Tag: toothpaste
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When good hygiene comes with a dose of toxins
HFI: Did you brush your teeth? Did you wash your hands? As moms we ask this to our children about 10 times a day. Depending on the toothpaste and soap your using, you could actually be exposing yourselves to toxic, hormone disrupting triclosan. Here is a pertinent article on the toxin and how to avoid…
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Triclosan Banned From Soaps, But Not Toothpaste
In September, the Food and Drug Administration placed a ban on soaps and certain antibacterial chemicals which contain 19 different chemicals, one of them being triclosan. The FDA has given companies one year to remove the chemicals from their products and get the ones containing it off the shelves. So why did the FDA ban…