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What's Really In Your Toothpaste?

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From the invasion of fancy toothpastes from Europe to fear about the safety of fluoride to concern about the overuse of whitening pastes it can be hard to know what to choose when you hit the tooth-care aisle. There are dozens of nearly identical boxes stacked together, each promising basically the same thing as the next. So what to do?

As with everything else we talk about, you have to get past the marketing hype and learn to read ingredients. We like Tom's of Maine toothpaste, and Weleda's. You can pick your own poison, but before you do, click through this slideshow. There are some things you should know.

This is part of a series inspired by No More Dirty Looks: The Truth About Your Beauty Products and the Ultimate Guide to Safe and Clean Cosmetics.

Read more on their blog.

Illustration by Brianna Harden

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