Healing-Scents Spearmint Toothpaste (2008 formulation)

Ingredient Concerns

Ingredient	Concerns	Score
KAOLIN	None Identified	Data: Fair
MENTHA PIPERITA (PEPPERMINT) OIL PEPPERMINT ESSENTIAL OIL (PLANT-DERIVED)	Enhanced skin absorption, Use restrictions	Data: Limited
CITRUS MEDICA LIMONUM (LEMON) OIL LEMON ESSENTIAL OIL (PLANT-DERIVED)	None Identified	Data: Limited
MELIA AZADIRACHTA (NEEM) SEED OIL (PLANT-DERIVED)	None Identified	Data: Limited
VANILLA PLANIFOLIA SEED POWDER VANILLA POWDER (PLANT-DERIVED)	None Identified	Data: None
VEGETABLE GLYCERIN	None Identified	Data: None
MENTHA SPICATA (SPEARMINT) OIL SPEARMINT ESSENTIAL OIL (PLANT-DERIVED)	None Identified	Data: Limited
XANTHAN GUM	None Identified	Data: Limited
SODIUM BICARBONATE	None Identified	Data: Fair
CELLULOSE	Innocuous	Data: Robust
WATER (DISTILLED)	Innocuous	Data: Robust

Animal Testing Policies

Leaping Bunny Products bearing the Leaping Bunny mark are certified cruelty-free under the Humane Household Products Standard, managed in the U.S. and Canada by the Coalition for Consumer Information on Cosmetics, a coalition of eight national animal protection groups. Participating companies must open their processes to independent audits throughout the supply chain. Web:http://www.leapingbunny.org/

PETA Cruelty-free Companies Companies that join the “Caring Consumer” program of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, a leading international animal rights advocacy organization, attest that “neither they nor their ingredient suppliers conduct or commission any animal tests on ingredients, formulations or finished products, and that they pledge not to do so in the future.” Web:http://www.peta.org/living/beauty-and-personal-care/companies/default.aspx

Label Information

Ingredients from packaging:

Active Ingredients: spearmint, peppermint, lemon essential oils, neem seed oil, baking soda, kaolin clay. Other Ingredients: water, glycerin, cellulose, xanthan gum

Directions from packaging:

No toxic ingredients! Spearmint essential oil is very good on many mouth problems. Contains neem seed oil, essential oils and baking soda to help heal mouth problems. Use daily to clean teeth and gums.

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