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Sodium Lauryl Sulfate - Enemy or Victim?
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All right kids, let’s start this debate.
Does it, or doesn’t it?
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For those unfamiliar, Sodium Lauryl Sulfate (SLS) is a chemical
surfactant that is added to products such as toothpaste, shampoo, and
detergents to help it foam and lather. It’s a salt compound (hence
the “sodium”) and is highly effective at removing oils and stains.
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It’s also irritating to the skin if left on it for long periods of time.
So let’s see… in toothpaste… ground against teeth, gums, tongues, and
other mouth skin… highly irritating if left on skin… combined with
people whose mouths break out in open sores if they breathe in
wrong…
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Yeah. Not so good.
A study in 1996 was performed and states it like so:
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The aim of the present clinical double-blind crossover study was
to investigate the effect of two different toothpaste detergents, sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS) and
cocoamidopropyl betaine (CAPB), as compared with a detergent-
free paste, on 30
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patients with frequent occurrences of recurrent aphthous ulcers. The study consisted of three 6-week
periods during which the patients brushed twice daily with the
different test toothpastes. The localization and number of new
ulcers were assessed. A significantly higher
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frequency of aphthous ulcers was demonstrated when the patients brushed with an SLS- than with a CAPB-containing or a detergent-free placebo paste. An SLS-free
toothpaste may thus be recommended for patients with
recurrent aphthous ulcers.
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And luckily, sodium lauryl sulfate is in EVERYTHING! It’s the high fructose corn syrup of the oral health care world. They make
toothpicks out of the damn stuff. The feeling of being totally
screwed. I has it.
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I certainly won’t argue with science. However, I will say that
I tried an SLS-free toothpaste once and didn’t see any
difference at all. I looked high and low for a toothpaste that
didn’t have
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it and at the time there wasn’t much to go by. I wound up using a Tom’s natural toothpaste. For me anyway,
the ulcers continued unabated.
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But I’m trying it again. On the advice of a reader, I’m giving Biotene a try.
I’ve just started using it, and I have to say, I miss the foaming stuff.
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This just feels like I’m brushing my teeth with Play-Doh (and believe me,
I know what that’s like). But I’m going to test this one more long-term
and see if it makes any kind of difference.
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