人工挤压难以精准控制单次用量易造成浪费或用量不足

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