Six graphics comparing the Mercury levels of 30 popular toothpaste products

September 3, 2025

We shared the six graphics featured on this page, which compare the Mercury levels of popular toothpaste products, on social media last night (see one image above, and the other five below). We shared each image as separate posts with the below text.

9/2/2025
Tuesday

This image is one of 6 images we are sharing tonight — each image shows Mercury test results for lab testing we have conducted on five different toothpaste products (arranged in ascending order of Mercury level).

Please scroll through all six images.

I think we can all agree that Mercury causes harm to humans, even in very small doses.

Mercury is also exceptionally dangerous when ingested.

30 of the 60+ toothpastes that we have tested and reported on to date have tested positive for Mercury.

Note: This testing has been done with independent, third-party (community-funded) laboratory testing.

We’re not suggesting you avoid toothpaste.

In fact, we’ve identified 7 toothpaste products to date (through The Lead Safe Mama, LLC Community Collaborative Laboratory Testing Initiative) that are safer choices (both fluoride and fluoride-free) as they have tested “non-detect” for Lead, Cadmium, Mercury, Arsenic..

We ARE suggesting that you use this science-based information as a basis to help you make safer choices for your family.

Why would you choose a Mercury-contaminated toothpaste when you could choose an option that came back from the lab with “non-detect” results for Mercury? For me, choosing “mercury-free” (especially for my kids) is a clear choice.

For Facebook peeps:
Here’s the link to our Toothpaste Chart landing page, which links to the full original lab report for each toothpaste product we have tested and reported on to date — including the ones in this image (it also links to the safer choices we have identified):
https://tamararubin.com/2025/01/toothpaste-chart/

For Instagram peeps:
To find our comparative toothpaste chart (as a clickable link), please click the “lab reports” link in our bio and then the button to the toothpaste chart in the toothpaste section of the lab report page.

Thank you!

Here’s another good, comprehensive article about Mercury exposure:
https://hhs.iowa.gov/health-prevention/providers-professionals/center-acute-disease-epidemiology/epi-manual/environmental-disease/mercury-poisoning