Any ingredients I should be concerned about in Arm & Hammer Enamel Care toothpaste?

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angeliz378

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I've been looking at the chemical make-up of the food and drink I consume for the source of my health problems, but not really considered my toothpaste until recently.

The ingredients are as follows:-

Sodium Bicarbonate, PEG/PPG-38/8 Copolymer, Calcium Sulfate, PEG/PPG-116/66 Copolymer, Silica, Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, Aroma, Sodium Saccharin, Dipotassium Phosphate, Carrageenan, Sodium Fluoride, Eugenol, Limonene, CI 77891.

It's proving very difficult to find a definitive answer via Google since some of these chemicals are atypical, and the combination is probably unique so looking them up individually isn't going to tell you how they react together.

I wonder if Colgate Sensitive Enamel Care is any better for you?

That contains...

Aqua, Sorbitol, Glycerin, Hydrated Silica, Potassium Nitrate, PEG-12, Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, Aroma, Cellulose Gum, Tetrasodium Pyrophosphate, Sodium Fluoride, Sodium Saccharin, Xanthan Gum, Eugenol, Limonene, CI 77891, Contains Sodium Fluoride (1450 ppmF-)

Any thoughts?
 
Any ingredients I should be concerned about in Arm & Hammer Enamel Care toothpaste?

I personally use Neem toothpaste.

Fluoride has been accepted by the medical community, general population, and US government as a beneficial substance. The main benefit of fluoride is the reduction of dental cavities. Teeth are important to digestion, and cavities are painful and can lead to a loss of teeth. Fillings are expensive, so preventitive measures make sense. A preventative measure against cavities is fluoride.
Fluoride is found both naturally and as an additive in water and dental hygiene products. Ground water naturally has fluoride, and the EPA has set maximum standards for groundwater to 4ppm/F, also written 4mg/L. In approximately sixty percent of US water municipalities, fluoride is added to ensure overall dental health. Artificially added fluoride must not exceed 2mg/L. The optimum fluoride content of water is 1ppm. Since most drinking water in the United States contains either naturally or artificially occuring fluoride, many soft drinks and prepared foods contain fluoride as well. According to the CDC, toothpaste sold in the US has 1,000-1,500ppm/F, over the counter rinses have approximately 230ppm/F, and dentist quality fluoride gel has approximately 12,300ppm/F. B.A Burt
 
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