Black Charcoal Toothpaste
I can think of many uses for everyday charcoal. From art to making myself a burger on the grill, it is definitely useful.
However, when i first saw that Korea had Charcoal Toothpaste, i was a little taken a back.
Black in color, go figure, it uses the cleaning power and absorption of odor to help clean your mouth and “neutralize the poisons from the body”.
I guess someone figured if it is good enough to filter your water then it is good enough to clean your teeth.
Japan has had charcoal toothpaste since 2003 when Kobayashi Pharmaceuticals released Sumigaki.
Shortly followed by charcoal cotton swab…
By Sun Tzu on 03-11-2007
Comment by wes
November 4th, 2007 at 4:50 pm
this is actually a very good idea; is there an english site i could order this from? activated charcoal is very effective in absorbing/adsorbing undesirable compounds.
Comment by Pufone
November 4th, 2007 at 4:51 pm
Yeah, my great grand parrents used to brush their teeth with charcoal.
Comment by Chris
November 4th, 2007 at 4:58 pm
And now everyone who uses that has lead poising some how…..becuase it was made in China
Comment by Cye
November 4th, 2007 at 5:02 pm
that shits been around forever, I been using it since i was like 6 (I am Indian [Asian]). Tastes like utter crap at first, made me gag anyways – but after the first few timese you get used to it and it does a damn better job than any triclosan/fluoride toothpaste.
Comment by alecks
November 4th, 2007 at 5:29 pm
charcoal != lead
I can’t really tell if you are being sarcastic, I hope you are.
Comment by schwelty
November 4th, 2007 at 5:35 pm
Wonder if it’ll color my teeth black…
Comment by John
November 4th, 2007 at 5:44 pm
I think the comment was referring to all of the toys recently coming from Japan that have been contaminate with lead. I’m pretty sure he didn’t think charcoal = lead.
Comment by Brett
November 4th, 2007 at 5:53 pm
Not so wierd
Aborigines used it to clean their teeth for at least 22,000 years
Comment by Nick
November 4th, 2007 at 6:04 pm
When I used to do a lot of camping, I would chew some of the cold embers (charcoal) the next morning. It sort of had the consistency of croutons, so it would do a good job of scrubbing your teeth, plus it would help your breath. Its a pretty good trick provided you could be sure no one peed in the fire. Probably only useful for hardcore campers who don’t want to cary the extra three ounces for Banking powerd and a tooth brush.
Comment by MrL
November 4th, 2007 at 6:20 pm
Considering how the text on the packages correspond to Korean and Japanese, I sincerely doubt that.
Comment by Puli
November 4th, 2007 at 7:37 pm
I use homemade mix of black paste
Comment by Mark
November 4th, 2007 at 7:46 pm
Actually the Lead Paint found on toys were from China, not Japan
Comment by Rebellious Arab Girl
November 4th, 2007 at 8:28 pm
I really like this product.. Any chance it will be coming to Canada?
Comment by nav
November 4th, 2007 at 8:55 pm
Its common in indian villages … brushing with charcoal pwder!
Comment by poojitha
November 5th, 2007 at 5:50 am
Sri Lankans Used to brush their tooth with Charcoal from ancient times
Comment by xekhz
November 5th, 2007 at 8:10 am
My mother used to brush her teeth with Charcoal (Dust) and the was young.
Comment by Patricia
November 5th, 2007 at 9:27 am
As the charred part of food from the grill is not good for you, I can’t imagine that putting charcoal in your mouth (either as a dentifrice or as an abrasive) where some of it is invariably ingested, can be good for you.
Comment by Mathieu
November 5th, 2007 at 12:05 pm
Looser! Lots of merchandise made in China have been found to contain lead lately…read the news more!
Comment by James
November 5th, 2007 at 5:44 pm
Charcoal works not because it cleans the plaque off your teeth, but because it just takes EVERYTHING off. Charcoal isn’t used for toothpaste anymore because it wears away the enamel of your teeth.
Comment by darkwing duck
November 5th, 2007 at 6:48 pm
No wonder little kids don’t brush their teeth.
look like something that came form jiffy lube.
Comment by ROFLCOPTER
November 6th, 2007 at 4:51 am
ZOMGWTF!!!
