Does toothpaste have poison in it?What kind?!
Question:
Does toothpaste have poison in it?What kind?
Answers:
No. although, if you notice on your toothpaste tube it says that if a child swallows more than a little bit that you should seek medical attention. This is due to the fluoride in it. If you ingest enough fluoride (like 1/2 of an entire tube), it acts like a poison and could possibly even kill a person (esp small person - child). Fluoride however is VERY SAFE AND BENEFICIAL in small concentrations. Many communities have a fluoridated water supply (fluoride added to drinking water at about 1 particle of fluoride per 1,000,000 particles of water) and that has helped decrease cavities in the overall population.
Fluoride helps prevent cavities by strengthening your tooth enamel (outer layer of your tooth).
As an interesting note, many bottled waters do not have fluoride, so drink up if you want cavities.
I don't know anything about the toxins that were in the chinese toothpastes but thats probably over now.