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Yes, if you make home-made toothpaste, you would add baking soda for sodium bicarbonate and tums for calcium carbonate.

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Why is baking soda better than toothpaste?

Baking soda is very good. A lot of toothpaste brands use it. Baking soda is good if you want to whiten your teeth. Baking soda is an old traditional thing and works well. Baking soda is better than toothpaste. The fluoride in toothpaste is actually very harmful to your mouth. All in all, baking soda works better. (Scientifically proven)


Do you really need baking soda in toothpaste?

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Is tothpaste an acid?

Toothpaste is not an acid in general. It is slightly basic due to the presence of ingredients like baking soda or fluoride, which help to neutralize acids in the mouth and protect teeth from decay.


How many times a week can you brush your teeth with baking soda?

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Which makes teeth whiter Am and hammer baking soda or Crest toothpaste?

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Toothpaste is a mild base, mostly because one of its "abrasives" is baking soda.


Can you use pure baking soda as a toothpaste alternative for brushing your teeth?

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Does whitening toothpaste have baking soda in it?

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What can replace baking soda in homemade toothpaste?

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What are some substances like baking soda and toothpaste?

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