Oral hygiene is an integral part of our overall health.
But which toothpaste are you brushing your teeth with?
Have you been using Colgate?
It is very important to use the right toothpaste.
Now, the thing is that there are n number of toothpastes in the market.
Every other month there is a new toothpaste been launched.
How do we decide which toothpaste to buy.
Well, I can help you with that.
For this video, I bought 10 most popular toothpastes in the Indian market.
I will quickly analyse each of them and by the end of this video you will know if you
should continue using your current toothpaste or is it the time for a change.
So, without any further delay, let’s get started.
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I have segregated them in 8 major categories on the
basis of similarity of ingredients.
Even if I have missed the toothpaste that you have been using, I assure it would fall
in one of these 8 categories.Starting with category number 1 which includes Colgate,
Pepsodent and Close up.
These are commercial toothpastes which are so popular that for a major percentage of
people toothpaste means Colgate.
These are the toothpastes that include all chemical ingredients some of which are extremely
harmful.
Sodium Laureyl Sulphate is one example.
If you see sodium laureyl sulphate in the list of ingredients of your toothpaste, please
consider changing it.
It is because of SLS that you taste everything bitter just after brushing.
SLS also causes skin irritation and mouth ulcers.
SLS has been registered as insecticide and is used in detergents.
Regularly brushing teeth with a toothpaste containing SLS may lead to its deposits in the heart,
liver lungs and brain.
Next point of contention is the amount of flouride in these toothpastes.
Yes, there are many dentists who claim flouride to be the best defense against tooth decay.
Many studies have also proved the same.
However, there have been some recent studies which suggest the contrary.
Is flouride in toothpastes justified or not may be debatable but one thing is for sure
that flouride is poisonous.
Ingesting just 2.8 grams of flouride can kill a 50 kg adult.
These toothpastes contain enough flouride to kill a small child within 2 to 4 hours,
if ingested.
The warning that children under 6 years should have adult supervision and should not swallow this toothpaste is written for a reason.
We must understand that our mouth is highly absorbent, so the chemicals lurking in the
toothpaste get fast track into our blood stream.
Specially children, who swallow a large amount of the paste that they put in their mouth.
If flouride is so poisonous regularly brushing with a flouridated toothpaste can definitely
harm you in the long run.
One more thing which should be taken into consideration that the water we drink is flouridated.
I wouldn’t say you should stop or continue using flouridated toothpaste.
You are a better judge for yourself but personally I don’t use it neither will I recommend it.
Specially when there are better toothpastes in the market which we will discuss in this
video.
So please keep watching.As for these commercial toothpastes, forget flouride, they have so
much more which should be avoided.
Category 2 is that of the toothpastes like Sensodyne which have almost the same chemical
composition as that of toothpastes in category number 1 except that they do not contain harmful
chemicals like Sodium laureyl sulphate.
Just like the toothpastes in category 1, they also have artificial colours, preservatives
and flouride in them.
In category 3, fall toothpastes like Himalaya’s Sparkling white toothpaste which have chemical
composition without harmful ingredients like Sodium Laureyl sulphate.
Himalaya’s Sparkling white toothpaste also does not have flouride in them.
Surely, the toothpastes in this category are better than those in category 1 and 2 but
still they are far from best.Toothpastes like Meswak fall in category 4 which are non flouridated
but have almost the same chemicals as of those in category 1 including the harmful ones like
sodium laureyl sulphate.
Apart from SLS, they also contain Triclosan which is another extremely dangerous chemical
already banned in soaps.
Triclosan is linked to breast and testicular cancer.
You will rarely find Triclosan in any toothpaste.
Meswak and Colgate Total are among the rare ones.
It also contains artificial colours and preservatives.
In category 5, are the toothpastes like Patanjali’s dant kanti.
Another extremely popular toothpaste in India.
This toothpaste is much better than the ones we have discussed till now.
It is made from no chemicals but herbal ayurvedic ingredients.
It also does not have any artificial colours.
However, the only thing which doesn’t let me recommend it to you is that it has flouride
in it.Category 6 is that of the toothpastes like Ayush’s rock salt toothpaste.
It has all herbal ingredients and does not even has flouride in it.
It however has artificial colours and preservatives in it.
One thing I want you to know is that not all toothpastes made by Ayush are non flouridated.
For eg the clove toothpaste has flouride in it.
So before you buy this brand, please check for it once.
In category 7, falls Dabur Red toothpaste which has herbal ingredients, no flouride
and not even artificial colours.
It is a great choice.
The last category includes toothpastes like Vicco Vajradanti which is a complete ayurvedic
toothpaste devoid of any chemicals, flouride and artificial colours.
It is the only toothpaste among the ones we have discussed that does not even uses any
preservatives.
It is a perfect blend of 18 Ayurvedic herbs and barks.
It is totally safe for kids.
It is also very cheap in comparison to other commercial toothpastes.
In my opinion, it is the best toothpaste available in the Indian market.So according to me, Vicco
Vajradanti stands on top of the list followed by Dabur red, Ayush and Patanjali.
The commercial toothpastes like colgate, close up and pepsodent being the least preferred.So
friends!
That’s all for this video.
I hope now you got an idea if you need to change your toothpaste or not.
And as I said if I did not talk about the toothpaste that you are using, please check
it’s ingredients and it will surely fall under one of these 8 categories.
Let me know in the comment section which toothpaste do you use regularly and would you now be
changing it or not.
If yes, then which one would you buy.
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