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throwaway203711/06/20252 repliesview on HN

    > Skincare & toothpaste products contain sodium laureth sulfate , which lathers well, but causes mouth sores and skin irritation.
This is only true for sensitive individuals. Billions of people use these products every day and have no issues.

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benkaiser11/06/2025

Counter-example... some people have no idea that SLS is causing these issues and just chalk it up to how things are.

I recently switched to an SLS free toothpaste but it was really hard to track one down that still had flouride in it!

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tonymet11/06/2025

Don’t worry about that canary falling over , he’s just hypersensitive

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