What Everybody Ought to Know About All Natural Mouthwash

It amazes me what we are expected to use on a daily basis. From food and personal hygiene to household cleaners and lawn care, the products with dangerous and harmful ingredients are all over the place. Once you know what they are, and what they can do to you, you may find yourself looking for more natural products, too.

I've been looking into natural products as an alternative to what is normally available for most of the past 20 years. While I may not have been able to track down every article I've seen related to the less savory contents of mouthwash over the years, most of the following contains information that has been available for years mixed with newer articles that shed new light, or reinforce older research:

While mouthwashes are generally safe, some can cause side effects in patients who use them. For example, many over-the-counter mouthwashes contain high levels of alcohol that may range from 18 percent to 26 percent. Overuse of these rinses can create a burning sensation in the cheeks, teeth and gums. Additional side effects may appear as the result of use of certain types of prescription-strength mouthwashes.
- Mouthwash on iVillage Total Health

Mouthwash is a great item to use, but almost 90% of mouthwashes are in fact made with alcohol which is used in killing germs in the mouth that cause plaque and other dental problems. In terms of swallowing mouthwash it's wise not to because there are also other chemicals present in mouthwash such as Cetylpyridinium chloride which is used as an agent to prevent gingivitis and plaque build up. That's just the active ingredient the others are sodium saccharin, which is a sweetener and is the same stuff used in diet sodas and drinks. Glycerin (a natural-occurring sweetener derived from sugar), water, poloxamer 407 (a preservative), and other can't-pronounce-the-name ingredients. This is what is in mouthwash from the 70s to the 2000s since many people didn't really use mouthwash back in the day since it wasn't a huge thing like it is now. Many people aren't aware that the alcohol in mouthwash is also a known carcinogen so that's why it's wise not to swallow this stuff and to supervise children using mouth wash and to follow instructions on the bottle since many children are victims to accidental poisoning due to administering incorrect dosages of mouthwash for a child up to the age of 12.
- The dangers of swallowing mouthwash

AUSTRALIA'S top-selling mouthwashes can cause oral cancer and should be pulled from supermarket shelves immediately.

Leading independent experts have issued this strong warning after investigating latest scientific evidence linking alcohol-containing mouthwashes to the deadly disease.
- Mouthwash linked to cancer

Dr. William Marcus, believes that a study conducted by Battelle for the National Toxicology Program on the toxicology of fluoride shows that there were dose-related increases in bone cancer in male rats. Dr. Marcus also questions the removal by peer reviewers of cancers at other sites in the rats as well. Especially worrisome to Dr. Marcus is the fact that that levels of fluoride that caused the cancers in the rats were lower than those seen in humans who ingested lower amounts, but for a longer period. These levels are generated because fluoride is accumulated in the body and is not secreted.
- Hidden Danger in Your Drinking Water and Toothpaste

Parents with young children are often told that they need to be giving fluoridated water to their children to help combat tooth decay and promote the growth of strong, healthy teeth. Water fluoridation is the addition of a chemical to increase the concentration of fluoride ions in drinking water. The truth is, fluoride is a very toxic poison. Many water supplies in America are fluoridated with sodium fluoride which toxic byproduct from aluminum production. Sodium fluoride has also been used as rat poison for over 40 years. The evidence suggests that by fluoridating water, we are poisoning our children.
- Warnings and Dangers of Fluoride in Drinking Water

The Fluoride Action Network is an international coalition seeking to broaden public awareness about the toxicity of fluoride compounds and the health impacts of current fluoride exposures.
- Fluoride Action Network

What the commercials don't say is that fluoride was known in the early 1900s as an excellent rat poison. According to Robert Carleton, former scientist with the EPA, fluoride is more toxic than lead, and not quite as toxic as arsenic. It's a waste product of many heavy industries-derived from the production of pesticides, fertilizers, aluminum, iron, steel, copper, lead, uranium, brick, cement and glass, among others....

....As it turns out, too much toothpaste may not be good for your health. Concerned that too many young children were swallowing toothpaste, the Food and Drug Administration, beginning in April 1997, required the following warning to appear on tubes of fluoridated toothpaste: "Use only a pea sized amount and supervise child's brushing and rinsing (to minimize swallowing)." Parents also are warned to keep the toothpaste "out of the reach of children under 6," and to "seek professional help or contact a poison center immediately" if more than is used for brushing is accidentally swallowed.

The FDA's decision also was spurred by the growing number of cases of dental fluorosis-an unsightly and permanent discoloration of the teeth. The Wall Street Journal reports that 22 percent of American children now have the condition, which occurs in young children under six who have consumed too much fluoride.
- Fluoride: Wonder drug or super poison?

As possible side effects are usually found only within the small print on foods containing sorbitol, consumers may be unaware of its laxative effects and fail to recognize a link with their gastrointestinal problems
- Chewing gum weight loss warning

The warning comes after doctors came across two patients who had chronic diarrhea, abdominal pain and dangerously excessive weight loss. After lengthy investigations which could not identify why the patients were losing so much weight and had chronic diarrhea and pains, a detailed analysis of eating habits put the problem down to eating too much chewing gum with sorbitol.
- COULD SUGARLESS GUM BE THE CULPRIT OF MY STOMACH PROBLEMS?

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