Hey guys
Heres a step by step way to oral hygiene
1. Buy a NORMAL toothbrush
2. Buy NORMAL toothpaste
3. Buy some LISTERINE to get rid of that nasty shit/breath/shitbreath in your mouth..
4. (optional)Go to your dentist for a tri-monthly cleanup.
And Voilah, shitless smelling breath and a beautiful,clean smile unless u are from Oklahoma
peace
Comment by Europe Calling
November 6th, 2007 at 1:24 pm
Nice and weird
Comment by Silver
November 6th, 2007 at 5:34 pm
And this has something to do with charcoal toothpaste how? Nevermind that charcoal doesn’t cause any form of lead poisoning for obvious reasons.
Comment by Aleenau
November 6th, 2007 at 6:38 pm
Thanks for citing those examples for us. Grow up and stop using such loaded generalisations.
Comment by Dylan
November 17th, 2007 at 2:32 pm
Crest or Colgate? What if charcoal toothpaste is normal? Based on your comments you have little respect for cultures other than your own, even if they are similar.
Comment by anonymousgirl
November 28th, 2007 at 1:36 pm
I wanna try it though.
Comment by EliSHA**
December 4th, 2007 at 8:49 pm
cool i wanna try…^^
Comment by steve-o
December 4th, 2007 at 8:51 pm
whateve dude it like just toothpaste… i use it all the time…^__^;
Comment by steve-o
December 4th, 2007 at 8:54 pm
u go dude…way to be…
Comment by Hapkiyoosool
January 24th, 2008 at 1:51 pm
You can pick this up at most Korean markets, if they don’t have it, they can likely order it. It takes a bit to get used to the taste but it work really great!
Comment by don hennick
February 6th, 2008 at 10:05 pm
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I say Global Carbon March
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I don’t see any mention on your web site of Pyrolysis or Agrichar . Do you have projects in the planning stage on the carbon sequestration front?
The more you learn about this ancient technique of soil restoration the more you’ll see how elegant this solution can be for carbon sequestration, for us all.
Imagine putting the carbon tax funds into the hands of millions of peasant farmers all around the world, building their soil and their net worth at the same time. Please search “AGRICHAR” “BIOCHAR†or
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Comment by Joonie
May 13th, 2008 at 4:45 am
Yeah I guess your teeth must hurt from eating anything cold since you wore your enamel off.
Comment by Cinthia
May 19th, 2008 at 12:46 pm
yes, a lot of Asian countries had been using charcoal to clean their teeth for many years when toothpaste wasn’t available
Comment by Mmmm
May 28th, 2008 at 10:21 pm
LOLS! I HAVE that toothpaste in my house right now.
My dad buys into all those weird toothpastes.
He also has one made from plants (it’s green and gross).
Personally, I like Crest. But wtv
Comment by Shiva
June 21st, 2008 at 8:29 pm
Indians have used charred paddy husk for cleaning teeth since ages.
Comment by Tom
September 8th, 2008 at 10:30 am
I’d rather use it in a form of dust but not toothpaste.
Comment by kate and amy
September 30th, 2008 at 4:47 am
LOSERRRRRSS!!!!
Comment by MR J
October 12th, 2008 at 5:25 am
Will charcoal make your teeth whiter or blacker
Comment by Selendrile
December 4th, 2008 at 9:03 pm
The English would use the soot from the chimney to brush their teeth
Comment by Dave
December 22nd, 2008 at 12:25 pm
Activated charcoal is extremely good for your body and your teeth, and is a great alternative to avoiding over-flouridation by using flouride toothpaste.
I’m making my own charcoal, crushing it to a powder, storing it tightly in a bottle, and mixing a spoon full in water/juice each day and sprinkling the powder on (yes) flouride toothpaste, since it is very difficult to find non-flouride toothpaste in any store, except when Wal*Mart carries “Tom’s.” The sellers of “activated charcoal” will tell you how to make it, but their way is way-over done and not necessary, which in-turn causes folks to buy their products. Do it yourself…Google it!
Comment by victoria
November 15th, 2009 at 7:33 pm
does anyone know were we can buy this toothpast