Dental Hygiene using Essential Oils
You can make your own toothpaste using TRUessence Essential Oils.
Perhaps you are wondering why you would even want to. Have you read the warning label on your tube of toothpaste lately? Yes, there is a warning label on most toothpastes that you buy in your average supermarket:
“Warnings: Keep out of reach of children under 6 years of age. If more than used for brushing is accidentally swallowed, get medical help or contact a Poison Control Center right away.”
Poison Control? I for one don’t care for “acceptable levels” of anything that could be considered poison. I’ve been using essential oils for brushing my teeth. Here are two recipes that I made today.
Tooth Powder
3/8 cup baking soda
1/4 cup ForeverGreen’s SmartSaltz (or use dead sea salt ground fine in a blender)
10 drops Essential Oil (Peppermint or Spearmint or other oil of your choice)
1 1/2 teaspoon Stevia (optional)
Combine the ingredients and put a little on your wet toothbrush and enjoy.
Tooth-brushing Blend
Combine 10 drops Tea Tree and 2 drops Peppermint (or 5 drops Spearmint) in 1 oz. of Grapeseed Message oil. Apply 1 or 2 drops to toothbrush as you would toothpaste.
When you are done brushing your teeth, work a small drop of Tea Tree into the bristles to prevent germs from taking up residence in your toothbrush.
Here is a mouthwash recipe:
Put 1 drop of Peppermint and 1 drop of Tea Tree into a 16 oz. glass bottle and fill with distilled water. Shake vigorously to mix. Use as you would any mouthwash to freshen mouth and breath.
The oil of Myrrh is used in pharmaceutical products, including mouthwashes, gargles and toothpaste; also used in dentistry. It is good for gum infections, gingivitis and mouth ulcers. I have not used it in a blend yet, so can’t share any experience with it.
Clove bud oil can cause skin and mucous membrane irritation. Therefore using it in a toothbrushing blend would have to be in an extremely low dilution (less than 1 %).
If you enjoyed these recipes and would like to learn more ways to use TRUessence Essential Oils, you can download a free Ebook here:Â www.naturesfarmacy.org/jorjahensley
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Comments
I’ve been using the recipe for two weeks now and it’s working out Great!
Thank you sooo much for your help!
Bob
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I love your recipes. Essential Oils work great for dental Hygeine! Great Info