TOXIC Toothpaste

NOTHING TO SMILE ABOUT!

Continuing with my goal for healthier living..this may be the most eye opening or perhaps I should say mouth dropping information I have seen!!!  I have been using this product for years...oh boy.

Active Ingredients: Sodium Fluoride (0.24%) (Anticavity Toothpaste)
Inactive Ingredients: Sorbitol, Baking Soda (Sodium Bicarbonate), Water, Hydrated Silica, Glycerin, Tetrasodium Pyrophosphate, Flavor, Sodium Saccharin, Cellulose Gum, Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate, Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, Titanium Dioxide

Okay, breaking this down now...

Sodium Fluoride: The number one active ingredient in almost all toothpastes!
(SCARY FACTS) (MORE SCARY FACTS)  WTFudge?
Sorbitol: a sugar alcohol whose main use is as a laxative.
Baking Soda: Sodium Bicarbonate used as a mild cleanser & whitener
Water
Hydrated Silica: used as an abrasive, noted to breakdown tooth enamel
Glycerin: used to make paste creamy & to sweeten
Tetrasodium Pyrophosphate: removes calcium and magnesium from the saliva to prevent them from calcifying on teeth.
Flavor: ?
Sodium Saccharin: (SIDE EFFECTS) 
Cellulose Gum: used as a thickening agent
Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate: a synthetic surfactant (foaming agent) used as a detergent in car washes, as garage floor cleaners and engine degreasers & 90% of personal care products.
Sodium Lauryl Sulfate: a foaming agent known to cause skin/eye irritation
Titanium Dioxide: used as an opaque pigment. Currently under research as a possible carcinogen that causes respiratory/lung damage.

This is RIDEEKULOUS!!!

So today's alternative?? Baking Soda & Peroxide, an old fashioned & might I add extremely cost effective cleansing solution.  I am however looking into other alternatives to flouride-free all natural toothpastes.  Tom's of Maine & Burt's Bees look promising!