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What's the last product you'd expect to find contains artificial sweeteners? If like me you said toothpaste you'd be wrong!

Another serious WTF moment for me this week was learning that toothpastes are commonly flavoured using dangerous artificial 
sweeteners such as Saccharin, Sucralose and Sorbitol. What's worse is this isn't a new thing either, it's been going on 
for most of the last decade at least. 

I've grown concerned about artificial sweeteners after hearing stories first hand about the damage effects they've had on 
the health of my personal friends and family. You've probably heard at least one story about Aspartame by now commonly 
found in Coca-Cola but I bet you didn't realise it was even in your medicines like Lemsip and now even your toothpastes!

I've been carefully watching the ingredients lists of most common products for a while now, and I've witnessed the 
artificial sweeteners quietly creeping into everything, but I had never even considered that they would also be used in 
toothpastes!

> Fun Fact:  Did you know that "full-fat" (non-diet) Pepsi now contains artificial sweeteners as well as sugar?  

For many years I didn't really give my toothpaste buying decision much thought. I usually went with one of the common 
brands (usually Colgate) and based my decision on price alone. That changed a couple of years ago when I started to shop
based on health instead of price. I wanted to reduce the number of chemicals and toxins in the products I consumed, and my 
girlfriend recommended a great natural product called BIOMED Natural Toothpaste by a company called SPLAT.

![BIOMED CHARCOAL](https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-ggy5rxni2z/images/stencil/1280x1280/products/3132/10254/charcoal__92527.1601336949.jpg?c=1)

I first made the switch to get away from the dangerous ingredients that I was aware of that were routinely 
used in toothpastes from the everyday leading brands. These include:

* Fluoride
* Polyethylene-glycol (PEG)
* Sodium Laureth Sulfate (SLES)
* Chalk
* Parabens

What I realise now which I didn't know when I made the switch is that not only did I cut out all the nasty ingredients
listed above, but I also managed to avoid the artificial sweeteners too! Bonus :) 

For example take Colgate Total. They state on their [website](https://www.colgate.com/en-gb/products/toothpaste/colgate-total-original-toothpaste-travel)
that they use 2x artificial sweeteners in this product.

* Sodium Saccharin. A non-sugar sweetener enhancing product taste perception. 
* Sucralose. A non-sugar sweetener enhancing product taste perception.

What they don't tell you is how awful these artificial sweeteners are, these offer absolutely no benefit to the human body
but may well cause cancers, brain tumors, lymphoma etc. The same can be said for the other dangerous ingredients like
PEG and SLES. Again nothing good for the human body, commonly found in anti-freeze and cosmetics and will only lead to 
cancers and other problems with continued use.

All the products which I show below are products I buy and use regularly and are free from all poisons mentioned above.

If you would like to try these natural toothpastes and mouthwashes for yourselves I offer these links to purchase from 
Amazon, they are usually available on Prime, so you can get the products quickly and cheaply if you are an existing 
Prime customer. I've only linked a small selection here, the products I've used so far and continue to use every day, 
but they have a much larger range which you can find on their home page which I've linked 
[here](https://www.splatoralcare.uk/) and also at the end of this post.

[![Charcoal Toothpaste](https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-ggy5rxni2z/images/stencil/1280x1280/products/3132/10254/charcoal__92527.1601336949.jpg?c=1)](https://amzn.to/3lMR5m6)
[![Honey Toothpaste](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0699/8747/products/biomed_propoline_1024x1024.jpg?v=1484782996)](https://amzn.to/31OIicx)
[![Well Gum Mouthwash](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0699/8747/products/biomed_well_gum_mouthwash_expo_1024x1024-gigapixel_1024x1024.jpg?v=1586092456)](https://amzn.to/3pHMMd9)
[![Super White Mouthwash](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0699/8747/products/biomed_superwhite_expo_1024x1024-gigapixel_1024x1024.jpg?v=1586087447)](https://amzn.to/31OJhJL)



WTF TOOTHPASTE!?