You may be well aware of what your moisturizer or body wash
contains, but other personal care items tend to get overlooked.
Like your toothpaste. Have you picked up the toothpaste on your
bathroom counter and looked at the ingredient listing? Do you
see sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS)? How about Propylene Glycol?
Fluoride? And just because the label says it is "natural" does
not mean it is necessarily safe. Even some natural toothpastes
contain harmful ingredients. Harsh cleansers, toxic fluoride,
chemical preservatives, and artificial colors and flavorings.
These are what you don't want in your toothpaste. Sodium Lauryl
Sulphate (SLS) is a foaming agent commonly added to conventional
toothpastes but is also found in some natural toothpastes. SLS
gives the paste "sudsiness" which some people associate with an
extra clean feeling. But this harsh cleanser can irritate
delicate tissue and has been known to cause mouth sores and
sensitivity. It is also a penetration enhancer which allows
other chemical ingredients to