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Ingredients & formulas : tips and guides
What is in a toothpaste, and what does it do? This category explains fluoride and the 1450 ppm adult dose, hydroxyapatite, silica and the RDA index, charcoal, bicarbonate, sugar-free sweeteners, foaming agents and the period after opening. We read INCI lists and studies so that you can choose on facts rather than claims — including what a formula does not do.
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Ingredients & formulasToothpaste for children: what age, how much, and how to teach them
From the first tooth you brush with a fluoride toothpaste: a grain of rice before age 3, a pea from 3 to 6. The rule that matters isn't...
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Ingredients & formulasWhy your toothpaste has a different fluoride dose depending on the country
Europe, the United States and Japan all cap over-the-counter toothpaste at 1500 ppm fluoride — but not for the same reasons, and not with the same legal status....
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Ingredients & formulasNiacinamide in toothpaste: what the science really says
Niacinamide arrives in toothpaste with the reputation it built on skin. In the mouth, the only serious research is a laboratory study extended to rats: it shows the...
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Ingredients & formulasHow long does toothpaste last? PAO and storage explained
A sealed tube keeps for several years: the date of minimum durability is shown if it is under 30 months, otherwise it is the open-jar symbol, the PAO,...
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Ingredients & formulasFluoride-free toothpaste: who is it for, and what are the risks?
Fluoride at 1450 ppm is the best-proven cavity protection there is; going without it is not trivial. A fluoride-free toothpaste can be justified in rare cases: a proven...
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Ingredients & formulasToothpaste tablets or tube: which should you pick?
Both clean; the difference is the format, not effectiveness as such. Solid wins on packaging and travel, but many tablets are fluoride-free or under-dosed, and the foam is...
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Ingredients & formulasNatural toothpaste: 5 myths to clear up before you choose
Five misconceptions to correct: "natural" does not mean gentle (lemon is natural and erodes enamel); "fluoride-free" is not better, fluoride at 1450 ppm remains the best-proven cavity protection;...
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Ingredients & formulasSugar-free toothpaste: why it matters (and which ones to choose)
Sugar-free toothpaste is not toothpaste without a sweet taste: most use non-cariogenic sweeteners — xylitol, sorbitol, stevia — that oral bacteria cannot ferment. What actually matters: no fermentable...
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Ingredients & formulasFluoride at 1450 ppm: what it actually does in your toothpaste
Fluoride at 1450 ppm is the adult reference dose in Europe: it speeds up the remineralisation of enamel attacked by acids after every meal, makes that rebuilt mineral...
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