Soloflecks wrote:Thanks for the warning, thook. After posting, I learned that Burt's Bees products do not contain those ingredients.
Yeah, you have to keep in mind that just because something says it's "natural" or has the word natural or "nature" in the title, doesn't necessarily make it so. In fact...........I was commenting about this recently, looking at the labels at so many of the so-called "natural" body products. They have just as many ingredients, and unpronouncable words, as any of the mainstrem "bad" products. ! It's ridiculous. These companies know that if they slap the word "natural" or "nature" somewhere on their label then people will believe it's so. But it's not always the case. When I saw the ingredients in the Nature's Way toothpaste mentioned earlier in this thread I just cringed. Eeek! The rule should be the more something claims it's all natural, the more the ingredients need to be scrutinized!
Burt's Bees indeed is one of the few, true, all natural product lines out there. There are others, but that's a brand that's pretty mainstream and easily accessible to everybody, even in regular grocery stores. I've tried their toothpaste, both flavors (lavender and cinnamon) and it was okay stuff. Might take some getting used to for those who've never used all natural toothpaste - it's not as thick and "pasty" as mainstream toothpaste...................and it doesn't foam. 'Cause there's no sodium lauryl sulfate! So it's more runny and non-foaming, but, it tastes good and apparantly does the job, so, there you go! I still use Tom's, which has the foaming s.l.s, but I'm thinking now that I should switch back to Burt's.
www.burtsbees.com
Buy Burts products!! It's good stuff! 
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