Does Toothpaste Cause Canker Sores?

    Could toothpaste be the cause of mouth sores? Keep reading to discover the ingredients in toothpaste that could be the cause of canker sores.

 My youngest son tends to get mouth sores, known as canker sores, almost weekly. When I mentioned this to his doctor, she prescribed my son a bottle of "magic mouthwash," or what is simply milk of magnesia. The magic mouthwash is a topical lotion that is applied to the mouth sores to help numb the pain. My son hates the taste of this mouth medicine and the way it feels in his mouth. 

 I knew that something had to be causing the canker sores in my son's mouth, and wondered if it was something he was eating. As a mom who wants to raise my kids more naturally, I wanted to heal my son with a more natural remedy. 

 I recently attended a natural healthy conference to learn more about raising my family with healthy natural products. I met with a lot of companies and gained a lot of new information about new products. I also left the conference with lots of samples of products. One of those products was EarthPaste, a natural toothpaste. I was excited to try this toothpaste as it was made without fluoride.

Brushing my teeth with Earthpaste

 That night, I decided to brush my teeth with the Earthpaste toothpaste. When I applied the natural toothpaste to my toothbrush, I was shocked that the toothpaste was brown. So I picked up the tube and read it to find out what was in this toothpaste. I was surprised at what was in the toothpaste, but I was even more surprised at what was not in the toothpaste.

 Earthpaste toothpaste contains only five ingredients: Water, Redmond Clay, Real Salt, essential oils, and xylitol. I knew that clay was good for the body, but why was it in toothpaste? So I went to the Redmond website to find out more. I discovered that EarthPaste does not contain foaming agents, coloring, glycerin, or sodium laurel sulfate. 

 Through more research, I learned that sodium laurel sulfate could cause canker sores in some people. So I wondered if SLS was the reason my son had canker sores in his mouth. Could the kid's toothpaste that my son was using be the source of these mouth sores?

So I tried Earthpaste before giving it to my son. I was surprised that it had a nice cinnamon taste. I then asked my son to try the Redmond Earthpaste toothpaste to see if he liked the taste. My son loved the taste of this natural toothpaste, and I asked my son if he would use this new toothpaste for a week to see if it could help with the mouth sores. My son was willing to brush his teeth with the Earthpaste as he wanted the mouth sores to go away.

Did Earthpaste eliminate my son's canker sores?

 So did the switch to EarthPaste eliminate my son's mouth sores? I am happy to say that, after two weeks of using EarthPaste, my son no longer has mouth sores. I wish I had known about how sodium lauryl sulfate causes canker sores a lot sooner. 

 I was so excited to find the cause of my son's mouth sores, and I reached out to Redmond to let them know. Redmond, the manufacturer of the toothpaste, sent me flavors of EarthPaste, so my son could try them all to see which one he liked best. After trying all of the different flavors of Earthpaste, my son liked the lemon flavor the best. My son was happy that Earthpaste helped us discover how to eliminate the mouth sores, and he will only use Earthpaste when he brushes his teeth.

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