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most toothpastes contain an abrasive such as calcium carbonate to help remove the plaque
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Why does toothpaste clean silver jewelry?
Because toothpaste contains mild abrasives.
Is toothpaste an acid?
Toothpaste is a mild base, mostly because one of its "abrasives" is baking soda.
Can you use toothpaste to remove scratch from specs?
No. If toothpaste rubbed on eyeglass lenses, it will only scratch them more because toothpast contains fine abrasives.
Which type of protists is commonly used in ice cream toothpaste soups and body lotions?
Diatoms or abrasives
Why does toothpaste remove permanent markers?
Regular toothpaste contains 50% abrasives and around 1% fluoride compounds that are very chemically active. So, it's a double effect, the abrasives work like any regular magic eraser scraping off the color, while the fluoride in the toothpaste helps todissolvethe color from the permanent marker.
What is the main ingredient in Oral B toothpaste?
The main ingredients in Oral B toothpaste as with all commercial toothpaste is a combination of fluoride, abrasives and detergents. Whitening agents are often added to various types of pastes as well.
Can toothpaste repair a scratched CD?
Yes. It fills the scratches in the disc without ruining the rest of it.
A protist used in toothpaste and polishes?
Diatoms are a protists found in toothpaste (often called "Abrasives for cleaning and polishing "), metal polish and car polish. The glass box that resounds the diatom forms a mild abrasive.
When toothpaste says it's whitening what ingredient makes it a whitening toothpaste?
well most "whitening" toothpaste only contains abrasives (usually little "bead" like thing) that get rid of surface stains, to actually get you teeth whitened you need a toothpaste with some kind of peroxide/bleach in it (when you get them profesionally whitened they use peroxide but at a much higher concentration than any whitening toothpaste might have)
When was Klingspor Abrasives created?
Klingspor Abrasives was created in 1979.
When was Hermes Abrasives created?
Hermes Abrasives was created in 1927.
Can toothpaste go bad?
Yes..If a tooth paste contains loads of abrasives it can go bad...I mean it can abrade the tooth surface. Also some components of tooth paste can be allergic to susceptible persons.....
