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no it's not, it's fluoride and some soapy binders like SLS and ceramics or baking soda for whitening/cleaning. I suppose some of the tube might break off and fo
by stjohnswarts 5y ago
no it's not, it's fluoride and some soapy binders like SLS and ceramics or baking soda for whitening/cleaning. I suppose some of the tube might break off and form these microplastics, however I don't know too many people swallowing their toothpaste leftovers. It's a bad idea as you shouldn't ingest that much fluoride, which is much more highly concentrated than fluroide in water. If you're talking about microbeads then those were outlawed in toothpaste/cosmetics/etc in 2016, which went in effect in 2017.
- b215826 5y agoThere are toothpastes that contain plastic microbeads [1][2] and an FDA ban (for < 5mm size beads) came in effect only in 2015. Some toothpastes also have polyethele "specks" to provide color [3], [1]: https://www.colgate.com/en-us/oral-health/brushing-and-flossing/what-are-microbeads-in-toothpaste https://www.colgate.com/en-us/oral-health/brushing-and-floss... [2]: https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2015/05 https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2015/05 /microbeads-exfoliators-plastic-face-scrub-toothpaste/ [3]: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/gum-balls/ https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/gum-balls/