Toothpastes generally contain the following components: Water (20–40%) Abrasives (50%) including aluminum hydroxide, calcium hydrogen phosphates, calcium carbonate, silica and hydroxyapatite. Fluoride (usually 1450 ppm) mainly in the form of sodium fluoride.
What natural resources are used to make toothpaste?
The mineral abrasive particles in toothpaste are made, in order, from crushed aluminium ores, limestone, white sands, while zeolites are a class of minerals related to clays.
What minerals are in a toothbrush?
We get out of the shower and brush our teeth with a toothbrush (limestone, mica, talc, clays, and petroleum products) and toothpaste (limestone, phosphate, gypsum, selenite, fluorite, and dolomite).
