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Why is there extra headspace in some of the toothpaste tubes?

April 26, 2017extra headspace Toothpaste tubes

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Why is there extra headspace in some of the toothpaste tubes?

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Peroxide spontaneously produces small amounts of oxygen. Therefore, the toothpaste tubes containing active peroxide need to be over-sized to allow for expansion caused by the release of oxygen.