Toothpaste as anti-bacterial? Antibacterial properties of toothpaste..

In 1988 I was out in a heavily wooded area in Dallas, and brushed against what I thought was a 2″ diameter vine as I walked through the trees. Within 1 minute, I developed a very large irritation area on my arm where it had touched me. Went back and looked at the “vine” in more detail, and realize it was a massive poision ivy plant. The only thing I had that I thought might get rid of the irritating oil was Crest toothpaste, so I rubbed it on trying to remove the irritant. Within ~15 minutes, the itching was gone, within a couple of hours, it was difficult to tell where I had touched it.

I hear toothpaste also works well on drying out and relieving bug bites and zits, especially the toothpaste w/ baking soda.

-Mark

read upon triclosan before you use it.this is some bad stuff and not good for your health It is often found in shampoos but I have never seen it as an ingredient in toothpaste. Hillbilly

William, triclosan has been an ingredient in colgate total toothpaste for years and years.