What are the active ingredients in fluoride toothpaste and dishwasher detergent?
Toothpaste is basically calcium carbonate, or chalk. It can have other abrasive materials added.Flavor is also added. The fluoride is a sodium fluoride , added for prevention of dental carries.They usually use xylitol as a sweetener, have some detergent and baking soda.NaHCO3 Detergent is a long alcohol chain with a sodium on the end, called sodium lauryl sulfate Dishwasher detergent also has water softeners . It has a chlorine bleaching agent. It is quite basic in nature, pH near 10 or 11.and can be caustic to skin.
