Has anyone heard that flouride is bad for your skin?

[Lola]

I was at my doc today and he said that flouride can aggrivate skin to the point of acne and very dry, irritated skin. Has anyone ever heard this as well? If so, are there any toothpastes without flouride?

 

[Viper GTS]

Do you rub toothpaste on your skin?

I recently heard this as well, & ordered a filtered shower head...

Problem is UPS shows the damn thing delivered, but I haven't gotten it.



Viper GTS

 

[bGIveNs33]

Flouride isn't that bad.... its that flourine acne you need to watch out for... dam that electron theif.

 

[Descartes]

I guess I should stop applying my daily toothpaste mask

I've actually heard of people putting toothpaste on pimples as it's supposed to dry it out...

 

[FenrisUlf]

Flouride is a by-product of aluminum manufacture. It is highly toxic. 50 years ago businesses couldn't get rid of the stuff, so they turned a negative into a positive and started putting it in toothpaste [EDIT] and water [/EDIT]. Flouride bonds with calcium to produce calcium flouride, which is harder than calcium alone. For this reason it makes teeth more durable. The downside is that excess flouride in the body will bond with the calcium in your bloodstream, rendering it inert. Your body will respond by releasing calcium from your bones. Overexposure to flouride (flouridic acid in particular) can be extremely dangerous. For toothpaste without flouride, check out Tom's of Maine which is carried in some major food stores, or look in health food stores.

 

[Lola]

Originally posted by: Descartes
I guess I should stop applying my daily toothpaste mask

I've actually heard of people putting toothpaste on pimples as it's supposed to dry it out...

Me too.... i have been looking for a toothpaste w/o flouride...but it seems like that is not possible. Even the "all natural" ones have flouride.
I should try and just brush with baking soda and hydrogen peroxide and see if it makes a difference.

 

[bGIveNs33]

Originally posted by: FenrisUlf
Flouride is a by-product of aluminum manufacture. It is highly toxic. 50 years ago businesses couldn't get rid of the stuff, so they turned a negative into a positive and started putting it in toothpaste. Flouride bonds with calcium to produce calcium flouride, which is harder than calcium alone. For this reason it makes teeth more durable. The downside is that excess flouride in the body will bond with the calcium in your bloodstream, rendering it inert. Your body will respond by releasing calcium from your bones. Overexposure to flouride (flouridic acid in particular) can be extremely dangerous. For toothpaste without flouride, check out Tom's of Maine which is carried in some major food stores, or look in health food stores.

Flourine bonds with calcium to become Calcium Flouride. It becomes Flouride when it is oxidized. I believe that is right... its been two years since Chem.

Edit: I'm starting to remember that Calcium Flouride is not soluable... or, just slightly soluable. That is why Flouride and Calcium can bond. I stand corrected.

 

[LH]

Flouride is in alot of city water supplies.

 

[Scarpozzi]

Originally posted by: LH
Flouride is in alot of city water supplies.

Es Correcto! I'll never bathe again.

 

[LostHiWay]

Ever wonder why so many younger people are getting cancer nowadays??? A little bit of flouride in your toothpaste is good for your teeth. However, people seem to think that if it's good for your teeth it good for everything so they put it in your city water now. Flouride is HIGHLY TOXIC.

I'm glad I have well water

 

[WinkOsmosis]

I honestly don't understand why they put flouride in the water. Do filters seperate it?

 

[Aceshigh]

I need flouride, because I am very prone to cavities, even though I brush and floss regularly. As well as go to the dentist regularly.

Meanwhile I have a friend who never brushes his teeth and he has never had a cavity. What's up with that??

 

[Iron Woode]

Originally posted by: Jellomancer
I honestly don't understand why they put flouride in the water. Do filters seperate it?

It is to help poor children and adults to get flouride for their teeth, esp. if they don't brush.

I believe that was started in the early 50's.

 

[kei]

I'm thinking about investing in a water filter. Last month I spent 3 weeks in Thailand and my hair and skin looked sooooo good while i was over there. I didn't do anything different in terms of prepping, even used the same shampoo and soap. Also, I didn't get one single pimple while I was there. During vacation my hair became softer and oh so shiny. I have these dry skin bumps on my left shoulder (about the size of a quarter) and it completely cleared up within 4 days while on vacation. When I came back to the US, the dry patch returned just as fast. I convinced it has something to do with the water.

 

[FenrisUlf]

Originally posted by: Iron Woode

Originally posted by: Jellomancer
I honestly don't understand why they put flouride in the water. Do filters seperate it?

It is to help poor children and adults to get flouride for their teeth, esp. if they don't brush.

I believe that was started in the early 50's.

Yes it was. See my earlier post - it's basicaly an industrial waste that has a marginal "positive" side effect. Get rid of the crazy amounts of sugar in modern foods and there might not be a need to combat cavities with flouride. They also put another toxin, chlorine, in tapwater. It's used to kill bacteria, a good idea, but like flouride, in very low concentrations. As a result, I just don't drink unfiltered tapwater anymore. A good filter (replacing filters can get expensive in the long run) or a distiller (more expensive up-front, but cheaper in the long run) will take out most or all of the chemicals and minerals from your water. Also, depending on your local water system, a filter on your shower might be a good idea. In some places I've lived the chlorine in the water would leave your skin dry and itchy after a shower, which just can't be healthy.