Antibacterial Toothpaste: Harmful, Helpful, or Harmless?
Antibacterial Toothpaste: Harmful, Helpful, or Harmless? Is triclosan in Colgate Total toothpaste safe in regards to the nitrate-reducing bacteria on our tongue and potential endocrine-disrupting effects on thyroid function and obesity? Ref. Source 6e
There are studies on this and its not just in toothpaste but other products as well. Most everything we use has some added chemical meant to kill germs and slowly kill us as well.
Antibacterial in your toothpaste may combat severe lung disease. Researchers have found that when triclosan, a substance that reduces or prevents bacteria from growing, is combined with an antibiotic called tobramycin, it kills the cells that protect cystic fibrosis bacteria, known as Pseudomonas aeruginosa, by up to 99.9 percent. Source 8t.