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Subject: Re: Your opinion on this cheap toothpaste
From: Steven Bornfeld
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Date: Sun, 17 Jan 2021 17:43 UTC
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From: dentaltwin@earthlink.net (Steven Bornfeld)
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Subject: Re: Your opinion on this cheap toothpaste
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On 1/17/2021 4:29 AM, Ottavio Caruso wrote:
> https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/300239893
>
> INGREDIENTS: Aqua, Sorbitol, Hydrated Silica, Sodium Lauryl Sulfate,
> Aroma, Cellulose Gum, Zinc Citrate, Titanium Dioxide, Sodium Fluoride,
> Sodium Saccharin, Sodium Hydroxide.
>
> Available at Tesco (UK) for £ 0.50 (USD 0.68).
>
> Ingredients look the same as more expensive toothpastes. Apart from the
> fact it tastes a bit too sweet, for the rest it gives a nice feeling of
> clean and fresh.
>
> Too good to be true?
>

Nothing wrong with the ingredients list, unless you are sensitive to one
or more of the ingredients. The most common culprit in this list is the
sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS), which is basically a detergent.

Steve

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Re: Your opinion on this cheap toothpaste	Steven Bornfeld