I don't know why, but whenever I use "regular" toothpaste, my teeth decide to go all sensitive on me. Whitening toothpastes are especially horrible for causing this, but I am talking about the regular toothpaste doing this!
I thought that maybe this was normal and just one of those things I had to accept, and bought into buying the Sensitive Toothpaste. (which at one point definitely came back to bite me)
When I was first diagnosed with multiple food allergies (13+), I was told by my allergist to avoid all of my allergens and their botanical families. Sheesh, was that a hard thing to do! This knocked out every toothpaste that I could buy at any local store (not to mention other run-of-the-mill personal care products). They all contained corn, soy, and/or coconut(sodium lauryl sulfate, anyone?).
So, I was down to using baking soda and salt. And guess what? My sensitive teeth miraculously became not-sensitive! And without the use of Sensitive Teeth toothpaste!
I have no explanation as to how or why, but that is what happened to me. I'm open to any ideas.
Now that I am doing better food-wise, I can use pretty much any toothpaste. But, I still get the sensitive-teeth issue if I use regular(or natural, for that matter) toothpaste on a regular basis.
Enter Uncle Harry's All-Natural Tooth Powder.
I picked this up at Lehman's last spring on a whim. (love that place!) And I have been using it ever since.
I like it because:
1. It cleans much better than any paste that I have used.
2. My teeth aren't sensitive when I am using this on a regular basis
3. It doesn't contain tons of chemicals and unpronounceable ingredients.
4. As far as I can figure, it does NOT contain Gluten, Corn, or Soy.
5. It is Made in the USA (check your toothpaste label--it might not be!)
So, there it is, folks. Now you know what I am currently using on my teeth, and why! :-D

So does most normal toothpaste contain gluten? I hope not!! Geez!
ReplyDeleteKristi-
ReplyDeleteI am not sure. You would have to look at the ingredients and investigate. I'd be willing to help you to the best of my ability if you post an ingredient list. :)
A quick Google tells me that Crest and Colgate both claim to be Gluten-free. :)