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Toothpaste widely contaminated with lead and other metals, US research finds (www.theguardian.com)

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[–] mendiCAN@hexbear.net 13 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Hydroxyapatite is extracted from cow bone and added because it allegedly helps teeth absorb calcium, though the claim is dubious

And its got animal products for no goddamn reason? Lead and fucking dead bodies fuck I'm just trying to live here!! Fucking shit ass gotdamnable hellworld fuuuuuuu-

ahem

I read a long time ago that it's nearly as good to just brush yer teeth with water, guess Im doing that now.

Several children’s toothpastes, like Dr Brown’s Baby Toothpaste, did not test positive for any metals and did not contain the ingredients in question.

There's this option too, if you can find some it might be the only torture-free-unpoisonpaste option

Fuck I'm angry

[–] yuri@lemmygrad.ml 11 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

I'm pretty sure that children's toothpastes don't have flouride, which make them quite useless. The main active ingredient in toothpaste is Flouride. Honestly, I feel this is overblown. Heavy metals are already in everything we eat (rice, chocolate, tea), what matters is that you don't consume too much of them. Brushing twice per day isn't going to get you a life-threatening dose of heavy metals, but, on the other hand, not brushing well can lead to bad oral health which can kill.

[–] yet_another_commie@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 5 days ago

You can opt for vegan toothpaste