Consumer Reports has no financial relationship with advertisers on this site. Triclosan, an antibacterial ingredient recently banned by the Food and Drug Administration in some products but currently ...

A new study shows that triclosan from toothpaste can accumulate in toothbrushes. The chemicals in your toothpaste can accumulate on your toothbrush — and even after you change to a different brand, ...

Triclosan may no longer be involved in your shower routine, but you haven't heard the last of the controversial anti-microbial. The FDA banned its use in soaps a year ago (it was previously in more ...

Toothpaste leaves your mouth feeling clean and tingly, but how does it leave your toothbrush? New research shows that compounds in toothpaste, including the antimicrobial agent triclosan, can build up ...

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.

Brushing your teeth is a healthy habit, but a recent study suggests that a chemical in the toothpaste might actually be harmful. The Study That Linked Triclosan To Gut Health Problems A new study has ...

HYDERABAD: Beware! Toothpaste, soap and even deodorant having triclosan, an anti-bacterial and anti-microbial agent, can impact the nervous system of humans as researchers at Indian Institute of ...

I'm constantly checking the ingredients on everything my parents use. I've been paranoid of their mortality since I was about 6 years old, when my father went to pick my mom up in a snowstorm. Hours ...

Imagine if the toothpaste you put in your mouth each day was linked to cancer cell growth. Would you still use it? If your answer is "probably not," then consider putting down that tube of Colgate ...