Resources
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Tooth Powder Ingredients to Avoid, Reading Labels Like a Maker
The direct answer: read a tooth powder label for three things, abrasives that are too harsh, fillers that pad the jar, and...
Bamboo Toothbrushes and Boar Bristles, an Honest Guide
The direct answer: bamboo handles are a real plastic reduction, and boar bristles are genuinely divisive. Some people love the softer feel...
What Is Amabito no Moshio, the 2500 Year Old Salt
The direct answer: Amabito no Moshio is a mineral rich seaweed salt made in Kamagari, Hiroshima, Japan, by a method more than...
Coffee Stains on Teeth, What Actually Helps
The direct answer: coffee stains are mostly surface stains, pigment sitting on and in the film that coats enamel, and regular gentle...
How Long Should a Jar of Tooth Powder Last
The direct answer: a 35 gram jar of our tooth powder lasts about five weeks with twice daily brushing. That is an...
Tooth Powder for Travel, TSA Rules and Tips
The direct answer: tooth powder is not a liquid, so it does not count toward the TSA 3-1-1 liquids bag. Powders are...
What Is Kaolin Clay and Why Is It in Oral Care
The direct answer: kaolin is a soft white clay used in oral care as a gentle polishing agent. It is one of...
Xylitol for Teeth, What the Research Shows
The direct answer: xylitol is a sugar alcohol that the bacteria behind tooth decay cannot use for food, and the research on...
How to Switch to Tooth Powder, a Two Week Guide
The direct answer: switching to tooth powder takes about two weeks, and most of that is habit rather than technique. Week one...
Why Does My Toothpaste Foam, and Does Foam Clean Anything
The direct answer: toothpaste foams because manufacturers add surfactants like SLS, and the foam itself cleans nothing. Foam spreads the paste and...
What Is SLS and Why Some Toothpastes Skip It
The direct answer: SLS is sodium lauryl sulfate, the detergent that makes toothpaste foam, and it contributes feel rather than cleaning power....
Is Fluoride Free Toothpaste Safe, What Dentists and Research Say
The direct answer: fluoride free toothpaste is safe to use, but safe and equally protective are two different questions. Nothing in a...