I used to get canker sores frequently. Any time I bit my lip or cheek, it would turn into a very painful canker sore and take forever to go away. In my on-line research I did see lots about the immune system and canker sores. Anyone else with an auto-immune disease get them?
I switched to SLS free toothpaste last year and haven't had one since! I started with Rembrandt's version:
No canker sores but no foaming or minty taste either. Almost worth it but the search continued:
I found The Natural Dentist at Walgreens and it foams up nicely and tastes minty. Also, it's cheaper than Rembrandt.
Then, while shopping at drugstore.com, I noticed that they now carry the Tom's of Maine version and tried it:
Tom's of Maine is now my favorite. Maybe I've forgotten the taste and feel of conventional toothpaste but I swear this one would fool you. The flavor doesn't last forever but not having raging canker sores is a good trade off.
Stay tuned for more products that have changed my life and other benefits of avoiding SLS.
Like banana flavored beer, I'm not sure why pink grapefruit flavored yogurt exists.
I'm switching to natural products for cleaning, laundry and bathing. I'm trying to avoid icky stuff like parabens and looking for products that don't harm the environment or test on animals. During this process, I found Avalon Organics. Their products are great, meet all my criteria, lather up nicely even without SLS and smell great. I didn't realize that the dry skin on my back and the red bumps on my husband's back were caused by the reaction to SLS in our old shower gel. Not even a month after we switched to Avalon Organics shower gel, we both had soft, smooth skin without red bumps or dry patches. Cool!
