Sciencemadness Discussion Board

Decorative blue flecks of polyethylene in toothpaste

Morgan - 17-9-2014 at 07:01

I saw something about this on the news today on Good Morning America. The concern was foreign particles under the gum line.
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/toothpaste-plastic-microbead...
http://www.dentalbuzz.com/2014/03/04/crest-imbeds-plastic-in...


Jimmymajesty - 3-10-2014 at 12:04

E173 pigment in cakes is aluminum powder. I would definitely go with some HDPE if I were to choose:)