Can toothpaste be used as an ingredient in cooking?
Colgate: No. It’s not a food-grade item, so we wouldn’t include it in cooking. That’s why we don’t recommend swallowing toothpaste – it’s not meant for ingestion. Wine X: If you cook with toothpaste does that mean you don’t have to brush your teeth after you eat? Colgate: You should always brush your teeth after you eat. Wine X: If you eat a lot of toothpaste, say on crackers or spread on bagels, will it make you sick? Colgate: You’ll get a stomach ache. That’s like eating a whole bar of soap – it would just taste better going down. There’s a warning on the tube that says not to swallow the toothpaste. That’s because parents were letting their kids suck on the tubes and they were getting sick. Wine X: Hey… is there any way to get toothpaste out of your shirt after you drool on yourself getting ready for work? Colgate: We’ve done studies on that and we found out that most people brush before they get dressed. If you get some on your shirt, the product will stay on the fiber. If you pr
