Re: Way OT - Non-Fluoride Toothpaste For Kids?

January 26, 2001

The only kinds I've seen are Weleda and Toms Of maine (which that one has flouride)... But I will check another HFS that I know of. But is there any stores online that sell stuff like that just incase I can't find in the few select health food stores we have here in Louisville?

January 26, 2001

In a message dated 1/26/01 11:00:36 PM Eastern Standard Time, ietinc@... writes:

My son (21 months) has been using Toms of Maine since he cut his first tooth (all different flavors, nonfluoridated).

I've never seen any non-fluoridated Toms Of Maine, but I really want to avoid Tom's because of SLS. But thanks!

Yeah, when she used her brush tonight I was thinking even though no paste was on it, it was better than not cleaning them at all and at least she's showing interest now! I was worried there for awhile because she always hated the brush. The more she watches us brush, the more she wants to brush.

January 26, 2001

on my youngest (15 months old) teeth, i use First Teeth baby toothpaste--natural enzyme toothpaste. it's fluoride free and has no abrasives, no saccharin or added sugars (it's flavored with real apple-bana flavor), no preservatives and no foaming soaps.

the active ingredients are: Lactoperoxidase, lactoferrin, lysozyme (which is an enzyme that helps balance the natural antibacterial system in saliva). it seemed to be the most gentle, non toxic one available when i was checking around as to what to use...

my older son (6 years old) uses tom's of maine--fluoride free--the gingermint flavor and likes it very much.

i used to buy them online through mothernature.com, but they just folded, so maybe you could try to find another health-related type of internet grocer--maybe someone here knows of one.

brigit, in albany

January 26, 2001

i thought the sodium lauryl sulfate in tom's was ok as it is a naturally occuring byproduct from coconut oil--does anyone know??!!

there are several fluoride free tom's--maybe not in your regular grocery store, but i'm sure any health food store would carry several. there are also a couple of other brands that do not contain flouride...

brigit, in albany

January 26, 2001

In a message dated 1/26/01 11:25:23 PM Eastern Standard Time, beebemcel@... writes:

on my youngest (15 months old) teeth, i use First Teeth baby toothpaste--natural enzyme toothpaste. it's fluoride free

I've never seen/heard of it! But it sounds good. =)

January 26, 2001

In a message dated 1/26/01 11:27:49 PM Eastern Standard Time, beebemcel@... writes:

there are several fluoride free tom's--maybe not in your regular grocery store, but i'm sure any health food store would carry several.

We only shop at health food stores and as far as I know there are only a handful here in Louisville and none carry any fluoride free Tom's =( Only 2 flavors at our closest HFS and they have fluoride. I only wish they carried a better selection. Maybe it has to do with the awful state we live in. =\

January 26, 2001

In a message dated 01-26-01 7:59:21 PM Central Standard Time,

GeekGoddessMama@... writes:

<< OK, we do not use fluoride toothpaste and my 1½ yr. old is starting to

show

interest in brushing her own teeth now. She hates the taste of regular tooth

pastes, such as the minty ones and fennel, and the ONLY kids tooth paste I

have seen is Toms Of Maine and it is fluoridated. I thought I once saw some

by Weleda but maybe I was seeing things. And if I remember, it didn't say if

it was fluoridated or not. But can anyone tell me if there are any? I'd like

to get her to brushing her teeth since she is showing interest but would

like

to have some pleasant tasting tooth paste for her. >>

Nature's Gate makes a cherry Gel toothpaste that children like.

January 26, 2001

Okay, there are many, many non-fluoride toothpastes out there for kids, including Tom's. We tend to stick with Nature's Gate Cherry... Go here to find the different brands you can use Life's Vigor Vitamins Herbs Supplements

Their prices are usually much lower than our co-op, and I generally buy bulk... I buy 4 toothpastes at a time, along with whatever else I need.

Carol

January 26, 2001

Welede Children's Tooth Gel is awesome - not spicey like the mint ones,

according to Maya (our 5yo) - it has no fluoride, no sugar, and no sodium

lauryl sulfate. We get ours at the co-op. HTH!

Namaste, Gretchen

from Lexington, KY

Mama to Maya (5), Rhythm Joy (2), and Isabel (3mos)

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January 26, 2001

Spencer likes the Animal Parade kind better than the Weleda, and it's easier

to find.

S.

Gretchen L wrote:

> Welede Children's Tooth Gel is awesome - not spicey like the mint ones,

> according to Maya (our 5yo) - it has no fluoride, no sugar, and no sodium

> lauryl sulfate. We get ours at the co-op. HTH!

