Toothpaste may contain microplastics like polyethylene glycol and polyoxamer 404. — Whalespan
Toothpaste may contain microplastics like polyethylene glycol and polyoxamer 404.
⚠ High risk
We can't find evidence that holds up here. Proponents are reasoning from mechanism or analogy rather than direct human data, and the most credible skeptics raise objections we can't dismiss.
✕NOTSUPPORTED
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High-risk intervention — consult a physician before acting.Drug-drug interactions, dose-dependence, and screening contraindications apply.
“this idea of microplastics like i don't want anything extra in my toothpaste whether it's peg polyethylene glycol or these supposed microplastics like poloximer 404 and there's all kinds of crappy micro plastics and toothpaste some toothpaste has carrageenan which is a an algal derivative it's like a long chain molecule from algae that's a thickener that has been shown to be damaging in the human gut”
“And then i don't use toothpaste is this idea of microplastics like i don't want anything extra in my toothpaste whether it's peg polyethylene glycol or these supposed microplastics like polyoximer 404 and there's all kinds of crappy microplastics in toothpaste”
“some toothpaste has carrageenan which is a an algal derivative it's like a long chain molecule from algae that's a thickener that has been shown to be damaging in the human gut”