The next time you’re enjoying the minty-fresh feeling in your mouth, consider that toothpaste wasn't always so tasty. For hundreds of years, civilizations have been perfecting toothpaste formulas to see what works and tastes best. The first known toothpaste recipe originated … [Read more...]
If Toddlers Developed Toothpaste
Click on the image to enlarge. What do you think of some of these crazy flavors? … [Read more...]
The History of Toothpaste
If you sometimes get bored with the minty fresh taste of your toothpaste, think again. Looking at the history of toothpaste, you’ll find it wasn't always a matter of good taste and fresh breath. In 3000 BC, ancient Egyptians developed a dental cream made of oxen hooves, myrrh, … [Read more...]
What is in That Toothpaste Anyway?
You brush your teeth with toothpaste every day. But have you ever thought about what’s in it? The first toothpaste was far from minty fresh. Ancient Egyptians used the tasty combination of powdered pumice (a porous rock formed in volcanic eruptions) with vinegar and applied it … [Read more...]
The Slippery History of Toothpaste
If you sometimes get bored with the minty fresh taste of your toothpaste, think again. Looking at the history of toothpaste, you’ll find it wasn’t always a matter of good taste and fresh breath. In 3000 BC, ancient Egyptians developed a dental cream made of oxen hooves, myrrh, … [Read more...]
