Dangers of Toothpaste

Hi y'all! I'm soooo excited for summer! I am really craving a freezie right now. I love freezies and ice pops and I could just eat them all day. I have a freezie schedual for when I buy freezies. I'm allowed to have one every day but I have to skip a dessert that day. If I do a workout then I'm allowed another freezie but no more. Okay, it sounds ridiculous writing it down, but I will eat them all in a day unless I have this schedual...

My reason for writing today, is that I recently discovered something very interesting. People use soap instead of toothpaste. This is actually a thing. I was shocked when I heard about this. Kind of weird but okay. I did a little bit more research and discovered that toothpaste actually doesn't do you any favors. Here's why.

1. Toothpaste, like shampoo, removes your mouth's natural layer of protection and coats it with a thin layer left by the toothpaste. This layer prohibits enamel regrowth and is thin. Again, it is thin meaning that it will wear off when you eat, leaving your teeth unprotected.

2. If enamel doesn't regrow, this means that it will wear down and leave your teeth more easily damaged and you will have cavities more often.

3. Your teeth will become stained. Your skin naturally regrows and replaces that dead skin. Enamel is the same. It needs to regrow to remove dead or stained enamel and if it doens't regrow because of your toothpaste, then your teeth will become stained.

There are so many more reasons to do with ingredients, but I'm too lazy to write about them. If you want to check it out, this is a good link. Okay, now that you know why enamel health is so important, here's why soap will help.

1. Soap contains much less chemical substances because it is used on hands and the body. If people notice their skin becoming irritated, then they wont use the soap. Companies are finding more and more ways to make soap safe for skin. It is also safe to use as toothpaste.

2. Soap cleans your teeth without leaving any residue on them (rinse your mouth out after using it and then it won't). This means that your teeth can then make their own protective barrier that still allows enamel to grow.

3. If your enamel is growing, it will become stronger and replace itself resulting in whiter, healthier teeth.

That's all. Before you go ahead and try this, make sure that your soap doesn't have any plastic or glycerin. If you want to be extra cautious (always a good thing), here are a couple ingredients that could possibly cause harm : Benzaldehyde, Benzyl Acetate, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Ethanol and Linalool.

I just want to say that I am not a doctor or a dentist, so I don't have any in depth knowledge. Please use your judgement with this! Do a little more research before considering this and don't let others tell you the best way. This is just one way to take better care of your teeth but it isn't the only way.

I haven't tried this yet but I am excited to buy a bar of soap for this experiment. If you've tried this or if you have any dental concerns about this, leave a comment.