Make your own natural toothpaste from spices, herbs, salt, and baking soda

April 7, 11:58 AMSacramento Nutrition ExaminerAnne Hart

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   Make your own natural toothpaste from a variety of 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 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. 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.