8 hours ago, Sheryl said:

Toothpaste is not a fungicide, and the sugar it usually contains is nto a wise thing to apply to a fungal infection.

Crest, El-ce med, Signal, Close up are conventional toothpastes and all have one effective ingredient which is sodium fluoride. These toothpastes showed a good antifungal activity against C. albicans isolates with mean zones of inhibition (mm) 27.8, 25.9, 24.9 and 23.5, respectively.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › pmc

Assessment of antifungal activity of herbal and conventional toothpastes ...

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4498161/

 

I tried it on pimples, worked better than pimple cream

TCP ointment was the best for itching. Long since gone now, even in the U.K.

Salt is antifungal, you can get salt based toothpaste as well. 30 to 220 baht.

Just now, Sparktrader said:

Salt is antifungal, you can get salt based toothpaste as well. 220 baht.

Watch out for promos in big c and the like. Nearly always got them and mouthwash on promo. 3 for 2, 2 for 1 etc.

31 minutes ago, Sparktrader said:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4498161/

 

I tried it on pimples, worked better than pimple cream

You still get pimples? how old are you?

26 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

You still get pimples? how old are you?

Yes. Nearly 50. Was talking about 30 years ago though. I mainly get pimples on arms now. Pizza face at 15yo though. Hawaiian special.

 

 

23 hours ago, Sparktrader said:

On 9/1/2022 at 7:41 AM, Sheryl said:

Toothpaste is not a fungicide, and the sugar it usually contains is nto a wise thing to apply to a fungal infection.

Do the op say fungal?

The post Sheryl was replying to claimed toothpaste is a fungicide.  She's right it isn't. 

In case you can't find it here is the content she's referring to :- 

Toothpaste can be used to treat any oozy skin irritations like bug bites, athlete's foot and even blisters. It;s a disinfectant, antiseptic and fungicide.


There is an urban legend that Toothpaste can be used to treat burns - It cannot. 
 

2 hours ago, Freddy42OZ said:

The post Sheryl was replying to claimed toothpaste is a fungicide.  She's right it isn't. 

In case you can't find it here is the content she's referring to :- 

Toothpaste can be used to treat any oozy skin irritations like bug bites, athlete's foot and even blisters. It;s a disinfectant, antiseptic and fungicide.


There is an urban legend that Toothpaste can be used to treat burns - It cannot. 
 

Sodium flouride is antifungal

 

So is salt

 

Fluoride has long been known to inhibit bacterial and fungal cell growth most likely by blocking the functions of key metabolic enzymes.8 Mar 2012

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › pmc

 

Sodium chloride (NaCl) salt is a known antifungal agent that acts by altering osmotic gradients, forcing organisms to expend energy in osmoregulation, diverting it away from growth [28].10 May 2012

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › pmc

 

 

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23569933/

 

Results: All toothpastes studied in our experiments were effective in inhibiting the growth of all C. albicans isolates. The highest anticandidal activity was obtained from toothpaste that containing both herbal extracts and sodium fluoride as active ingredients, while the lowest activity was obtained from toothpaste containing sodium monofluorophosphate as an active ingredient.

Lemongrass and orange oils completely inhibited 12 fungi, while peppermint oil eliminated 11 out of 12. 

 

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11366554/

 

 

Eucalyptus oil may provide an acceptable and cheaper alternative to prescription topical antifungal agents, for people with white superficial onychomycosis or distal lateral subungual fungal nail infections.22 Sept 2015

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › pmc