It’s not just the packaging, the very make-up of the toothpaste you clean your teeth with can be harmful to the environment!
For example, Brilliant Blue FCF is a colourant, which is used to make your toothpaste blue.
The problem is that this substance is harmful to marine life and remains in water even after passing through sewage systems.
This substance is found in major brands!
Another substance that is found in major brands is Helidone Pink which is very toxic to marine life and remains in the soil for over a year before it degrades.
But one of the worst chemicals in toothpaste is sodium pyrophosphate.
This substance promotes algae growth both in the sewage systems and surrounding waterways.
The algae cause a build-up of CO2 in the water creating dead spots where fish and plant life slowly suffocates.