Canker sores are vexing and common. The reason they occur isn’t clear, but your toothpaste could be a factor. An ingredient often used to make toothpaste foamy, sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS), has been ...

Medically reviewed by William Truswell, MD Strong concentrations of SLS can cause skin, mouth, or eye irritation.SLS may ...

So despite emerging around the same era, why don't toothpaste and OJ get along? An ingredient called sodium lauryl sulfate (or "SLS") is largely to blame. The cleaning agent and surfactant causes ...

Many of us brush our teeth twice a day, but do we really know what’s in toothpaste? Consumer Reports reveals the toothpaste ingredients to look out for. If you have an older tube of Colgate Total in ...

DEAR PEOPLE’S PHARMACY: My father and I have both suffered with canker sores all our lives. I’ve heard of eating kiwi fruit to speed healing, and in a recent column, you wrote about sauerkraut. A few ...

Honest Company, co-founded by Jessica Alba, is challenging giants like Procter & Gamble and Clorox with a guarantee that its offerings don’t contain what it says are harsh chemicals found in many ...

Teeth cleaning is getting a citrusy boost. Anyone who’s ever tried to drink a glass of orange juice soon after brushing their teeth knows that the lingering effects of toothpaste will make the juice ...

Many of us brush our teeth twice a day, but do we really know what’s in toothpaste? Consumer Reports researchers break down the key toothpaste ingredients to look out for. First off, if you have an ...