>

> Namaste, Gretchen

> from Lexington, KY

> Mama to Maya (5), Rhythm Joy (2), and Isabel (3mos)

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When I was very young, I was disgracefully intolerant but

when I passed the thirty mark I prided myself on having

learned the beautiful lesson that all things were good,

and equally good. That, however, was really laziness.

Now, thank goodness, I've sorted out what matters and what

doesn't. And I'm beginning to be intolerant again.

- G. B. Stern

Doctors give drugs of which they know little,

into bodies, of which they know less,

for diseases of which they know nothing at all.

- Voltaire

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January 26, 2001

OOOOOOH! Is this like the Nature's Plus brand??? I've never seen the

toothpaste before (and I work at a co-op!! Kentucky sucks =o( ) but Maya

took their multi before we found the Organic Frog ones she takes now.

What are the ingredients? ...We can easily take the toothpaste thread

over to momswithminds if anyone is offended by the OT nature of the

discussion! Namaste, Gretchen

On Fri, 26 Jan 2001 21:27:57 -0500 Shelby <helminger@...> writes:

> Spencer likes the Animal Parade kind better than the Weleda, and it's

> easier

> to find.

> S.

>

> Gretchen L wrote:

>

> > Welede Children's Tooth Gel is awesome - not spicey like the mint

> ones,

> > according to Maya (our 5yo) - it has no fluoride, no sugar, and no

> sodium

> > lauryl sulfate. We get ours at the co-op. HTH!

> >

> > Namaste, Gretchen

> > from Lexington, KY

> > Mama to Maya (5), Rhythm Joy (2), and Isabel (3mos)

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>

> When I was very young, I was disgracefully intolerant but

> when I passed the thirty mark I prided myself on having

> learned the beautiful lesson that all things were good,

> and equally good. That, however, was really laziness.

> Now, thank goodness, I've sorted out what matters and what

> doesn't. And I'm beginning to be intolerant again.

> - G. B. Stern

>

> Doctors give drugs of which they know little,

> into bodies, of which they know less,

> for diseases of which they know nothing at all.

> - Voltaire

>

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~~~~~

>

Namaste, Gretchen

from Lexington, KY

Mama to Maya (5), Rhythm Joy (2), and Isabel (3 mos)

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January 26, 2001

Yeah, Spencer takes their vits too... the multi's and the C's - he really

likes them, I think that's why he likes the toothpaste better. I'll grab the

tube and check the ingredients next time I'm upstairs (and send it to the MWM

list).

S.

Gretchen L wrote:

> OOOOOOH! Is this like the Nature's Plus brand??? I've never seen the

> toothpaste before (and I work at a co-op!! Kentucky sucks =o( ) but Maya

> took their multi before we found the Organic Frog ones she takes now.

> What are the ingredients? ...We can easily take the toothpaste thread

> over to momswithminds if anyone is offended by the OT nature of the

> discussion! Namaste, Gretchen

>

> On Fri, 26 Jan 2001 21:27:57 -0500 Shelby <helminger@...> writes:

> > Spencer likes the Animal Parade kind better than the Weleda, and it's

> > easier

> > to find.

> > S.

> >

> > Gretchen L wrote:

> >

> > > Welede Children's Tooth Gel is awesome - not spicey like the mint

> > ones,

> > > according to Maya (our 5yo) - it has no fluoride, no sugar, and no

> > sodium

> > > lauryl sulfate. We get ours at the co-op. HTH!

> > >

> > > Namaste, Gretchen

> > > from Lexington, KY

> > > Mama to Maya (5), Rhythm Joy (2), and Isabel (3mos)

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> ~~~~~

> >

> > When I was very young, I was disgracefully intolerant but

> > when I passed the thirty mark I prided myself on having

> > learned the beautiful lesson that all things were good,

> > and equally good. That, however, was really laziness.

> > Now, thank goodness, I've sorted out what matters and what

> > doesn't. And I'm beginning to be intolerant again.

> > - G. B. Stern

> >

> > Doctors give drugs of which they know little,

> > into bodies, of which they know less,

> > for diseases of which they know nothing at all.

> > - Voltaire

> >

> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

> ~~~~~

> >

>

> Namaste, Gretchen

> from Lexington, KY

> Mama to Maya (5), Rhythm Joy (2), and Isabel (3 mos)

>

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When I was very young, I was disgracefully intolerant but

when I passed the thirty mark I prided myself on having

learned the beautiful lesson that all things were good,

and equally good. That, however, was really laziness.

