Q: How effective is Kingfisher at brushing my teeth?
A: Very. It carries the important BDHF logo, which means Kingfisher has the approval of the British Health Foundation - the best recommendation there is.

Q: Where can I buy it?
A: All health food shops. Many chemists, Waitrose, natural health clinics, and of course, on the Web. E-mail us at sales@kingfishertoothpaste.com if you want to find out a supplier near to you.

Q: Is it expensive?
A: No, it costs around from around £2.69 to £2.99 for a 100ml tube.

Q: Does it contain any GM ingredients?
A: No, it’s GM-free.

Q:I’m having homeopathic treatment. Is Kingfisher suitable?
A: If your homeopath prefers you not to use mint toothpaste, our fennel toothpastes will be ideal.

Q: Will my children like it?
A: Yes!

Q: Will it get my teeth clean?
A: It will. Kingfisher comes with the important British Dental Health Foundation approval which states that our toothpaste is a valuable aid to oral health.

Q: Does the use of coconuts in Kingfisher toothpaste endanger the rainforest in Sumatra?
A: No. We have written assurances that the Sumatran palm oil that we use comes from sustainable managed estates. The growers are working closely with the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) on a Palm Roundtable initiative and are founder members of this organising committee.

Q: Is Sodium Lauryl Sulfate (SLS) safe to use?
A: The fact is that there is no accredited research which supports the largely internet-fuelled rumours, (see Urban Legends under Toxins www.snopes.com) about SLS. A recent controlled study conducted at Cambridge University found that there was no difference in the occurrence, severity or duration of canker sores between SLS and non-SLS toothpastes. We have done an enormous amount of work on this and have asked all correspondents if they can help us to give substance to their allegations but nothing has come up. We will continue to monitor the situation vigorously but feel that it would not be appropriate to make a change in the present circumstances. If you are able to throw any light on this matter we would greatly appreciate your help in pinning down sources of research.

You may find this site of use: http://www.pathguy.com/sls.htm

The COSMOS Organic Standard (created by an alliance of 6 of Europe's leading organic certifiers The Soil Association/UK, BDIH/Germany, Cosmebio/France, Ecocert/France and ICEA/Italy) includes SLS as an acceptable ingredient for Organic Certfication and there are other companies similar to ours such as Tom's, Ecover or Weleda in the wholefood world who have come to the same conclusions as us over the years. We hope that you will appreciate that the idea of SLS being hazardous to health is, to say the least, very contentious.

Q: How green is my Kingfisher?
A: We are really happy to be an Ethical Consumer Best Buy.
As a caring company doing our best for the environment it means a lot to us to get this particular recognition.