| You may be skeptical about using natural toothpaste | | | | Commercial toothpastes are full of ingredients you |
| for fear that it won't clean as well as your regular | | | | may want to avoid. They almost always contain |
| toothpaste. Well, let me ease your mind; natural | | | | fluoride, which adults, and even many children, do not |
| toothpaste gives you all the cleaning you need. | | | | need in toothpaste. Adults don't really require fluoride, |
| First of all, let's be clear. Most of the actual cleaning of | | | | and while children may benefit from some fluoride, |
| your teeth comes from the physical act of brushing. | | | | most water supplies contain plenty even for children. |
| Your toothbrush would remove most of the food and | | | | Too much fluoride is actually bad for us, as it can be |
| debris from your teeth even if you just brushed with | | | | toxic in large doses. |
| water. What you really need toothpaste for is killing | | | | Commercial toothpastes also contain detergent and |
| bacteria. Bacteria in the mouth are what lead to | | | | saccharin. Detergent can be a skin irritant for many |
| gingivitis and bad breath, and you should be using | | | | people and saccharin has been shown to cause |
| toothpaste that, first and foremost, does a good job of | | | | cancer in laboratory mice. Neither is needed in |
| killing these bacteria. | | | | toothpaste, and both can be dangerous. |
| Natural toothpastes are made almost entirely of mint | | | | So, when you look at it in these terms, you'll see that |
| oils. Mint oils are excellent for removing bacteria, plus | | | | natural toothpastes not only work well, but are actually |
| they're completely natural, so they offer no side | | | | safer for your family than the commercial toothpaste |
| effects. In fact, natural toothpastes contain far more | | | | you've been buying. That certainly makes them an |
| mint than commercial pastes, so they are actually | | | | overall better choice. |
| better for killing bacteria. | | | | |