Now, thank goodness, I've sorted out what matters and what

doesn't. And I'm beginning to be intolerant again.

- G. B. Stern

Doctors give drugs of which they know little,

into bodies, of which they know less,

for diseases of which they know nothing at all.

- Voltaire

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

January 26, 2001

Drugstore.com carries a lot of natural products and has specials on shipping

a lot of the time (usually free). I buy a lot of stuff thru them because

of their specials... Anyway, I know they have Weleda and Earth Friendly

baby.

S.

GeekGoddessMama@... wrote:

The

only kinds I've seen are Weleda and Toms Of maine (which that one has

flouride)...

But I will check another HFS that I know of. But is there any

stores

online that sell stuff like that just incase I can't find in the few

select

health food stores we have here in Louisville?

--

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

When I was very young, I was disgracefully intolerant but

when I passed the thirty mark I prided myself on having

learned the beautiful lesson that all things were good,

and equally good. That, however, was really laziness.

Now, thank goodness, I've sorted out what matters and what

doesn't. And I'm beginning to be intolerant again.

- G. B. Stern

Doctors give drugs of which they know little,

into bodies, of which they know less,

for diseases of which they know nothing at all.

- Voltaire

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

January 26, 2001

My son (21 months) has been using Toms of Maine since he cut his first tooth (all different flavors, nonfluoridated). Weleda does make toothpaste, I'm sure without fluoride, but I've never tried it. How about not using toothpaste at all, if you can't find any she doesn't like. It's more the brushing than anything else that keeps them clean...and maybe try an electric toothbrush...my son adores his, and will sit there for 10-12 minutes brushing...

Sharon, Quakertown PA

Way OT - Non-Fluoride Toothpaste For Kids?

OK, we do not use fluoride toothpaste and my 1½ yr. old is starting to show interest in brushing her own teeth now. She hates the taste of regular tooth pastes, such as the minty ones and fennel, and the ONLY kids tooth paste I have seen is Toms Of Maine and it is fluoridated. I thought I once saw some by Weleda but maybe I was seeing things. And if I remember, it didn't say if it was fluoridated or not. But can anyone tell me if there are any? I'd like to get her to brushing her teeth since she is showing interest but would like to have some pleasant tasting tooth paste for her. Thanks.

January 27, 2001

In a message dated 1/27/01 11:29:11 AM Eastern Standard Time, brofu@... writes:

Hi Hope, Isn't the big Rainbow Blossom carrying non-fluoridated

Tom's??!! That's lame if they don't.

I don't know, there are 2 here in Louisville and they are WAY out from where we are. We live about 15 minutes from Health and Harvest and that is the closest one to us after Amazing Grace (which they are small and have ahrdly anything) but I guess this weekend it wouldn't be too much to drive way out there to look. =)

January 27, 2001

In a message dated 1/27/01 3:07:04 PM Eastern Standard Time, ietinc@... writes:

I shop at a whole foods market, and they carry the Toms that is not fluoridated (but it's not specifically for kids). What is SLS?

Ours don't but I'm looking for one maybe on the other end of twon that carries it. Thanks!

SLS is sodium laurel sulfate

I would try an electric toothbrush but it'd probably scare the peepers out of mine! LOL she was scared of the bath hand puppet we bought her!

January 27, 2001

In a message dated 1/27/01 3:13:48 PM Eastern Standard Time, ietinc@... writes:

Ok, now I know what SLS is...I thought this natural SLS was ok too?...

It may be, I don't know if it is. I have just heard from others that they don't use Toms because of SLS, so I don't really know. Sorry. =(

January 27, 2001

> We only shop at health food stores and as far as I know there are

> only a > handful here in Louisville and none carry any fluoride free

Tom's =(

> Only 2

> flavors at our closest HFS and they have fluoride. I only wish they

> carried a

> better selection. Maybe it has to do with the awful state we live

> in. =\

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Hi Hope, Isn't the big Rainbow Blossom carrying non-fluoridated

Tom's??!! That's lame if they don't. I buy the bodycare for Good Foods

Co-op here in Lexington and we have like 6 or 7 flavors of

non-fluoridated Tom's (plus the Weleda Kid's, Calendula, and Pink w/

Myrrh.) I'd be happy to MAIL them to you if you have no luck in

Louisville - and, yes, KY is a very difficult place to find " natural "

products! (that's why I work where I do *lol*)

Namaste, Gretchen

from Lexington, KY

Mama to Maya (5), Rhythm Joy (2), and Isabel (3 mos)

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January 27, 2001