26th January 2010 / Comments (4)
Phillips' Dental Magnesia Toothpaste
Woman's Weekly: 27th July 1957
Ah, so many questions, all of which can probably be covered by "Who? What?" and "Why?". Yes, milk of magnesia can neutralise stomach acid, but I can only surmise that putting it in a toothpaste was a ill-thought out idea, as I've never heard of it being able to prevent tooth cavities. Seeing as the Wikipedia article also mentions magnesium hydroxide's propensity to cause diarrhoea, I can only imagine that the product was quickly taken off the market due to customer, ahem, feedback...
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Right. That's the last time I rely on teh internets for my spelling...
God bless you, you're wonderful. Rule Britannia! Toodle-pip.
This toothpaste was still on sale in the 1980,s in England. My Parents used to buy it and none of us had any fillings or decay. Dont know what happened to it but I always remembered Sterling Health written on the box
A jingoistic pedant asks you to change the spelling of the D word to "diarrhoea" - ie English as opposed to American. Thanks, Tanya.
By Martin Fenton
January 28, 2010 @ 12:26 am / #
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