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Lenny Kravitz’s Twice is not just another celebrity beauty brand.
“It’s not about me,” Kravitz, 57, tells PEOPLE ofthe oral wellness companyhe co-founded alongside brothers Cody and Julian Levine, whose father is Kravitz’s dentist.
Amid his continued charitable efforts through his Let Love Rule Foundation in the Bahamas, where he lives, Kravitz noticed that dental hygiene is often neglected in underserved communities due to the lack of resources.
“We started doing a mission. We did one for six years before we even came up with the product. Then, the next thought was, well, we need to make products that we can stand behind,” Kravitz says.
From there, Twice was born. The company initially launched in 2018 with just toothpaste, but has since rebranded and introduced a suite of new products on April 5, including toothpaste, floss, a whitening pen and a rinse that aims to “strengthen the mouth, body, soul connection.”
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“We wanted to transform from a toothpaste brand to an oral wellness company,” Kravitz shares.
The look is also different as the collection is presented in vibrant yellow packaging meant to make the brand “stand out amongst the sea of sameness.”
As for the name, Kravitz explains, “Twice is about doing your oral care process twice a day, but also it’s about thinking twice about your oral healthcare.”
“A lot of people think, ‘Okay, I’m just brushing my teeth.’ However, there are over 250 systemic diseases that can happen to you from your mouth not being properly cared for. If your mouth is inflamed, then you can be sure there are other things in your body that are inflamed.”
The rinse includes zinc, coconut oil and spirulina while the tooth paste is enriched with vitamins A, E and aloe vera. The whitening pen is equipped with eucalyptus, thyme and menthol and the floss is coated with dental-grade baking soda.
Plant-based components are especially important to Kravitz.
“Having all of these great products and also having all of these natural products — but most importantly not having thewrongproducts, which can be in a lot of toothpastes, is very crucial. I’m very serious about taking care of my body,” Kravitz tells PEOPLE.
While he left the formulations up to the experts, Kravitz says he was still very involved in the creation process.
“I test flavors, I give my input,” he shares. “Does it feel foamy enough? Not foamy enough? How does it feel in the mouth? I then got deeply into the packaging.”
Kravitz continues, “And the design since that’s something that I’m very much into. I have my design company.”
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Still, Kravitz asserts again that Twice is not about him.
“We’re showing all kinds of mouths, all kinds of smiles, you know? A healthy smile is not just the textbook smile. This is about everybody. Every kind of formation of teeth and every kind of person.”
source: people.com
