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      Whiten Teeth
      Whiten Teeth
      Gum Health
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      Kids' Oral Health
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      Prevent Cavities
      Prevent Cavities
      Reduce Sensitivity
      Reduce Sensitivity
      Protect Enamel
      Protect Enamel
      Reduce Plaque
      Reduce Plaque
      Better Breath
      Better Breath
      Control Tartar
      Control Tartar

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      Best Toothpaste in India: Five Dentist-Recommended Types

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      1. Colgate® | Toothpaste, Toothbrushes & Oral Care Resources
      2. Mission
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      4. Ingredients
      5. ingredients A to Z

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      Aqua
      Dissolves substances or ingredients.

      Benzyl Alcohol
      Helps ensure our products remain free of unwanted bacteria, yeast and mould.
      Beta Carotene
      Adds colour to our products.
      BHT
      Prevents our products from degrading over time.
      Blue 1
      Adds colour to our products.

      Calcium Peroxide
      Removes stains from the inside and outside layers of your teeth to make them whiter.
      Calcium Pyrophosphate
      Helps clean and polish your teeth.
      Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
      Helps mix the flavour and sweeteners in our toothpaste beads.
      Carbomer
      Helps thicken, mix, gel or stabilise our products for good consistency.
      Carrageenan
      Helps thicken, mix, gel or stabilise our products for good consistency.
      Cellulose Gum
      Thickens and stabilises our products for good consistency.
      Cetylpyridinium Chloride
      Helps to fight bacteria and prevent and reduce plaque and gingivitis.
      Charcoal Powder
      Helps give our toothpaste an opaque appearance and also has whitening benefits in certain quantities.
      Citric Acid
      Helps to create an ideal pH in our products.
      Cocamidopropyl Betaine
      Foaming agent that helps remove debris from your teeth.

      D&C Red No. 33
      Adds colour to our products.
      D&C Yellow No. 10
      Adds colour to our products.
      Dicalcium Phosphate Dihydrate
      Helps to clean and polish your teeth.
      Dimethicone
      Used to mix ingredients in our products.
      Disodium Phosphate
      Helps to create an ideal pH in our products.
      Disodium Pyrophosphate
      Helps to create an ideal pH in our products.

      FD&C Blue No. 1
      Adds colour to our products.
      FD&C Green No. 3
      Adds colour to our products.
      FD&C Red No. 40
      Adds colour to our products.
      FD&C Yellow No. 5
      Adds colour to our products.
      FD&C Yellow No. 6
      Adds colour to our products.
      Flavour
      Used to freshen your breath and to improve the taste of our products.

      Gelatin
      Gives shape to the beads in some of our toothpaste formulas.
      Glycerin
      Prevents our products from drying out.
      Green 3
      Adds colour to our products.

      Helianthus Annus (Sunflower) Seed Oil
      Used to mix ingredients in our products.
      Hydrated Silica
      Helps clean and polish your teeth.
      Hydrogen Peroxide
      Cleanses and soothes irritation of your mouth.
      Hydrogenated Coconut Oil
      Retains moisture in our products, provides flavour, and is known for its moisturising benefits.

      Lactose Monohydrate
      Improves the appearance of our products.

      Methylcellulose
      Thickens and stabilises our products for good consistency.
      Methylisothiazolinone
      Helps ensure our products remain free of unwanted bacteria, yeast and mould.
      Mica
      Improves the appearance of our products.
      Microcrystalline Cellulose
      Thickens and stabilises our products for good consistency.
      Mineral Oil
      Used to mix ingredients in our products.

      Paraffinum Liquidum
      Used to mix ingredients in our products.
      PEG-12
      Provides consistency to the product.
      PEG-40 Castor Oil
      Prevents the liquids in our products from separating.
      PEG/PPG-116/66 Copolymer
      Provides consistency to the product.
      Pentasodium Triphosphate
      Helps protect your teeth from stain build-up.
      Phosphoric Acid
      Helps to create an ideal pH.
      Poloxamer 338
      Prevents liquids from separating.
      Poloxamer 407
      Prevents our products from separating.
      Polyethylene
      Thickens our products for good consistency.
      Polysorbate 20
      Used to mix ingredients in our products.
      Potassium Nitrate
      Used to help reduce hypersensitivity in your teeth.
      Potassium Sorbate
      Helps ensure our products remain free of unwanted bacteria, yeast and mould.
      Propylene Glycol
      Prevents liquids from separating.
      PVM/MA Copolymer
      Helps retain active ingredients on your teeth and gums.
      PVP
      Thickens our products for good consistency.

      Red 33
      Adds colour to our products.
      Red 40
      Adds colour to our products.

      Silica
      Helps clean and polish your teeth.
      Simethicone
      Helps create an ideal level of foaming in our toothpaste.
      Sodium Acrylates/ Methacryloylethyl Phosphate Copolymer
      Forms a barrier on your teeth to prevent future stains.
      Sodium Benzoate
      Protects products from growing bacteria, yeasts and mould.
      Sodium Bicarbonate
      Helps clean and polish your teeth.
      Sodium Citrate
      Helps to create an ideal pH in our products.
      Sodium Fluoride
      Helps protect your teeth against cavities.
      Sodium Hydroxide
      Helps to create an ideal pH in our products.
      Sodium Lauryl Methylcellulose
      Thickens and stabilises our products for good consistency.
      Sodium Lauryl Sulfate
      Foaming agent that helps remove debris from your teeth.
      Sodium Monofluorophosphate
      Helps protect your teeth against cavities.
      Sodium Phosphate
      Helps to create an ideal pH in our products.
      Sodium Saccharin
      Helps provide sweetness to our products.
      Sorbitol
      Helps moisten your mouth.
      Stannous Fluoride
      Helps to prevent cavities and gingivitis and protects against sensitivity.
      Sucralose
      Helps provide sweetness to our products.

      Tetrapotassium Pyrophosphate
      Controls tartar to protect your teeth from stain build-up.
      Tetrasodium Pyrophosphate
      Controls tartar to protect your teeth from stain build-up.
      Titanium Dioxide
      Adds colour to our products.
      Tricalcium Phosphate
      Helps clean and polish your teeth.
      Trimethylsiloxysilicate/Dimethiconol Crosspolymer
      Helps our toothpaste to stick to the surface of your teeth.
      Trisodium Phosphate
      Helps to create an ideal pH in our products.

      Water
      Used to dissolve ingredients.

      Xanthan Gum
      Thickens and stabilises our products for good consistency.

      Yellow 10
      Adds colour to our products.
      Yellow 5
      Adds colour to our products.
      Yellow 6
      Adds colour to our products.

      Zinc Oxide
      Helps fight against bad breath.
      Zinc Phosphate
      Stabilises the ingredients in our products.
      Zinc Phosphate
      Stabilises the ingredients in our products.
      Zinc Phosphate Tetrahydrate
      Helps to create an ideal pH in our products.
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