I don't know if I got a defective one, but I had bought 3 tubes and the toothpaste was very watery at an annoying level. It wasn't altered or had a strange taste, it just dripped out of the toothbrush and didn't stay on. Very annoying because you would lose quantity. The kids couldn't handle it. No matter how careful you were, the sink and the tube would fill up with the green "toothpaste" as soon as you unscrewed the cap, while trying to brush your teeth. I didn't buy this specific one again, but all the other Capitano ones are not watery. I don't even know if it was a defective batch or if it's manufactured that way. I won't buy the green one again.