in many toothpastes,sodium laurate sulphate is used.why?is
this not harmful to our teeth?

Answer Posted / sanjeev pandey

Sodium lauryl sulphate is an ionic detergent used in
toothpastes for frothing as well as they can disrupt
membranes of microorganisms and kill them. They also reduce
surface tension and mechanical removal of the
microorganisms if any. At hish conc they could be
harmfull...

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