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The toothpaste flavor is from sodium lauryl sulfate, and is completely gone if you use SLS-free toothpaste.
by ThrustVectoring 12y ago
The toothpaste flavor is from sodium lauryl sulfate, and is completely gone if you use SLS-free toothpaste.
- Retra 12y agoWhy would anybody do that!? That's like taking the chocolate out of a chocolate chip cookie!
- malandrew 12y agoSLS is an irritant and can exacerbate mouth ulcers. For example, if you bite the inside of your cheek or if you bite your tongue, it will heal faster with an SLS-free toothpaste. SLS-free toothpastes are also much milder in minty-ness. I switched to SLS-free (Squigle) about a year ago and couldn't be happier.
- davidgl 12y agoThis. My wife suffered with ulcers all her life until a comment on the NHS website suggested cutting out SLS. She followed the advice and very quickly stopped getting ulcers. I mentioned it in passing to our dentist and he said he won't use a products with SLS in for himself or his family ...