Organic Calcium Bentonite Clay Toothpaste (1.41oz), Aztec Clay Tooth Powder, Food Grade Bentonite Clay, Dental Care Powder Travel Size

Clay has been used for a very long time for a lot of ailments. While clay is a really safe way to deal with some health issues (such as diarrhea), it is really important to buy clay source from non-polluted locations. While I found several other brands that were much cheaper, once I did some research, I realized that they were either not labeled "food grade", came from a variety of places around the world (so there was no way to know what it was contaminated with, or came from places in the U.S. that were geographically close to areas used for nuclear testing. Since clay binds easily with radioactive materials, heavy metals, and even bacteria (hence it's ability to help the body flush out pathogens in the gut resulting from food poisoning), it is imperative that you know both where your clay comes from and that it's been tested for impurities.The reason I decided to try this white clay was that I noticed that one of the medications my gastroenterologist gave me for diarrhea attacks contained saccharomyces boulardii and white clay. The purpose of the clay is to absorb irritating chemicals or pathogens (in case there are any) and to absorb water, therefore making the stools more solid. Since I am prone to spontaneous diarrhea attacks as a part of my IBS-D, I had come to rely on that medication quite a bit. It was very effective, but then the company changed the formulation to include ingredients I couldn't ingest, in addition to some nasty artificial sweeteners. I decided to try this clay as a substitute, and it works like a charm!Luckily, I now get attacks very rarely, but when I do need it, I'm glad to say that this clay works. A little bit of clay (I use about a teaspoon) dissolved with a very small amount of water is effective at making liquid stool solid again. I am careful to use a plastic spoon to stir the clay in the water, because I read that the clay should avoid contact with metal. I'm not sure if that includes stainless steel, but I prefer not to take chances.My wife has also been using it to make a facial mask and it works great for that too. Her skin is really smooth and velvety afterwards, so double thumb up!Some people seem to use this as a daily "tonic". If you are noticing health benefits from doing so, then more power to you. However, I wouldn't advise this, because when you take something like clay or activated charcoal, they bind to both bad things and good things, which means that you may very well end up with nutritional deficiencies over time. Also, both good and bad bacteria can be eliminated, so over time you may actually decimate the good bacteria in your gut which makes room for pathogenic yeasts and bacteria to increase. I see this product as a "once in a while, as needed" thing, rather than an "every day" supplement.Update: Since my IBS-D has been in remission lately, I've not been using this clay in recent months. However, just recently, my mother was visiting and got a D attack (she has severe IBS-D). Her usual strategy is to stop eating for the rest of the day, but since I had this clay on hand in the back of my cupboard, I gave her a spoonful mixed with water and her attack stopped immediately - she was fine for the rest of the trip. This stuff works better than over the counter anti-diarrheals, and without any of the questionable "other" ingredients. Even though I no longer need to use this daily, I'm really glad to have it on hand for emergencies like that one.If you found this review helpful, please consider letting me know below.

Oh, I have an idea! I am going to take 4-5 tablespoons of Pure Clay and make a smooth but not too thick paste - enough for light layer to spread over as much skin surface as I can reach. The next part is the challenge, as I am not the type to run around the house naked. I suppose I will have to confine myself to the bathroom, but that's okay because I can rearrange my medicine chest items, clean out a few other bathroom drawers, do the toilet and sink, fold some laundry, pour the bath. Before I know it, 15 or 20 minutes will have passed and I will then sink into a nice warm tub and luxuriate as the clay dissolves into the water. I'm dreaming of this now, as I write.Can you tell how much I love this stuff?As the name implies, it's Pure Clay. I don't see how it can get better than this.The clay is extremely finely ground making for a very dense 1 lb. tub, which will last a long time. Mixing less than a tsp. of it is plenty for a nice facial mask. Nothing but 100% pure calcium bentonite clay - no contaminants, no preservatives, nothing else, so it's good enough to ingest. Which brings me to another favorite thing about Pure Clay. You can drink it to rebalance your stomach pH. Go ahead and google the alkalizing properties of bentonite clay. This isn't new information, and I continue to believe it's something which the pharmaceutical companies would rather we didn't know about. If you rebalance the pH of your stomach, you will likely eliminate the need for things like antacids. I don't know how many people with acid stomach problems I've told this to and they give me that blank, whatever-are-you-talking-about stare. I know first hand that the need to balance one's gut is the answer to a plethora of sicknesses - such as the evil h.pylori bacteria.So now Pure Clay is at the top of my list of everyday essentials - both topical and internal and I have most definitely already noticed a huge difference in my gastric health. Huge! I'm equally hopeful about the possible benefits which its calcium may provide for my bone-on-bone knees, but it might take a few months longer to know those effects, so I will have to weigh in on that later.I could go on, I really could, but I have laundry to fold and a bath to take.