How to make a natural toothpaste

[wasswifey]

Anyone have a recipe? What are the bad things in commercial toothpastes besides flouride?

[Adasmommy]

No help here, but I am searching for a homemade toothpaste recipe too. Today I almost bought something at the health food store that was tooth powder. The ingredients were salt, baking soda, something I don't remember : , and peppermint oil for flavor. I have heard that peppermint oil is good for your teeth, so not sure why it said 'for flavor.'

Anyway, I put it back on the shelf and thought I'd better come here and check for a recipe. Less consumerism, you know. Anyone know anything?

[wasswifey]

I found this:

Mix together ½ cup baking soda, ¼ cup fine sea salt, 1 teaspoon myrrh powder, and 5 to 10 drops peppermint essential oil. Or try clove, rosemary, cinnamon or tea tree oil. Myrrh powder and essential oils are sold in most health food stores.

Baking soda whitens your teeth while sea salt polishes them and promotes healthy gums. Myrrh fights the germs that wreck havoc on your gums and peppermint oil leaves your mouth feeling clean and fresh.

After you've mixed everything together, store your tooth powder in a small airtight container. Even so, the peppermint oil dissipates over time; when that happens, just add a few more drops.

To use, put about a teaspoon full into a shallow dish. Wet your toothbrush and dip it into the powder.

http://www.maryjanesfarm.com/SimplyM...s/column37.asp

I have everything but the myrrh powder. Ill go look more.

[wasswifey]

oops double post

[wasswifey]

I just found this too:

Good ‘O Tooth Powder
2 Tbsp dried lemon or orange rind
1/4 cup baking soda
2 Tsp salt

Place rinds in food processor or blender, grind until peel becomes a fine powder. Add baking soda and salt then process a few seconds more until you have a fine powder. Store in an airtight jar or bottle for best results and lengthened use. Proceed to brush your teeth by dipping moistened toothbrush into mixture, brush as usual.

Simple Toothpaste

1 Tsp of the Old Fashioned Tooth Powder
1/4 Tsp Hydrogen peroxide

Mix into a paste and brush as usual
Food for thought (Hydrogen peroxide is an excellent tooth cleaner as well. This resource is used as a teeth whitener in many types of toothpaste.)

Peppermint Toothpaste
1 Tsp baking soda,
1/4 Tsp hydrogen peroxide
1 drop oil of peppermint

Mix ingredients together to make a paste, apply to toothbrush by dipping toothbrush into mixture, brush as usual.
Everyone likes to have fresh breath but not all people enjoy chewing gum or popping a tic tac in their mouth. You will be very surprised at how a quick piece of fruit or vegetable can freshen up

Breath Fresheners

Fresh parsley can sweeten up your breath in a jiffy.

If you chew on fennel seeds and anise seeds your breath will smell much fresher.

Peppermint or spearmint leaves taste wonderful and they will freshen your breath quickly. You can also drink a delicious cup of peppermint tea. (This is great after dinners)

If you add one drop of myrrh oil to one cooled cup of tea and then gargle lie a mouthwash, your breath will be fresher instantly.

Strawberry Flavored Tooth Cleanser

1 Tsp of the above Old Fashioned Tooth Powder
1 Tbsp crushed ripe strawberries
Mix strawberries and powder into a paste and brush as usual.

http://www.associatedcontent.com/art...paste_and.html

[Adasmommy]

Thanks--you were quick! But me too . . . here's what I found on the web:

http://www.pioneerthinking.com/teeth1.html

and

http://www.idea-queen.com/toothpaste-recipe.html

for recipes.


I really like the strawberry one you posted because I know strawberries are good for cleaning your teeth . . .

[wasswifey]

yeah when Im online I leave gmail open so I see emails from my subscribed threads. Some of what you found was similar to what I found. Hmmm.... I didnt know strawberries are good for cleaning teeth! I was looking for something to make out of what I have in the house. Im going to try some of these. Thanks! Where would glycerin be in the store?

[wasswifey]

Adasmommy: Did you make any? I made some yesterday with hp, bs, peppermint oil and some sea salt. It works but I can taste the hp which I hate! I didnt really use the measuremnts because I made more than a tsp so I just added enough hp to the bs to it wasnt dry. I wonder how I can make it taste better.