Swish Don’t Swallow

Location is Everything: Mucus Membranes in the Mouth

Even if you don’t swallow any toothpaste, you’re at risk from toxic chemicals. The mucus membranes inside the mouth are one of the most direct routes to the blood, the brain and other cells of your body, since the mucosal lining inside the mouth has about 90% absorption efficiency.

Both conventional and alternative medicines are often applied to the mucus membranes of the cheek or under the tongue for just that reason; it’s one of the fastest and most effective way to get chemicals into the body.

Hidden or Inactive Toothpaste Ingredients

Inactive ingredients include chemicals that give toothpaste its color, flavor and texture. Toothpaste manufacturers may not disclose these ingredients on packaging since they aren’t intended for ingestion.

Artificial Sweeteners – Minty Fresh
Every mainstream toothpaste contains artificial flavors and sweeteners to add the right minty fresh taste. These chemicals can provoke allergic reactions, asthma attacks, headaches, and can cause irritation to the gums and oral tissue.

Food Dye – What’s a Zebra without its Stripes
Food dyes, like those used to give toothpaste its red, blue or green stripes, are usually made from petroleum products and coal tar. They have been linked to behavior changes, learning problems, allergic reactions, headaches, asthma attacks and cancer.

Triclosan Kills Bacteria – Germs be gone!
Triclosan is used in toothpaste for its antibacterial properties. It’s also used in pesticides, and is classified as a dangerous chemical by the EPA and may cause damage to the liver, kidneys, heart and lungs, sterility, convulsions, coma and death. It is a hormone disruptor and is stored in fat, accumulating in the body’s tissues with each use.

Worse, in combination with the chlorine used to sterilize normal tap water, triclosan forms chloroform – the carcinogenic gas used as an anesthetic but that can also kill in concentrations just over those needed to sedate.

Isopropyl Alcohol and Ethanol – Freshen Up
Isopropyl alcohol and ethanol (ethyl alcohol) are drying agents, used to speed the entry of other toothpaste ingredients into the soft tissues of the mouth and gums.

Ethanol is the primary ingredient in mouthwash and is a known carcinogen. It has also been clinically shown to destroy fillings.

Ingesting as little as one ounce of isopropyl alcohol is deadly. In smaller doses, it causes headaches, dizziness, narcosis, nausea, vomiting and coma.

Titanium Dioxide – Bright White Paste
Typically used to color your toothpaste a brilliant white, titanium dioxide is also used provide opacity. It can also be found in sunscreens, paint, plastics and pills.

Don’t be fooled by the pretty packaging!

Obviously not all toothpaste manufacturers use the exact same ingredients, but these are the main ingredients used in most toothpastes and a surprising number of other personal hygiene products. So whether you are using Colgate, Crest, Aquafresh, Rembrandt or whatever your favorite toothpaste happens to be, so don’t be a dumb bitch be a healthy bitch and take a look at the inactive ingredients and if they are not listed be sure to call the number and check out exactly you’re putting in your mouth – the results may surprise you.

Resource References
naturalmedicine.suite101.com
associatedcontent.com
irkworks.com