Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Can charcoal toothpaste really whiten your teeth? Experts explain why the popular product can pose some risks to your oral health.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Without a doubt, one of the most popular ingredients to emerge in the last five years is charcoal—specifically activated charcoal.

Chelsea Rae Bourgeois is a registered dietitian nutritionist with several years of experience working in the clinical setting. Once a track and field athlete on a competitive stage, she now finds joy ...

It may seem counterintuitive to use black toothpaste to whiten your teeth. However, having charcoal in your toothpaste can give you whiter teeth as well as several other oral hygiene benefits. Keep in ...

Until relatively recently, I associated the word "charcoal" exclusively with backyard barbecues where '80s rock music blared and a bunch of dads stood around in white crew socks talking about football ...

Charcoal toothpaste can remove some surface stains on your teeth, but it doesn’t whiten teeth better than regular toothpaste. Its long-term effects are unclear. Charcoal is one of the biggest trends ...

Instead of the white foam most of us normally produce when brushing our teeth, activated charcoal toothpastes coat teeth (temporarily) in a dusky slurry. Yet despite their dark hues, many companies ...