Toothpaste is something we use every day, yet few people consider the ingredients inside the tube. Some popular toothpas ...

Triclosan, an antimicrobial agent found in toys, toothpaste, cosmetics and more than 2,000 other consumer products, has been found to wreak havoc on the guts of mice whose blood concentrations of ...

If people switch their toothpaste to a type that does not contain the compound, the study suggests the triclosan inside the toothbrush could still release into their mouths in small amounts.

Triclosan is banned in soap, but it might be in your toothpaste and on your brush. Here's what you should know about the potentially harmful chemical. Triclosan may no longer be involved in your ...

However, toothpaste is not included in the ban, so triclosan will be allowed to remain in the Colgate Total line of toothpastes, the only toothpaste line in the U.S. that contains triclosan.

Colgate Total toothpaste contains an antibacterial ingredient called triclosan. As we recently reported, a Bloomberg News story raised concerns over the potentially harmful effects of the chemical.

In a small study, women who switched to brushing with toothpaste that contained the antimicrobial triclosan saw a troubling shift in the microbes in their guts as well as a slight change in drug ...

Introduced in 1997, the manufacturer claims that it is the "only toothpaste approved by the FDA to help fight plaque and gingivitis" by blasting the teeth and gums with triclosan. The claim is at ...

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Fact checked by Nick Blackmer Some people like to put toothpaste on their pimples because they believe it helps to shrink ...

But triclosan is still on store shelves, notably in your toothpaste. Despite the chemical being linked to hormonal issues and problems with your gut, a new study found it's still in many popular ...