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| 117.1 | you don't want to know... | KATIE::RICHARDSON | | Tue Apr 29 1986 13:15 | 10 |
| I have seen toothpaste that is stamped kosher. I don't buy it,
though! A lot of toothpastes stain my teeth so that they have to
be bleached, so I stick to white toothpastes, usually Colgate.
I don't think of toothpaste as food, so I don't personally care
much what is in them so long as they clean my teeth and contain
fluoride. I think they are sweetened with sacharine still, except
for a brand or too which advertise using aspartame. It may be that
as "non-food" they don't have to carry warnings.
I've even seen toothpaste marked kosher for Pesach...
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| 117.2 | Really ! It works well ! | WHOARU::MAHLER | Michael | Tue Apr 29 1986 14:11 | 6 |
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Use baking soda.
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| 117.3 | Try Peak | PFLOYD::CHERSON | | Tue Apr 29 1986 14:47 | 8 |
| re: .2
There is a baking soda-based toothpaste out called Peak. No contest
this is the best toothpaste on the market! If you're more interested
in keeping your teeth clean than in the taste of the toothpaste,
then you'll love Peak (sounds like a commercial jingle!).
David
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| 117.4 | check the box, or your (English) chemist's shelf | DEREP::GOLDSTEIN | A paean-�1; a phillipic-1d | Tue Apr 29 1986 15:43 | 8 |
| Some toothpaste boxes contain the ingredients list, though it's
not on the tube. I think Crest does. Also, it's on the _English_
tube of Crest, which is probably the same recipe.
Sweeteners are usually saccharine and/or sorbitol.
I've heard of "Kosher for Passover" toothpaste, but then some folks
get carried away.
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| 117.5 | Diet Toothpaste | EDISON::GOLD | | Wed Apr 30 1986 13:52 | 9 |
| My toothpaste, Auquafresh, lists all the ingredients. There are
more ingredients than Digital has systems! Included for sweetening
is sorbitol. I don't remember the others. As they say, if you have
to ask, don't use it :-).
Also, for Pesadic toothpaste, I always used salt. It doesn't taste
terrific, but it is a very good, and cheap, substitute.
Jack
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| 117.6 | | KATIE::RICHARDSON | | Thu May 01 1986 12:53 | 3 |
| I'm on a low-salt diet, so slat and baking powder toothpaste are
out. I wonder what my orthodox-rabbi brother-in-law uses during
Pesach? Have to ask him next time I see him...
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| 117.7 | c | SIERRA::OSMAN | and silos to fill before I feep, and silos to fill before I feep | Fri May 02 1986 11:34 | 5 |
| I'm not a doctor, but it seems to me that most low-salt-diet folk
could probably still use salt in their toothpaste. You don't
swallow it, do you ?
/Eri
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| 117.8 | The Rav's Psak... | TAV02::ALLIN1V2 | Le'Chaim | Sun May 04 1986 10:50 | 27 |
| I asked the Rav (Rabbi Soloveitchik) once concerning things such as
toothpaste and soaps etc.
His answer was that basically since none of these items are produced
for human (or animal) consumption they may be used for Passover
and all year long without any special Hashgacha whatsoever. This
is despite the fact that some of the ingredients may have origins
that are either non-kosher or chametz.
The reasoning behind this Psak is that the items are not intended
for human (or animal) consumption. This applies to toothpaste as
well since it is not intended to be ingested.
He did sugest that new packages be used. I don't recall whether
this was a prerequisit or a Chumra.
For those learned out there the Rav also explained that the Din
of Achshevaiy is not to be applied here. Again the basis being the
fact that these products are not intended whatsoever for human (or
animal) ingestion.
Anyone wanting a more detailed explanation can send me mail at
TAV02::CHAIM.
Cb.
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