in many toothpastes,sodium laurate sulphate is used.why?is
this not harmful to our teeth?

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in many toothpastes,sodium laurate sulphate is used.why?is this not harmful to our teeth?..

Answer / lnkumar2012

sodium laureate sulphate (SLS)majorly used as poison, by
using of the paste containing this can dry's the mouth i.e.,
it effects on the less secretion of saliva, which is a rich
of oxygen. due to the less secretion of saliva creates an
environment in the mouth like anaerobic condition which is
favorable to the anaerobic bacteria, and excess production
of sulphur , it results a fowl smell comes from mouth and
taking of a bad breath. it is also affect oral infections.
so it is better to use SLS free tooth paste.

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in many toothpastes,sodium laurate sulphate is used.why?is this not harmful to our teeth?..

Answer / sanjeev pandey

Sodium lauryl sulphate is an ionic detergent used in
toothpastes for frothing as well as they can disrupt
membranes of microorganisms and kill them. They also reduce
surface tension and mechanical removal of the
microorganisms if any. At hish conc they could be
harmfull...

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