Toxic Toothpaste and Healthy Toothpaste that is Not Poison
If you are using any commercial toothpaste, you’re probably brushing your teeth with toxic waste – poisoning yourself, poisoning the environment, and sending a message to the corporation that manufactured the paste that you support them putting poisons in their toothpastes.
In a world where corporations control the government, the power to control the corporations is in the hands of the people. Corporations we buy from thrive and expand, and corporations we don’t buy from dry up and disappear.
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Changing the world is completely up to us and is also very simple. The ball is in your court.
Let’s take a look at one of the most popular toothpastes on the market. One of my roommates uses it, and I’m sure many other people do as well. This post goes out to them, and to anybody else who never questioned whether their toothpaste was safe to use.
TABLE OF CONTENTS Crest 3D White Toothpaste= Poison Ingredient = Healthy Ingredient
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Ingredients: | Concerns and Effects of Exposure: | Poison or Nutrient? |
_ _ SODIUM FLUORIDE |
Not good for your teeth. Fluoride is poison. <See 50 Reasons to Oppose Fluoridation> _ Developmental & Reproductive toxicity, Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs), Organ system toxicity. |
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_ _ FLAVOR |
Flavor is a term used by cosmetic manufacturers for substances added to a cosmetic product to produce or to mask a particular flavor. _ In other words, we have no idea what’s in it under the guise of ‘flavor’! _ Are we to trust Crest with our health? |
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_ _ _ TITANIUM DIOXIDE |
Classified by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) as an IARC Group 2B carcinogen ”possibly carcinogen to humans”.High concentrations of pigment-grade (powdered) and ultrafine titanium dioxide dust caused respiratory tract cancer in rats. _ Sounds like a perfect ingredient to clean our mouths with! |
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_ _ SODIUM HYDROXIDE |
_ Sodium Hydroxide is a highly caustic and reactive inorganic base. _ Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs), Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive) |
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_ _ MICA |
Mica is a type of highly brittle silicate minerals with diverse chemical composition; typically used as a colorant. _ Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive), Persistence and bioaccumulation. |
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_ _ SODIUM LAURYL SULFATE |
_ _ Environmentally Toxic, Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive), Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) |
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_ _ BLUE 1 ALUMINUM LAKE |
Recent scientific studies link Coal Tar Dyes to a wide variety of health problems including ADD, ADHD, asthma attacks and cancer. Coal Tar Dyes have been banned in many countries and California’s Proposition 65 requires the Cancer Warning on any products containing Coal Tar Dyes. | |
_ _ SODIUM SACCHARIN |
Saccharin is commonly manufactured by combining anthranilic acid (used among other things as a corrosive agent for metal) with nitrous acid, sulfur dioxide, chlorine, and ammonia. _ A study in 1978 found that rats given saccharin developed bladder cancer that was quite aggressive. Reuber, MD. Carcinogenicity of saccharin. Environ Health Perspect. 1978 Aug;25:173-200. _ “[Saccharin is] a coal tar product totally devoid of food value and extremely injurious to health.” – Mr Harvey Wiley, director of the bureau of chemistry for the USDA 1907 |
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_ _ POLYETHYLENE |
Polyethylene is a polymer of ethylene monomers. _ Contamination Concerns: _ 1,4-Dioxane – Causes Cancer, Allergen, Immune System Toxin, Organ Toxic. |
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_ _ HYDRATED SILICA |
Hydrated silica is a form of silicon dioxide (sand).Tooth enamel re-mineralizes daily from the supply of ionic calcium and phosphorus in the saliva. Scratching the surface of the tooth with an abrasive such as hydrated silica harms the enamel and prevents re-mineralization, much like using sand to clean glass. Severe wear could eventually occur. | |
_ _ SORBITOL |
Sorbitol (glucitol) is a type of sugar alcohol used as a thickener and a skin conditioning agent. May cause Diarrhea, Abdominal Pain, Nausea, Anal Irritation, Rectal Bleeding. _ No thank you! |
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_ DISODIUM PYROPHOSPHATE |
_ Disodium Pyrophosphate is an inorganic salt. _Data Limited. |
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_ _ XANTHAN GUM |
Xanthan gum is a polysaccharide, a sugar-based polymer produced by bacteria; it is used as a viscosity agent in personal care products and foods.May cause Gas and bloating, Abdominal Pain, Allergic Reactions. | |
_ CELLULOSE GUM |
_ This ingredient is a chemically-treated cellulose derivative. |
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_ _CARBOMER |
Carbomer is a synthetic polymer which comes from petroleum and gives viscosity to the paste. It is highly processed and its manufacture creates toxic by-products. | |
_ _ WATER |
_ _ Water is generally safe. |
4 Toothpastes that Aren’t Poison!
Now that we’ve seen what doesn’t work in our lives, let’s take a look at what we can use instead to create a healthier smile and a world of healthier people.
Beware, not all toothpastes you find in ‘natural’ or ‘organic’ sections in the grocery store are healthy. Many companies provide fluoride-free toothpaste, which is great, but then if you read the rest of the ingredients, you’ll find all sorts of other poisons that you don’t want to be using. We must be vigilant and research every ingredient within.