Colgate
Last verified: April 2026
Read our full verification: Is Colgate Made in USA?Verification Summary
American Score
Manufacturing Location
Morristown, TN
Headquarters
New York, NY
Founded
1806
Products Verified
2 products
Evidence Breakdown
Factory Location Specificity
Specific factory city identified
Website Claim
Brand website explicitly claims Made in USA
Manufacturing History
20+ years of USA manufacturing
Known Overseas Production
This brand also makes some products overseas. Only verified USA-made items are listed.
Verification Notes
Colgate-Palmolive manufactures toothpaste, toothbrushes, and oral care products at multiple USA facilities including Morristown, Tennessee. Founded 1806 in New York. Core toothpaste and oral care lines manufactured domestically. Iconic American personal care brand with over 200 years of history.
Last verified: April 2026
Manufacturing Profile
Colgate manufactures at a specific factory location in Morristown, TN. Founded in 1806 — a manufacturing history spanning 220 years. Our 2 verified Colgate listings sit in health & personal care.
Verification tier
78% average
Brand-verified — brand evidence holds, product-level evidence still firming up
Factory evidence
Specific city
Morristown, TN
Catalog breadth
2 products
1 category
How we verified Colgate
Most recent check: Oct 8, 2026
From the brand's website
We re-read colgate.com on Sep 30, 2026 and did not find an explicit statement about where its products are made. This page relies on the other evidence below.Independent source
“Colgate-Palmolive will build a new $25 million manufacturing plant in Morristown”
timesfreepress.com · checked Sep 25, 2026
Amazon listings
We read the live Amazon listing for 2 of the 2 Colgate products on this page (most recently Oct 8, 2026). None of them states where the product is made, so these products rely on the brand-level evidence above.
Removed products
We have removed 2 Colgate products from this site after finding they were not made in the USA. Only the products below remain listed.
These checks are run by our software on a schedule: brand websites are re-read about every three weeks, Amazon listings weekly, and news is scanned monthly. Every flag is checked against its original source before anything on this page changes. How the American Score works.
Colgate has been manufacturing products in Morristown, TN since 1806. We carry 2 verified American-made Colgate products.
Heritage & History
Colgate was founded in 1806 in New York City by William Colgate as a starch, soap, and candle business. The company introduced its first toothpaste in a jar in 1873 and the collapsible toothpaste tube — a packaging innovation — in 1896. By the early twentieth century, Colgate had established itself as the leading American oral care brand through aggressive marketing and continuous product development.
Colgate merged with Palmolive in 1928 to form Colgate-Palmolive, creating one of the largest American consumer goods companies. The company's commitment to domestic manufacturing has maintained American factories through generations of growth. The Total toothpaste formula, introduced in 1997, became the first FDA-approved toothpaste for treating gingivitis — a regulatory achievement that required the kind of clinical evidence development that a 215-year-old American company could marshal.
Made in America
Colgate-Palmolive manufactures toothpaste, toothbrushes, and oral care products at multiple US facilities including Morristown, Tennessee. Toothpaste production involves the precise blending of abrasive agents, humectants, fluoride, and flavoring components in formulations that must be stable across temperature ranges, effective at cavity prevention, and acceptable in taste and texture. The Total formulation requires the antibacterial active to remain evenly distributed throughout the paste for its 12-hour efficacy claim.
Morristown is in Hamblen County in eastern Tennessee, part of the state's growing consumer goods manufacturing sector. Colgate's Tennessee production maintains the quality standards of a brand that has been producing oral care products in America for over two centuries. For consumers who want American-made oral care from the brand that invented the modern toothpaste tube, Colgate's domestic manufacturing delivers 215 years of oral care innovation in every tube.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Colgate made in the USA?
Yes. Colgate manufactures 2 verified products in Morristown, TN. Colgate has manufactured oral care products in America since 1806, producing the toothpastes, toothbrushes, and mouthwashes at domestic facilities including Morristown, Tennessee that have made Colgate the world's leading oral care brand for over two centuries.
Where is Colgate manufactured?
Colgate is headquartered in New York, NY. Manufacturing takes place in Morristown, TN.
What Colgate products can I buy?
We carry 2 verified Colgate products across Health & Personal Care. Every listing links directly to a trusted online store with verified American manufacturing.
When was Colgate founded?
Colgate was founded in 1806. Colgate has manufactured oral care products in America since 1806, producing the toothpastes, toothbrushes, and mouthwashes at domestic facilities including Morristown, Tennessee that have made Colgate the world's leading oral care brand for over two centuries.
Where can I buy Colgate products?
Every Colgate product listed here links to a trusted online store — a major retailer or the brand's own shop — where you can purchase directly.
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