According to the Wound Care Society, the toothpaste ingredient sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS) suppresses the activity of the virus. The society claims that if you apply toothpaste at the first sign of a cold sore outbreak, the sore may never appear or it won't last as long. Toothpaste on ...
Sodium Lauryl Sulfate (SLS) is a detergent. This means it has a foaming action. As an ingredient, it is added to lots of different things, from house cleaning products or shampoos to toothpaste. There is some debate regarding the use of SLS in toothpaste, and some people prefer to avoid...
A liquid that keeps the other toothpaste ingredients from drying out, sorbitol has laxative effects that can cause diarrhea if too much is swallowed. Sodium Lauryl Sulfate (SLS) SLS is a foaming agent and detergent commercial toothpaste brands add to make it foamy. This ingredient is dangerous ...
The Environmental Working Group (EWG) has sodium laurel sulfate listed as an ingredient in almost 1,500 health and beauty products including toothpaste for dogs. It’s a surfactant that causes products to foam and bubble. It’s ranked as “fair” which is a low hazard risk. Yet it’s kno...
Fluoride: Perhaps the most important toothpaste ingredient is fluoride. Fluoride incorporates itself into tooth enamel making your teeth more resistant to acids produced by plaque bacteria, as well as acids found in fruit juices, soda (both regular and diet) and certain foods....
That being said, it’s my humble opinion that if we’re going to put fluoride in the water, we don’t need to overdose ourselves with fluoride in the toothpaste. You may disagree. I respect that. Originally, I had planned on using this opportunity to talk about my very favorite fluoride...
Herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) is responsible for cold sores, and toothpaste contains a chemical that may suppress the virus. After the initial infection, HSV-1 lies dormant in the body until something triggers it to become active, and a cold sore develops. The toothpaste ingredient sodium ...
According to the Wound Care Society, the toothpaste ingredient sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS) suppresses the activity of the virus. The society claims that if you apply toothpaste at the first sign of a cold sore outbreak, the sore may never appear or it won't last so long. Toothpaste on ...