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Toothpaste without Mint

On It — Mon, 29 Mar 2021 18:18:45 GMT

My acid reflux is aggravated by toothpaste that contains mint. While doing research I notice people undergoing radiation also have a problem with mint. I found Claire which I ordered from the company but they are sold out and have been for some time. I tried using baking soda to brush but then discovered it can harm tooth enamel. My latest purchase was a watermelon flavored children's toothpaste with no fluoride. Is anyone familiar with an unflavored toothpaste?

Re: Toothpaste without Mint

Kachina624 — Mon, 29 Mar 2021 18:22:12 GMT

@On It Do you swallow your toothpaste? Seems like that's the only way it would cause an acid reflux reaction.

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On It — Mon, 29 Mar 2021 18:34:08 GMT

@Kachina624 wrote:
@On It Do you swallow your toothpaste? Seems like that's the only way it would cause an acid reflux reaction.

I may unknowingly swallow some but I did see the mint causing problems for others. Doctors and I are working to get acid problem under control. In the meantime almost every toothpaste has mint. A few are cinnamon but most are mint. Now rinsing mouth thoroughly with water but not using mint anymore

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tessam — Mon, 29 Mar 2021 19:06:31 GMT

Revitin Natural Prebiotic Oral Care Toothpaste is almost tasteless Also Dr Brite carries several choices Good Luck!

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On It — Mon, 29 Mar 2021 19:16:22 GMT

@tessam wrote:
Revitin Natural Prebiotic Oral Care Toothpaste is almost tasteless Also Dr Brite carries several choices Good Luck!

Thank you! I'll give them a try.

Re: Toothpaste without Mint

froggy — Mon, 29 Mar 2021 20:00:22 GMT

@On It wrote:
@tessam wrote:
Revitin Natural Prebiotic Oral Care Toothpaste is almost tasteless Also Dr Brite carries several choices Good Luck!
Thank you! I'll give them a try.

I wish I had known about these during chemotherapy. My mouth was so inflamed that brushing my teeth with regular toothpaste was agony. I did use baking soda.

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ThinkingOutLoud — Mon, 29 Mar 2021 20:14:24 GMT

Go to vitacost (dot) com. On the left you can customize your search including by flavor.

Re: Toothpaste without Mint

On It — Mon, 29 Mar 2021 20:22:12 GMT

@froggy wrote:
@On It wrote:
@tessam wrote:
Revitin Natural Prebiotic Oral Care Toothpaste is almost tasteless Also Dr Brite carries several choices Good Luck!
Thank you! I'll give them a try.
I wish I had known about these during chemotherapy. My mouth was so inflamed that brushing my teeth with regular toothpaste was agony. I did use baking soda.

I am truly sorry you and so many others are suffering because of this. Surely there is a manufacturer out there who could help us out. How about Beekman?

Re: Toothpaste without Mint

qbetzforreal — Tue, 30 Mar 2021 02:26:29 GMT

Plain ol' Colgate Cavity Protection doesn't include mint.

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On It — Tue, 30 Mar 2021 13:40:10 GMT

@qbetzforreal wrote:
Plain ol' Colgate Cavity Protection doesn't include mint.

Thank you and all the others for trying to help. I went to Colgate's web site and looked at the ingredients. Down the list was the word "Aroma*" so I looked at the footnote. Aroma includes Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Oil. They hid it. Imagine trying to find that in the store with the small print used for ingredients on the packaging.

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Still Raining — Tue, 30 Mar 2021 18:35:07 GMT

Another thought would be to just stop all toothpaste for a few weeks to prove one way or the other about the GERD.

Check with your dentist, but I know you can stop for a rafting trip or backpacking.

If you are concerned about fluoride, they can do that coating for you.

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Porcelain — Tue, 30 Mar 2021 20:15:37 GMT

I found an article all about this. If you search on

My White Whale: A List of Non-Mint Fluoridated Adult Toothpastes

you should be able to find it. Sounds like there are a lot to choose from. The article is from 2020 so it is fairly recent.

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violet runner — Tue, 30 Mar 2021 20:22:45 GMT

I use Tom's toothpaste.. cinnamon clove.. That may aggravate too.. or not!

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highmaintenancejan — Wed, 31 Mar 2021 19:34:57 GMT

I have an autoimmune condition that causes mouth sores. I use 3M Clinpro 5000 Bubble gum Flavor. I get it at a dentist. I don't know if you can get it elsewhere. It is $18 a tube, but has saved my mouth. I can't use anything else.

@On It wrote:
My acid reflux is aggravated by toothpaste that contains mint. While doing research I notice people undergoing radiation also have a problem with mint. I found Claire which I ordered from the company but they are sold out and have been for some time. I tried using baking soda to brush but then discovered it can harm tooth enamel. My latest purchase was a watermelon flavored children's toothpaste with no fluoride. Is anyone familiar with an unflavored toothpaste?
@On It

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gidgetgh — Wed, 31 Mar 2021 15:51:37 GMT

Regular Crest, Original paste toothpaste for me. It's all I've ever used.

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VaBelle35 — Wed, 31 Mar 2021 18:26:42 GMT

I use Cinnamon flavored toothpaste (not Cinnamint). Many heath food stores carry this flavor and I have used Dr. Bonners and also another one from a health food store that I forget the name of.

I hate mint and since I started Paleo and don't use sugar, toothpaste is especially sweet because they use fake sweetners in it. I can't handle it.

Cinnamon is easier to take.

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FLgardener — Wed, 31 Mar 2021 18:40:53 GMT

Mint toothpaste doesn't aggravate my gerd, but it does make me gag. The Toms cinnamon sounds good. I think I'll try it.

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On It — Thu, 01 Apr 2021 00:37:38 GMT

@Porcelain wrote:
I found an article all about this. If you search on

My White Whale: A List of Non-Mint Fluoridated Adult Toothpastes

you should be able to find it. Sounds like there are a lot to choose from. The article is from 2020 so it is fairly recent.

Thank you. This will be most helpful.

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On It — Thu, 01 Apr 2021 00:39:35 GMT

@highmaintenancejan wrote:
I have an autoimmune condition that causes mouth sores. I use 3M Clinpro 5000 Bubble gum Flavor. I get it at a dentist. I don't know if you can get it elsewhere. It is $18 a tube, but has saved my mouth. I can't use anything else.
@On It wrote:
My acid reflux is aggravated by toothpaste that contains mint. While doing research I notice people undergoing radiation also have a problem with mint. I found Claire which I ordered from the company but they are sold out and have been for some time. I tried using baking soda to brush but then discovered it can harm tooth enamel. My latest purchase was a watermelon flavored children's toothpaste with no fluoride. Is anyone familiar with an unflavored toothpaste?
@On It

Thank you. I will contact my dentist to see if they can get it for me. Wishing you good health.