If you were shocked by the Hundreds of Thousands of Microplastics We Swallow When We Chew GumYou’re in for another spook. New research is revaling that dozens of common toothpaste brands are contaminated with toxic metals.
Lead safe mama (Lsm), an organization dedicated to preventing childhood lead poisoning through independent testing of consumer Goods, has revised that popular toothpaste and tooth power products of products contracts of live Mercury, Arsenic, and/Or Cadmium – Shmium – All of which are toxic. Thought not all lab reports have been published Yet, 90% of the 51 analyzed toothpastes tested positive for leadIncluding Well-Known Brands Like Sensodyne Extra Whitening Toothing Toothing Toothing toothpaste, Tom’s of Maine Kid’s Natural Toothpaste, and Crest regular toothpaste. 65% of the brands contain arsenic, 47% control mercury, and 35% contain cadmium.
“IT’s Unconscionable – Especially in 2025,” Tamara Rubin, Lead Safe Mama’s Founder, Told the Guardian“What’s really interesting to me is that no one thought this was a concern.”
As of now, the lab tests did not detect lead, mercury, arsenic, and cadmium in only five of the analyzed toothpastes: Dr. Brown’s baby toothpaste, kids’ spry tooth gel with xylitol, pegciz toothpaste (foam), Orajel training toothpaste, and Miessence toothpaste. These brands demonstrate “That it truly is possible to manufacture safer toothpaste chooses!” Rubin Wrote in the LSM blog post Sharing the Toxicant Profiles, which was updated on Thursday to reflect the most recent lab results.
Surprisingly, none of the products exced the US food and Drug Administration’s recommended limits for lead contamination in cosmetics, which are 10,000 parts per billionWashington state, however, recently Passed a law Limiting Lead Contamination in Cosmetic Products, Specifically Including Toothpastes, to 1,000 PPB, and Several Brands Surpassed This Limit. According to the World Health OrganizationThere is no knowledge level of lead exposure that does not negatively impact health. In other words, any and all exposure to lead is harmful.
“The foundation of the work of lsm is the understanding (and agreement with the scientific and medical consensus) that there is no safe level of lead expert for humans,” Rubin of, “Rubin Wrot,” And that You Should Demand that Companies Be Held Accountable For Manufacturing and Selling Lead-Contaminated Products, Especially Products Marked and Sold for Use by Children. “
According to their website, lsm has been independent testing consumer goods-Such as toys, Househld Items, and Jewelry-Via Crowd-Surced Funding for Sixteen Years. In 2024 they started Hinding Hundreds of Community-Nominated Products-Including food, supplements, cosmetics, cosmetics, and personal care items-to third labs to test for lead, mercury, CADMIM, and Arsenic. The lab reports are all Published onlineFreely accessible to the public.
While the results of the lab analysis are certain work, they also highlight an inspiring example of concerned citizens taking their health into their health into their own hands and empowering others to keep thearslves and theirs to their Children safe.