A note about toothpaste

Just looked on the Kingfisher website, and the toothpastes seem to have a lot of ingredients, including palm oil

HelterSkelter1

I have must looked at my bottle of Fsith in Nature shampoo and it contains ammonium lauren sulfate. Is that different? Anyone know?

I'll be awaiting that answer myself - as I promptly panicked and bought another one that's deemed okay - and it cost me about £30 for a bottle!!! - ie Philip Kingsley if my memory serves me aright.

I never spend more than £1.00 on toothpaste. Usually available on the lowest shelf of the supermarket, so you don't notice it.
My teeth and gums are good enough for my age.

Corsadyl? A previous dentist said I should use it daily and permanently!! And yes, I ended up with dark brown teeth 😡

Robin202 thank goodness for your sanity regarding fluoride which is very bad for us. Please get something pure from a health shop. Also there is 'lauryl sulphate' and 'laureth sulphate' - not sure which is which but i think/hope Faith in Nature products are ok.

I had the same when i had my wisdom tooth out, the next day I looked like I’d been in a punch-up….And. picking up the GS from school everyone said whatever's happened to you..your face..lol.

Thank you - I am no good with anything with sodium laurel suplate in at all . Made me think as had quite sore lips recently . 👍

semperfidelis

I never spend more than £1.00 on toothpaste. Usually available on the lowest shelf of the supermarket, so you don't notice it.
My teeth and gums are good enough for my age.

What is your definition of good enough and how old are you? Some people look after their teeth and still find themselves with dental problems.

Kimski44

I’m using Zing now. Being in the UK, I do make sure that toothpaste contains fluoride but apart from that it doesn’t contain sls or titanium dioxide as far as I remember.

I was recently reading about Zing and how good it is with no nasties. Do you recommend I might try it.

Thank you for raising this, I have had a blood blister develop on my lower gum and it will not go away. So I checked the Oral B toothpaste I use and find it is one of the ingredients. So I have bought some Sensodyne this afternoon and will change to that and see if it helps.

I have sensitive teeth due to receding gums, teeth fine, I was using Sensodyne Rapid Relief but dentist recommended Sensodyne Pro Enamel, so I changed. However, my teeth now are ultra sensitive and and someone recommended Colgate Ultra Sensitive, I don't know if has SLS as there are so many chemicals in everything the list is long. Haven't tried it yet so will check it out.
Have other health issues at present

, so i changed.

Last bit of post just appeared!

I use Tescos own brand toothpaste, think it’s 50p for 100 grams.

Can’t recall where I read it, but on some testing site, it came out as good or not better than some expensive brands.

I shall go and check if it contains this SLS.

Oh my goodness. Have just come across this Thread. DH uses Regenerate. I have been using 'whatever' from the supermarket. My New Year's resolution, check this out properly.
Thanks GNs for the information.

Just checked my Tesco toothpaste, plus a Colgate Sensitive one that I rub on a sensitive tooth.

Both contain SLS.

I shall keep using them, however, as touch wood, I have not had any problems.

Will keep this in mind though.

How I wish I could use 50p toothpaste but when you have sensitive teeth and gums it isn't any good. I have an unopened tube of Colgate Sensitive which contains SLP but I will try it anyway. Much too exoensive to bin now I have it and fingers crossed it helps.

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I've found one called Sensio with no SLS in Savers. It's only £1 and seems to work well.