You can make your own herbal toothpaste, toothpowder, and mouthwash from scratch. Basically, the primary ingredients in a toothpowder or paste are baking soda first, then salt, and if you want a paste instead of a powder, glycerin. Next, you add a flavor such as peppermint or cinnamon or an herb such as sage. Or you can swish extra virgin coconut oil in your mouth as a rinse after you've brushed your teeth with baking soda.
In most Sacramento health food stores, you can buy various types of natural toothpaste. For example, at Elliot's Natural Foods on El Camino Avenue, in the Arden Arcade area of Sacramento, you can find the Vita Myr brand of herbal mouthwash and/or toothpaste. The Vita-Myr herbal mouthwash is made from zinc, folic acid, clove oil, and myrrh, in a base of distilled water.
The clove oil and myrrh ingredients are anti-microbial, and the zinc and folic acid are part of the minerals and vitamins your gums need to help fight off gum diseases that loosen your teeth. Buy these products in health food stores, order them online, or make your own from similar ingredients.
For example, you can buy a 16 ounce bottle of herbal mouthwash in most health food stores or make your own mouthwash and toothpaste with similar ingredients or a wide variety of herbs, salt, baking soda, and glycerin. See the article, Healing Bleeding Gums, Periodontal Disease, Gum Disease Vita-Myr. But what do you do if you want to make your own mouthwash and toothpaste from scratch with ingredients you can tailor to your own needs?
There's a great Dental Self-Sufficiency website with recipes on how to make your own toothpaste. Check it out. When making your own toothpaste, glycerin, which you can get at most pharmacies (food grade, pharmaceutical grade) is antimicrobial. It gets rid of bacteria, for example, in your mouth--at least for a while. The basics of toothpaste are baking soda and salt or baking soda and herbs, such as sage. Or you can use baking soda alone. It's slightly abrasive. Salt is less abrasive but has less power than baking soda to kill microbes in your mouth, especially bacteria of the kind you don't want forming pockets in your gums.
According to this site, baking soda is anti-microbial. It kills bacteria. Salt and baking soda also work together the keep your teeth and gums clean. Glycerin also is anti-microbial. You add glycerin to baking soda and/or salt to make a paste. Then you add flavoring such as peppermint oil.
Make your own natural toothpaste from a wide variety of antimicrobial herbs and spices or oils. Try a pinch of sage and a dab of clove oil. Or mix ¼ teaspoon of peppermint oil with ½ teaspoon baking soda. Add ¼ teaspoon of powdered cloves and ¼ cup of sesame seed oil. Stir and use like toothpaste on a brush. You can use these ingredients and water alone or as a paste.
In India home-made toothpaste sometimes is made from sesame seed oil or clove oil. You massage the oil on your teeth and gums with your clean finger or use a soft tooth brush. Some Asian countries such as Japan, use black sesame seeds, crushed and mixed with salt as a tooth powder. You can see a uTube video titled, . Homemade Toothpaste. Also see the uTube video, How to make Natural Chemical Free Toothpaste. Overnight, keep your mouth alkaline. Here's one recipe for making your own toothpaste from baking soda, salt, crushed black sesame seeds, coriander, sage, and cinnamon.
Mix ¼ teaspoon each of salt, cinnamon, baking soda, crushed black sesame seeds, coriander and sage. Keep dry spices and salts in jars. Sprinkle in a cup just before dipping in your damp brush. Optional: moisten with a few drops of glycerin when brushing. Mouthwash also can be made from ¼ teaspoon each of turmeric, myrrh, clove oil and a cup of water.
Combine equal parts of baking soda, salt, and crushed sage in a glass jar and shake. Store the dry mixture in the covered jar. To make a paste, mix three teaspoons of glycerin to ¼ cup of dry ingredients consisting of three parts of baking soda to one part of sea salt. Add enough water to make a paste. Use the paste as it is, Or add two drops of peppermint oil to your homemade toothpaste.
Open two calcium carbonate capsules and mix with a small amount of water, ¼ teaspoon of glycerin, a ¼ teaspoon of Xylitol, (which is a sugar substitute you buy in health foods stores that is supposed to prevent cavities and is added to some toothpastes), a zinc capsule, a drop of peppermint oil, and a ¼ teaspoon of baking soda. Mix in cups to a paste consistency. Brush and rinse.
Use 1/8th of a teaspoon of Xylitol.Read information at the Xylitol information Web site that describes the side effects as well as the benefits. Since Xylitol is toxic to dogs and other pets, don't brush your pet's teeth with it. Consider also that natural toothpaste can be made from a variety of spices, salt and baking soda, and certain anti-microbial oils and herbs such as clove oil and sage as a powdered or crushed dried herb.
Try a pinch of sage and a dab of clove oil. Or mix ¼ teaspoon of peppermint oil with ½ teaspoon baking soda. Add ¼ teaspoon of powdered cloves and ¼ cup of sesame seed oil. Stir and use like toothpaste on a brush. You can use these ingredients and water alone or as a paste.
In India home-made toothpaste sometimes is made from sesame seed oil or clove oil. You massage the oil on your teeth and gums with your finger or use a soft tooth brush.
See the Home Remedies Web site at: the Ayurveda Home Remedies site. Some Asian countries such as Japan, use black sesame seeds, crushed and mixed with salt as a tooth powder. You can see a video titled, How to Make Organic Toothpaste online on the Web site called Videojug. Overnight, keep your mouth alkaline.
Mix ¼ teaspoon each of salt, cinnamon, baking soda, crushed black sesame seeds, coriander and sage. Keep dry spices and salts in jars. Sprinkle in a cup just before dipping in your damp brush.
Optional: moisten with a few drops of glycerin when brushing. Mouthwash also can be made from ¼ teaspoon each of turmeric, myrrh, clove oil and a cup of water. Combine equal parts of baking soda, salt, and crushed sage in a glass jar and shake.
Store the dry mixture in the covered jar. To make a paste, mix three teaspoons of glycerin to ¼ cup of dry ingredients consisting of three parts of baking soda to one part of sea salt. Add enough water to make a paste. Use the paste as it is, Or add two drops of peppermint oil to your homemade toothpaste.
Open two calcium carbonate capsules and mix with a small amount of water, ¼ teaspoon of glycerin, a ¼ teaspoon of Xylitol, (which is a sugar substitute you buy in health foods stores that is supposed to prevent cavities and is added to some toothpastes), a zinc capsule, a drop of peppermint oil, and a ¼ teaspoon of baking soda.
Mix in cups to a paste consistency. Brush and rinse.Use 1/8th of a teaspoon of Xylitol.Read information at the Xylitol information Web site that describes the side effects as well as the benefits. View the Xylitol Web site. Never feed anything such as gum, candy, toothpaste, or other foods containing Xylitol to your dog. It's very toxic to dogs and other pets.
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