Back in my hippie days, we would do a little trick. You get some hemp. Few beads. Whatever. Tie it around your big toe then loop it around your ankle. So it looks like you are wearing flip flops at a glance.

Did it all the time.

As a more informed person. I do not really recommend walking barefoot anywhere except a park or your own space. And beaches.

Cause dogs literally pee on every surface that exists in a city.

And also hepatitis.

Glass. Other sharp things.

Even if you have thick soles, they can take out gashes of it.

And the sidewalk is hella hot in the summer.

Go barefoot at your own risk. But know the risks. Mkay.?

Every time I go to the dollar tree and it’s in stock I buy like 5 of them.

Still less expensive than 1 tube of sensodyne.

It’s not as minty. But does the job.

Stock up when you find it.

And yeah. I too will get sores even from using the regular kind for a few days. I think I’ve gotten more sensitive to it since I started avoiding it.

My grand pappy swears that just brushing with baking soda (and water) is best. I tried that though and gagged on the taste and texture.

Y’all remember the supreme brick ?

https://stockx.com/supreme-clay-brick-red

You can still buy one. I guess …

Yeah I avoid it for this reason. Also for anyone looking for toothpaste without it.

Sensodyne doesn’t have it but it’s expensive.

Some of the Toms doesn’t but most does.

I found out the cheap dollar tree sensitive toothpaste doesn’t have it either. So that’s what I use.

It’s actually pretty hard to find toothpaste without it. Hope that helps.