Natural Dental Care

[Dani]

http://www.naturalfamilyonline.com/go/index.php/547/natural-dental-care

[Dani]

Natural Dental Care: Keep Your Mouth Clean The All-Natural Way


Submitted by victoria1981 on Sat, 02/20/2010 - 12:54

Many commercial toothpastes are marketed as natural, with baking soda or hydrogen peroxide as a main ingredient. However, you don't have to shell out your hard earn dollars to get the benefits of hydrogen peroxide and baking soda. Just mix up your own mouthwash and toothpaste with these recipes.

Tooth whitener
Common salt is an inexpensive tooth whitening. Rub your teeth with a paste made of sea salt or table salt moistened with a few drops of water. Rinse your mouth well so you don't swallow any salt.

Mix equal parts of baking soda and hydrogen peroxide. Add mint flavor to improve the taste. Keep the mixture on teeth for 15 to 20 minutes, then rinse well. If you swallow any, drink a lot of water.

Toothpaste
Make a paste of either of these two recipes. Store in a covered container.

Toothpaste Recipe #1
6 teaspoons baking soda
1/3 teaspoon salt
4 teaspoons glycerin
15 drops peppermint or wintergreen extract
Toothpaste Recipe #2
2 tablespoons coconut oil
3 tablespoons baking soda
1/2 small packet of stevia powder
20-25 drops of peppermint oil
Mouthwash
Salt
Wash your mouth with half a glass of warm water containing a teaspoon of table salt. This also soothes sore throats.

Baking Soda Mouthwash
2 ounces water
1/4 Teaspoon of baking soda
1 drop of pure peppermint oil
1 drop of tea tree oil.

[Lily]

I like that salt idea.

[Dani]

http://www.tammysrecipes.com/homemade_toothpaste
Here is how I made my homemade toothpaste:
2 tablespoons coconut oil
3 tablespoons baking soda
1/2 small packet of stevia powder
20-25 drops of peppermint oil*
1. Mix all ingredients together in a small bowl, using a fork.
*Add about half of the amount of peppermint oil to start, and test the toothpaste to see how much you want/like. I used NOW brand peppermint oil, and ended up stopping at 25 drops which is still not as strong as I am used to, though it does taste nice and minty! Julie noted in her instructions that using part spearmint oil will make the toothpaste not as "hot" as using all peppermint oil.

You could do it without the stevia if you wanted. I read through the comments though and supposedly stevia is beneficial to your teeth somehow and it makes the toothpaste sweeter.