Been experimenting the last few years with making toothepaste because I am allergic mint toothepaste and most toothepaste contains mint. And store-bought toothepaste with natural ingredients is quite expensive. Home-made toothepaste is easy to make with cheap simple ingredients.
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But does it clean your teeth as effectively as store-bought toothepaste? Yes, I think even better. I did research on natural toothepaste ingredients & learned that when you brush your teeth with clay, the minerals in the clay will remineralize your teeth. Also clay alkalizes the ph of the mouth and reduces acidity, which reduces the ability of cavity-producing-bacteria to thrive. I recommend using white clay if your sink is white, otherwise green clay will leave little green spots on your sink & mirror & wall after you brush your teeth.
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Charcoal whitens teeth. However, there will be little black charcoal spots on your sink, mirror & wall after you brush your teeth. The spots easily wipe away, but after using charcoal & green clay and having to clean everything after every toothe brushing I decided to stop using those ingredients.
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I also learned that glycerin is Not a good ingredient for toothepaste because it leaves a film on your teeth that promotes cavities by stripping the oral mucosa and altering the healthy microbiome in the mouth. Every ‘natural’ toothepaste I have seen in stores contains glycerin.
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I also learned that coconut oil is a fine ingredient for toothepaste because it is antimicrobial and has a tradition of use in oral care. Melted coconut oil added to toothepowder turns the powder into a paste, but as soon as the coconut oil solidifies at room temperature the consistency is no longer like paste, its semi-solid. Plus the oil will eventually clog up your sink pipe. So I don’t recommend using coconut oil as an ingredient.
The recipe for the toothepowder in this photo is: 1/2 cup white clay sieved, 1 tsp salt,2 TBSP dried Yarrow flowers, 10 fresh Yarrow leaves, 15 fresh Sage leaves, 15 fresh Mint leaves . Finely chop the fresh herbs with a mortar & pestle or coffee grinder. Mix all ingredients together. Spread out on a plate to dry for at least 5 days. You want the fresh herbs to be dry before storing in a container. Once dry, store in a container next to your toothebrush. Just dip your toothebrush into the powder when you brush your teeth. Tastes nice and leaves your mouth feeling refreshed! After using this toothe powder you won’t want to use store-bought toothepaste again, because it just tastes too sweet and too overpowering compared to this home-made toothe powder.
Much of my research on toothepaste ingredients is from Mark Burhenne DDS, who has been a dentist for over 35 years. His website is askthedentist.com
