Healthy Toothpaste is The Only Solution for Your Dental Health
Healthy Toothpaste is The Only Solution for Your Dental Health
September 10th, 2010, By Dental Health Magazine Staff
Modern toothpaste is rarely good for health, it is a mix of synthetics and chemicals that are meant to maintain, polish, whiten, and clean in order to maintain healthy gums and teeth. However there is some question as to whether those “healthy” toothpaste ingredients are necessary or safe.
These days, many people are trying to live a healthier lifestyle. They reduce their refined sugar intake by replacing it with artificial sweeteners and their bad fat intake. They try to avoid processed foods that have artificial chemicals, sweeteners, and colors like Monosodium glutamate (MSG), Splenda, sodium saccharin, and aspartame. They try to eat more fruit that is grown without pesticide and herbicide radiation or spraying or radiation and more certified organic vegetables.
However, most people don’t stop to consider what they are brushing their teeth with. Toothpaste is as old as teeth and people for the early times used abrasives such as crushed eggshells, bone, and oyster shells that were mixed with powered charcoal and flavoring. Later on, essential oils of cinnamon, spearmint, and peppermint helped to kill germs and bacteria at the same time and made brushing more pleasant.
Most commercial toothpastes contain ingredients like sodium saccharin, sodium larthe sulfate, PVMMA copolymer, sodium lauryl sulphate (SLS), and artificial color and they may not be considered as healthy toothpastes. Here’s what these ingredients really are:
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September 10th, 2010, By Dental Health Magazine Staff
Modern toothpaste is rarely good for health, it is a mix of synthetics and chemicals that are meant to maintain, polish, whiten, and clean in order to maintain healthy gums and teeth. However there is some question as to whether those “healthy” toothpaste ingredients are necessary or safe.
These days, many people are trying to live a healthier lifestyle. They reduce their refined sugar intake by replacing it with artificial sweeteners and their bad fat intake. They try to avoid processed foods that have artificial chemicals, sweeteners, and colors like Monosodium glutamate (MSG), Splenda, sodium saccharin, and aspartame. They try to eat more fruit that is grown without pesticide and herbicide radiation or spraying or radiation and more certified organic vegetables.
However, most people don’t stop to consider what they are brushing their teeth with. Toothpaste is as old as teeth and people for the early times used abrasives such as crushed eggshells, bone, and oyster shells that were mixed with powered charcoal and flavoring. Later on, essential oils of cinnamon, spearmint, and peppermint helped to kill germs and bacteria at the same time and made brushing more pleasant.
Most commercial toothpastes contain ingredients like sodium saccharin, sodium larthe sulfate, PVMMA copolymer, sodium lauryl sulphate (SLS), and artificial color and they may not be considered as healthy toothpastes. Here’s what these ingredients really are:
Click on title to read article
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