Device for mixing and dispensing a personalized toothpaste

A kit for creating, storing, and dispensing a personalized toothpaste, comprising:

• a device for blending and dispensing a personalized toothpaste, the device including:
• a housing including a first end and a second end, and a first retaining chamber and a second retaining chamber parallel to the first retaining chamber and positioned perpendicularly between the first end and the second end, and wherein each of the first retaining chamber and the second retaining chamber is sized and shaped to receive therein and remove therefrom, respectively, a primary cartridge and a secondary cartridge, which are configured to be interchangeable with a different primary cartridge and a different secondary cartridge, respectively, wherein contents of each of the primary cartridge and the secondary cartridge and the different primary cartridge and the different secondary cartridge include components of a personalized toothpaste;
• and
• a nozzle extending from the second end of the housing and aligned in fluid connection with both the primary cartridge and the secondary cartridge to receive the components therefrom;
• and
• wherein the housing is operably connectable with a dispenser that is operable to move the components from each of the primary and the secondary cartridge into, through, and out of the nozzle to dispense the personalized toothpaste in use, wherein the personalized toothpaste exiting the nozzle is a blend of the components from the primary cartridge and the secondary cartridge;
• and
• wherein the first and the second retaining chamber of the device each include an alignment element positioned to receive the primary cartridge and the secondary cartridge in a predetermined rotational orientation, and each of the primary cartridge and the secondary cartridge includes a complementary alignment element that cooperates with the alignment element to seat each of the primary cartridge and the secondary cartridge in the predetermined rotational orientation:
• the kit further including the primary cartridge filled with at least one or more of a fluoride, abrasive, humectant, and detergent;
• and at least one of the secondary cartridge and the different secondary cartridge, wherein the at least one of the secondary cartridge and the different secondary cartridge includes at least one of a flavoring and a food coloring.