What On Earth Are They Putting In Toothpaste ?

When I brush my teeth just before getting into bed I'm careful to swallow as little as possible 'cos it irritates my throat and I end up coughing intermittently for the next half hour or so. I find some pastes are worse than others. In the past I've used tooth paste for buffing in new paintwork when I had no compound or Tcut to hand and it did much the same job so there must be some abrasive agent present.

 

wow, thanks for sharing, I'll try to remember not to breath in the foam

 

Yes bet it hurt like hell. I use the proenamel not as vicious. Never swallow just swill round my mouth after brushing the spit it out.
Joe.

 

I've never had problem with my AsbestosBrite toothpaste.

 

I’ll try not to…

 

Yeah it's about this time of year I develop longings to pack my panniers, ride down to Portsmouth, get the Ferry to France, ride south and end up somewhere near Seville for the next four or five months. Just don't think the missus would be ecstatic when I got back though.

 

At least you have really fresh breath…

 

Toothpaste is universally used by gunsmiths when restoring shotgun actions, no wonder it whitens teeth

 

You will have to wait until next year mate

 

I put toothpaste on my pancakes when I'm out of maple syrup.

Seriously though, it's abrasive. I have used it to polish gun parts. leaves them with a fresh, clean scent.

 

yes and it great for shining alloy.
Joe

 

There's a lot of bicarbonate of soda ! There's the burning / burnishing action explained ! Not heaps as that would be a bit unhealthy , but more than enough to cause heavy coughing up action if it went too far down the throat !!
I have as soon as my brush hit's the back teeth , everytime !?

 

I find using my rifles jag, bronze brush and mop with a good quality solvent and gun oil brings my teeth up lovely.