Is it generally safe to use expired toothpaste?

[kenny siu]

I bought a pack of toothpaste a few days ago but happened to find that they are going to expire very soon
(manufactured in 2017 and will expire in Mar 2020)

No exchange or refund possible because they are not a big merchant. I'm not able to use them all up very soon.
I'd like to know if it's safe to use toothpaste that has expired for a few months?? What is the possible risk of using
expired toothpaste??

 

[honestdoc]

I'm still using expired free samples. In theory, the active ingredients may be breaking down such as epinephrine injectables 6 months life span, but I'm not concerned with toothpastes (others may disagree with me). If materials are kept at comfortable room temperature, then it may be a guess when they actually break down and not by the "expired" date. The only risk (not only expired) is if it irritates your mouth. When I use tarter control toothpaste many years ago (not expired) I get my cheek skin sloughing off.

 

[MattKW]

Ha! Me too, I use all the old samples that we can't give to patients. There's no ingredients that will cause harm after the use-by date.
That does not apply to all other medicines.

 

[Sonia Salamuri]

And, if you don't wan't to use those tooth paste in your teeth, you can also find some tooth paste bricolage nice techniques, like filling some nail holes in a wall! :-D