[Pharmwaste] toothpaste

[Ronald Ney]

TOOTHPASTE

Below is my review the ingredient statement and the ingredients
one-by-one in a toothpaste, which I will not identify.

SODIUM FLUORIDE—which is said to be safe. However, it is a poison--yes
it is a registered pesticide (there are no pesticide claims so it is
okay to put it in toothpaste) and is used to kill pest.  It is an
insecticide, fungicide and rodenticide; a wood preservative; water
purifier; disinfectant; etc.  It is toxic by ingestion; a tissue
irritant; etc.

HYDRATED SILICA--silica is toxic by inhalation and its dust can cause
silicosis.  Silica is also a pesticide.

SORBITOL--is toxic by ingestion, may cause hypermotility and diarrhea.

GLYCERIN--glycerol is a pesticide (there are no pesticide claims so it
is okay to put it in toothpaste); used in cosmetics, soaps, and
hydraulic fluid; etc.  It is toxic by ingestion; can cause headaches,
nausea and vomiting; is an eye and skin irritant.

TETRAPOTASSIUM PYROPHOSPHATE (TKPP)--is used in soaps and detergents; etc.

PEG 8--is a polyethylene glycol series of carbowax chemicals of which
some are toxic; irritants; questionable carcinogens; etc.

TETRASODIUM PYROPHOSPHATE (TSPP)--is used as a water softener; in
soaps and detergents; metal cleaner; food additive; etc.  It is toxic
by inhalation; a poison by ingestion; etc.

SODIUM LAURYL PHOSPHATE--a phosphate.  We know that phosphates
discharged into waterways are harmful to aquatic life--what about
here. Phosphates are also nutrient algae growth in waters.

TITANIUM DIOXIDE--a pigment in paints; etc.  It is an irritant; a
questionable carcinogen; etc.

FLAVOR—is unidentified on label.

XANTHAN GUM—is used in foods; drilling fluids; etc.  Hazardous--we don't know.

SODIUM SACCHARIN--a carcinogen (a listed hazardous waste).


SODIUM BENZOATE—is a pesticide (there are no pesticide claims so it is
okay to put it in toothpaste); food preservative; in tobacco; etc.  It
is a poison; an experimental teratogen; etc.

Red #30 Lake, Blue #1 and Yellow #10--like PEGs there are just too
many dyes to search out.  Many are toxic; carcinogens; etc.  If they
contain an--azo--if in the chemical name, there is a good chance that
it is a carcinogen.

Dr. Ron Ney