• SLS, a petroleum-based detergent used as a foaming agent, is found in popular toothpastes. It is a skin, eye, and respiratory tract irritant that exacerbates mouth ulcers and chapped lips.
• Titanium Dioxide is a coloring agent used in both natural and conventional toothpastes to give the paste a bright white color. It has been found that nanoparticles of this ingredient can enter the gums and have toxic effects on the central nervous system.
• Sodium Bicarbonate (baking soda) and silica/hydrated silica, not necessarily toxic but popular in natural toothpastes, are far too abrasive for tooth enamel, wearing down enamel and preventing re-mineralization opening the door for discoloration, stains, and irreparable damage.
• Carrageenan, a thickening agent found in very popular natural brands, has been found by scientists to be linked to gastrointestinal inflammation and ulcerations, bloating, irritable bowel disease, and colon cancer.
• There is a plethora of research on Flouride, on both sides of the argument, but it is a neurotoxin… which swiftly lands it on the toxin list for LarkSpell.
• DEA, a petrochemical derivative found in antifreeze and brake fluid, is found in household items including toothpaste. There are concerns that DEA may be a carcinogen and a hormone disruptor. It also reacts with other ingredients to form nitrosamines which are genotoxic (damage DNA) and carcinogenic.
• The synthetic polymer, Carbomer, is classified as a microplastic, which will always land it on the LarkSpell list of toxins, for us and our environment.
• Dyes are petroleum and coal tar derived carcinogens often contaminated with arsenic and lead. They are persistently used in household items and cosmetics like toothpaste. You know the offenders… Blue 1, Yellow 10, and Red 30, are the most common in toothpaste.
Take a look at your labels and consider a brand like Canary which is free of every single one of these chemical compounds and toxins.
