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Why Care What’s in Your Denture Cleanser? If you are reading this, chances are you have already made the switch to natural cleaning products in your home. You are probably concerned about the effect the chemicals in commercial cleaners might have on you and their potential harm to the environment. We made The Natural Dentist Denture Cleaning Paste for you. Its gentle abrasion cleans away tough stains with no Sodium Lauryl Sulfate (SLS) or other potentially harmful chemicals or ingredients. The flavoring is a natural peppermint that leaves a breath-freshening taste after cleaning. | Ingredient | Source | Purpose | | Vegetable Glycerin | Rapeseed (canola) oil | Base | | Silica | Mineral | Polishing | | Purified Water | Local Source | Base | | Sorbitol | Corn | Humecatant / thickener | | Xylitol | Corn | Natural Sweetener | | Cocamidopropyl Betaine | oconut Oil | Natural Surfactant | | Aloe Vera Gel | Aloe Vera Plant | Soothing | | Cellulose Gum | Corn | Thickener | | Natural Flavors | Essential Oils | Natural Flavor | | Titanium Dioxide | Mineral | Color | | Echinacea | Plant | Anti-Inflamatory* | | Goldenseal | Plant | Anti-Bacerial** | | Calendula | Plant | Wound Healing*** | | Xanthan Gum | Corn | Thickener | | Citric Acid | Corn | Natural Preservative | | Grapefruit Seed Extract | Seed | Anti-Bacterial**** | | Sage Oil | Plant | Cleaning |
* Sharma M Arnason JT Burt A Hudson Echinacea extracts modulate the pattern of chemokine and cytokine secretion in rhinovirus infected and uninfected epitherial cells Phytother Res 2006:20:147.152 ** Hwang BY, Roberts SK, Chadwick LR, Wu CD, Kinghorn AD. Antimicrobial constituents from goldenseal against selected oral pathogens. Planta Med 2003;69;623-627 *** University of Maryland Medical Center www.umm.edu/altmed/articles/calendula-000228.htm accessed May 30, 2007 **** Heggers JP, Cottingham J, Gusman J, et al. The effectiveness of processed grapefruit seed extract as an antibacterial agent J Alternative Complementary Medicine 2002;8:333-430.
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