Charcoal Toothpaste
@allknowing (130067)
India
December 6, 2022 2:32am CST
My mother never gave up using charcoal powder to brush her teeth no matter how much we told her to go for toothpaste that we all were using
The fact of the matter was that her teeth remained intact till her ripe old age of plus ninety. As for me I have quite a few teeth I have lost.
And now companies manufacturing toothpaste have come out with charcoal toothpaste and it goes without saying it will be multiple times costlier than the humble charcoal powder.
Now that these established companies are singing the praises of charcfoal would you go back to charcoal powder to brush your teeth?
Image credit: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Charcoal_Toothpaste.jpg
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@allknowing (130067)
• India
6 Dec 22
@DaddyEvil I will have to stick to Colgate Sensitive as with that I can eat anything cold and hot without getting those tingling sensations.
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@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
6 Dec 22
Yeah, I really like the Colgate Charcoal Toothpaste.
Photo is mine.
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@Beestring (13270)
• Hong Kong
6 Dec 22
Colgate is selling Charcoal toothpaste here too, but I've never used it.
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@allknowing (130067)
• India
6 Dec 22
You better start using charcoal powdere (lol)
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@cacay1 (83223)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
6 Dec 22
@Beestring, I've never seen or heard charcoal toothpaste here in my place. 
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@allknowing (130067)
• India
6 Dec 22
Users will not be able to know how much of the toothpaste has charcoal in it
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@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
6 Dec 22
I never used charcoal powder to brush my teeth but I do use Colgate Charcoal Toothpaste. When I was a kid, we used table salt to brush our teeth. We put a little in the palm of our hand, got it barely damp and rubbed our toothbrush in it and brushed away... then rinsed and repeated... I still have 24 teeth left and I'm almost 60 years old. My teeth are in good shape...
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@allknowing (130067)
• India
6 Dec 22
There was salt used too and just 24 teeth left is no big deal
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@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
6 Dec 22
@allknowing I had 32 teeth when I was 16 but the wisdom teeth were coming in pointing forward and they were causing the rest of my teeth to push out of my mouth so the dentist surgically removed them. I've slowly lost the four very back molars over the years. (Mom's teeth were bad so they were pulled when she was 24 years old and she wore dentures until she passed away at 81. Dad still had some teeth when he passed away at 70 years old.)
I had 32 teeth when I was 16 but the wisdom teeth were coming in pointing forward and they were causing the rest of my teeth to push out of my mouth so the dentist surgically removed them. I've slowly lost the four very back molars over the years. (Mom's teeth were bad so they were pulled when she was 24 years old and she wore dentures until she passed away at 81. Dad still had some teeth when he passed away at 70 years old.)3 people like this
@allknowing (130067)
• India
6 Dec 22
I thought you would want to use charcoal powder as it is much cheaper
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@allknowing (130067)
• India
6 Dec 22
No problem there I suppose. I am sure they will take care of that (lol)
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@averygirl72 (37688)
• Philippines
7 Dec 22
I know in the commercial Colgate has bamboo charcoal toothpaste but it seems it's color is still green and not black so I thought maybe there is really no charcoal in it
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@averygirl72 (37688)
• Philippines
7 Dec 22
@allknowing I will buy it again to see
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@RebeccasFarm (86392)
• United States
6 Dec 22
I had never tried this kind, but I am sure it is fine now and again.
My Mother also had her own teeth til 89 yrs of age RIP
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@RebeccasFarm (86392)
• United States
7 Dec 22
@allknowing Oh just Crest and Listerine mouthwash
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@allknowing (130067)
• India
6 Dec 22
I too use a prescribed toothpaste - Colgate Sensitive.
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@allknowing (130067)
• India
7 Dec 22
@LadyDuck Colgate Sensitive works for me - prescribed by my Dentist.
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@LadyDuck (457193)
• Switzerland
7 Dec 22
@allknowing I use Sensodyne Repair and Protect. It is expensive, but it works.
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@allknowing (130067)
• India
6 Dec 22
It must be having some benefit else why would companies of standing go for it / My mother's teeth were intact and she only used charcoal powder.
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@JESSY3236 (18887)
• United States
6 Dec 22
I have seen charcoal toothpaste here, but never wanted to try it.
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@allknowing (130067)
• India
6 Dec 22
If you are satisfied with what you are already using then there is no need to switch over
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@allknowing (130067)
• India
7 Dec 22
Same here. We are all settled with what we feel comfortable with. My Dentist has prescribed a sensitive toothpaste and it is doing wonders for me.
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@allknowing (130067)
• India
7 Dec 22
@JudyEv It is years that I have not visited my Dentist. I have lost a few teeth but have not intention to do anything about it. I can eat well but biting hard stuff I avoid.
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@JudyEv (325102)
• Rockingham, Australia
7 Dec 22
@allknowing That's good to hear. Our son uses sensitive toothpaste too.
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@Virtually2021 (827)
• Southend-On-Sea, England
6 Dec 22
Yes I like charcoal toothpaste.
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@RasmaSandra (73132)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
7 Dec 22
I have never seen or heard of such a toothpaste. I will stay with regular toothpaste,
@allknowing (130067)
• India
7 Dec 22
I too will stay with my regular toothpaste (lol)
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