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Desert Essence Kids Toothpaste Gel Green Apple Watermelon

Kids Toothpaste Gel Green Apple Watermelon

15Avoid

Contaminants · 4

Measured by an independent lab. No published safety limit to compare against.

Lead218 ppbfound
Detected · no published limit
Mercury8 ppbfound
Detected · no published limit
ArsenicNDnone found
Not detected
CadmiumNDnone found
Not detected

Ingredients · 11

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Common questions

Is Desert Essence Kids Toothpaste Gel Green Apple Watermelon healthy?

Desert Essence Kids Toothpaste Gel Green Apple Watermelon scores 15/100 on Tallow — our avoid band. That number comes from what is on the label: the ingredients, how processed it is, and what it is packaged in. It is not a verdict on your diet — Tallow does not weigh calories, portion size or how often you eat it, so a high score means the ingredients are clean, not that the food is unlimited.

What is in Desert Essence Kids Toothpaste Gel Green Apple Watermelon?

Desert Essence Kids Toothpaste Gel Green Apple Watermelon lists 11 ingredients, starting with Glycerin, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Sorbitol, Silica and Water. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Desert Essence Kids Toothpaste Gel Green Apple Watermelon contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Desert Essence Kids Toothpaste Gel Green Apple Watermelon’s ingredient list matches a seed oil — canola, soybean, corn, cottonseed, grapeseed, sunflower, safflower, rice bran or peanut oil, or an unspecified "vegetable oil".

How processed is Desert Essence Kids Toothpaste Gel Green Apple Watermelon?

Desert Essence Kids Toothpaste Gel Green Apple Watermelon has no NOVA group. Tallow works NOVA out from the ingredient list, and it does not apply to supplements or non-food products; a food whose ingredients are not all classified yet stays unknown instead of being guessed. Either way the processing axis scores it neutrally.

How does Desert Essence Kids Toothpaste Gel Green Apple Watermelon compare to other toothpaste?

At 15/100 Desert Essence Kids Toothpaste Gel Green Apple Watermelon scores worse than most toothpaste we have scored. A higher-scoring option in toothpaste is Pepsodent Herbal Fresh Mint Sage Chamomile Myrrh Toothpaste at 100/100.

Is Desert Essence Kids Toothpaste Gel Green Apple Watermelon organic?

Desert Essence Kids Toothpaste Gel Green Apple Watermelon is not certified organic in our data.

Has Desert Essence Kids Toothpaste Gel Green Apple Watermelon been lab tested?

Yes. 4 substances in Desert Essence Kids Toothpaste Gel Green Apple Watermelon have a laboratory result on file — see the Contaminants section above for each reading and the limit it was measured against.

Does Desert Essence Kids Toothpaste Gel Green Apple Watermelon contain heavy metals?

Yes. A lab detected lead at 218 ppb and mercury at 8 ppb in Desert Essence Kids Toothpaste Gel Green Apple Watermelon. It also tested for arsenic and cadmium and found none above its detection limit. Each reading is in the Contaminants section above.

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