From Debra Lynn Dadd
I always love it when readers send me articles about toxic exposures I might not have seen.
This one is about plastic in toothpaste. She thought it was leaching from the tube, but no…Crest and other brands of toothpaste actually put bits of plastic in the toothpaste, which then embed themselves in the gums of those who use it. I kid you not.
Take a look at this article written by a dental hygenist and see her explanation and pictures.
The plastic is polyethylene, which is not toxic, but it isn’t biodegradable and will just stay stuck in your gums, I’m thinking, unless you remove it.
For some reason, maybe a long-ago tv commercial, I thought those flecks were crystals of mouthwash or something useful. But there is NO FUNCTION for these bits of plastic. Incredible!
If you are already using a natural toothpaste, you probably won’t find bits of plastic in it. But if you are using any brand with speckles in it, you might want to reconsider.
Source: Healthy Holistic Living: Crest Toothpaste Embeds Plasitic in Our Gums
That is disgusting! Our mouths absorb so much that even if we don’t swallow something (like toothpaste) we are still absorbing a lot of the crap that is in it. And it’s not just the plastic that shouldn’t be in the toothpaste. The list goes on and on!