Recent media reports about an ingredient we use in our Colgate Total brand toothpaste are not based on facts or science. As we are talking about one of the best-selling toothpastes in the U.S., we ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - The FDA has banned a controversial chemical found in antibacterial soap, but it turns out that ingredient is still legal in toothpaste. Plain old soap and water — that is now the ...

In September 2016, the FDA ruled that a host of products could no longer be sold due to their containing triclosan, an antimicrobial agent. What's False Despite containing triclosan, the toothpaste ...

Many of us brush our teeth a few times a day, but do we really know what's in toothpaste? Consumer Reports goes inside the tube to reveal the toothpaste ingredients to look out for. If you have an ...

Since cancer seems to be an ever-present enemy, we greet the appearance of its lethal emissaries in prosaic objects with a morbid lack of surprise: carcinogens lurk in coffee, hamburgers, rugs, ...

Colgate Total toothpaste contains an antibacterial ingredient called triclosan. As we recently reported, a Bloomberg News story raised concerns over the potentially harmful effects of the chemical.

A study of mouth microbes finds that antibacterial toothpaste and mouthwash with essential oils work much better in combination than separately to banish bacteria that cause gum disease. Researchers ...