Hey folks! There has been enough confusion on salicylate free toothpastes to warrant a post on it 🙂
Basically, I have chosen to go the ultra-sensitive route when it comes to salicylates, as it’s just not worth the possibility of blocking on them.
Colgate has contacted us with the information that ALL Colgate products contain mint or menthal in them. (Updated Sept 10 2018) This includes Colgate Kids toothpastes and Toms of Maine toothpastes which were bought out by Colgate.
A friend emailed Toms of Maine toothpastes about if there are salicylates in any or all of their toothpastes, after a couple emails back and forth to clarify, this was their response, “Because salicylates are a component of any natural ingredient, and because all of our ingredients are natural, we do not have a salicylate free toothpaste.” This was from Tom’s in Dec 2015.
Andrea Rose toothpaste and mouthwash (Click the name for link to the website.) are the ones that are guaranteed sal-free always.
Here’s the rest of the sal-free options we know of:
1 Squigle Tooth Builder (Only the Flavor free ones)
2. Closys is the only exception for mouthwash, as the mint flavor is in a separate bottle, please do
not use the mint flavor! lol 🙂
3. Here’s a few more options from the UK and Australia (click names for links to buy online):
3.1 Soul Pattinson Plain Toothpaste with fluoride protection
3.2 Alfree toothpaste.
GuaifenesinProtocol Safe Dental Products>
**NO CREST OR AIM** THEY ALL CONTAIN MINT**
**NO ACT products** THEY ALL CONTAIN MINT OR MENTHOL
**COLGATE toothpastes all contain MENTHOL**
**Tom’s of Maine products are a caution item for this group Tom’s reports that all their products contain salicylates (some members have blocked on them)
Guaranteed sal-free: Personal Basics Vanilla Gel,Lemon-Lime, Cinnamon (http://www.andrearose.com/dental.html)
If you are not being mapped and or don’t know if you are very sensitive to sals, you may want to avoid the ones that contain flavors. Â
Oranurse Unflavoured Toothpaste
Sheffield Dinosaur Bubble Gum Gel
Tanner’s Tasty Paste Banilla (www.tannerstastypaste.com)
Tanner’s Tasty Paste Chocolate
Tanner’s Tasty Paste Dreamsicle (no longer listed on website)
Tanner’s Tasty Paste Baby Bling (no fluoride)
Tooth Builder for Sensitive TeethToothpaste
Elmex Mentholfrei Zahnpasta – Menthol free and mint free
European market
This site ships worldwide http://www.paulsmarteurope.com/elmex-mentholfrei-zahnpasta-75-ml/
GC Tooth Mousse (ANY FLAVOR EXCEPT MINT) You can find it
on Amazon.com and Ebay.com
Happy Tooth powder, unflavored https://www.naturaltoothhealth.com/shop/hap-py-tooth-powder
Children’sToothpastes
Burt’s Bees Children’s Orange Cream Toothpaste (no longer available perwebsite)
2 in 1 for Kids Dr Fresh:(www.drfresh.com)
Gerber: First Teeth: Natural Enzyme Baby Toothpaste
Gerber’s Giggles and Grins Infant Tooth and Gum Cleaner
Gerber Toddler Tooth and Gum Cleaner
Oral B Stages Baby Tooth and Gum Cleaner
Spiffies Tooth Wipes, Natural Mango,
Grape or Apple Flavor Sheffield Dinosaur Bubble Gum Gel
Orange Zooth Toothpastes by Oral B (various children’scharacters)
Please check these to make sure they do not contain mint:
Dr. Fresh Big Red Dog Bubblegum Toothpaste
Dr. Fresh Firefly Bubblegum Toothpaste
Dr. Fresh Peanuts Two in One Watermelon Toothpaste
Dr. Fresh Garfield Bubblegum Toothpaste
Mouthwashes
Closys Oral Rinse, Personal Basics, http://www.andrearose.com/oralrinse.html
Closys can also be purchased at CVS, Walgreen’s , and online through https://www.amazon.com/and http://www.drugstore.com
OXYFRESH Unflavored Mouthwash https://oxyfresh.com/dental/unflavored-mouthrinse-mouthwash.asp
PROFRESH Oral Rinse https://www.profresh.com/detail_M16-1__ALL.html
UltraDex Daily oral rinse UNFLAVORED, do not use flavoring pouch
Fluoride Gel/Rinses:
Acclean Homemade Fluoride Gel: Grape
Dr. Fresh Firefly Mouth Swoosh Bubble Gum
OrthoWash
CariFree CTx3 Gel GRAPE ONLY http://carifree.com/patient/shop/products.html
CariFree CTx3 Fluoride Rinse GRAPE ONLY
CariFree CTx4 1100 Fluoride Gel GRAPE ONLY
CariFree CTx2 Dry mouth spray GRAPE ONLY
Denture Products
All rinses are fine –just rinse your dentures before you use them
Denture Adhesives
Super Poligrip Comfort Seal Strips Denture Adhesive
Fixodent Original Cream Adhesive
Fixodent Free Cream Adhesive
Fixodent Control Cream Adhesive
Sore Mouth Treatments:
Anbesol – Baby Oral Anesthetic Gel, Grape Flavor
Cleure Professional Whitening System (www.cleure.com/ftc)
Crest Premium White Strips
Orabase Soothe and Seal
Lidocaine Viscous (No Flavor)
Orajel Mouth Sore Swabs
Dental Floss
Any non mint flavor or unflavored Floss
Crest Glide Floss Unflavored Dr. Fresh Oral Care Flossettes with Benzocaine
Prescription Dental Products
Dental Polish (at the dentist office for cleaning teeth) :
Nada, no mint or fluoride
It is NOT worth blocking, or even partially blocking your progress! Here’s another post on making your own toothpaste and mouthwash if you want to go that route. I’ve done it myself and it’s actually a really nice toothpaste, made my mouth feel so clean and refreshed!
*Please note that salicylate sensitivity plays a role in this! My website and support group are VERY sal careful, more so than the guaigroup and the book even! We have found certain things to block the salicylate sensitive people (such as using Vinegars topically, Stevia, butters, gums, certain toothpastes) and want to be extremely cautious with what we say is safe or not. Anybody who is being mapped by Dr St Amand or Dr Congdon is a different story, as they have someone who can help them to know when they are blocking. The rest of us who don’t have mappers have to be SUPER diligent so that we don’t block, since we have nobody to catch it if we do!**
Click to see: complete list of FAQ for the Guaifenesin Protocol and Salicylates