We have all seen the lovely advertisements on television where the whole family are happily and smilingly brushing their teeth and gaining sparkling clean, bright and shiny teeth with a ring of confidence as a result. But we all know that these people are actors and are being paid for their ring of confidence. In reality, toothpaste is a concoction of chemicals that are not necessarily there for our greater good.
They usually include the following:
Triclosan – is put in toothpaste to act as an antibacterial and antifungal agent. Its use may result in resistant bacteria and it may …