A number of months ago I ran across an idea on the internet that intrigued me. There are people who believe that commercial toothpaste is unhealthy for us. I guess it makes sense, since the toothpastes are not made out of safe ingredients. You can buy "Tooth Soap" online, but it is rather expensive, so I looked for a recipe and found several. The one I used is made of all safe, nice, gentle ingredients. I found the recipe here. I chose the recipe called "Flavorful Tooth Soap Recipe."
Above is a picture of my ingredients ~ Dr. Bronner's castile liquid soap , extra-virgin coconut oil, extra-virgin olive oil, orange essential oil and peppermint essential oil.
I measured out all the ingredients in the recipe (see below) into a small bowl and mixed it all up thoroughly with a fork:
After mixing it looked like this:
It was too thick at that point to flow at all, so I ended up adding 1 more teaspoon of the extra-virgin olive oil, and a Tablespoon of water. Then I used a funnel to put it into a small, very clean liquid hand soap dispenser that I bought just for this purpose.
I had to tap the funnel on the bottle to get the paste to go in, but it did go in and will last a long time, so the tapping was well worth the effort.
The thing to do is wet your toothbrush, apply a small amount of the tooth soap and then brush and rinse as usual.
The recipe is called "Flavorful." That is odd, because I think I would be more inclined to call it "Flavorless." It has almost no taste at all and is very easy and pleasant to use. And I am pleased with it. It does a good job and it seems to me that my teeth feel cleaner longer, and even after a night's sleep, I don't have that feeling in my mouth when I get up that is urging me to brush as soon as possible.
Here is the recipe:
Flavorful Tooth Soap Recipe
1 Tablespoon of Dr. Bronner's castile liquid soap (the best price I found was on Amazon.com - I bought the kind for babies that has no scent or anything strange added to it.)
5 Tablespoons of coconut oil
1 Tablespoon of olive oil
10 - 12 drops of orange essential oil
10 - 12 drops of peppermint essential oil
Blend the ingredients together thoroughly. If the consistency is thicker than desired, more olive oil or water can be added until it reaches a pourable texture.
Store in a clean soap dispenser.
I recommend it!
I am sharing this post at Wardeh's Simple Lives Thursday over at GNOWFGLINS
You always posting very interesting subjects.
ReplyDeleteI know about one that uses Baking soda and glycerin but this is complete different.
Thanks for posting it.
Mely
Mely, I don't remember what the articles said, but I believe that glycerin is not a good thing for your teeth. Glad you enjoyed the post!
ReplyDeleteThis is a recipe for toothpaste I have not yet seen. I have tried the baking soda and glycerin recipe and I liked it, but I have also read that glycerin can be bad for your teeth (not sure if this is true, didn't research it yet) so then I tried just baking soda. I think this recipe might be a good replacement for us.
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Glycerin prevents your teeth from remineralizing by forming a barrier on them that your saliva can't break through. I use a mix of baking soda and salt then I follow with a drop of EO in water to rinse but that doesn't travel well. This might be something I could take with we when I leave home. Thanks for sharing this with Simple Lives Thursday!
ReplyDeleteThank you for the clarification about the Glycerin. Yesterday I was looking around to see if I could find a recipe to make my own liquid Castile soap and every one had glycerin added to it! More research is needed ~ someday. :) The Dr. Bronner's will last a long time. Of course, one of the products of saponification IS glycerin anyway, so I could not get away from having some in my soap. Hmmmm.... I think that will be a puzzle for another day. I hope you like this formula!
ReplyDeleteIf you use just olive oil it will be liquid not pasty. Coconut oil is great but hard at room temperature.
ReplyDeleteI've been using this method with more or less with the above oils.
ReplyDeleteWhy not mix baking soda, the oils above to make the paste. That works fine. No soap needed and above all nearly all the products are cheap and natural.
Smiles!
Thank you for the suggestion, John. How do you dispense yours? It really would be nice to leave out the soap if that would work just as well.
ReplyDeleteI wonder if milk of magnesia is good for receding gums? Thanks.
ReplyDeleteI have read that 1 Tablespoon of milk of magnesia in a glass of water makes and effective mouthwash. Magnesium is important for oral health. Wash with it. Do not drink it. It might help.
ReplyDeletewhere do you buy Dr. Bronner's castile liquid soap from? can it be bought from a health foods store? Or online?
ReplyDeleteI bought mine on amazon.com :D
DeleteDoes it have a slight taste of olive oil? I dislike the taste of olive oil & I wonder if it can be substituted with other carrier oil?
ReplyDeleteThank you :)
I do not notice the olive oil but I am sure you could use some other sweet oil instead!
DeleteIsn't the doctor Bronner's liquid soap for the body and hand, can you ingest it?
ReplyDeleteSoap is never meant for consumption. Dr. Bonner's is a very pure soap, however. Not "poison."
DeleteAnother quick thought all these homemade recipes for toothpaste on the Internet are good but do we know if they even clean teeth or plaque yoUr teeth may feel good but are they really clean?
ReplyDeleteI have no idea! But I do know that if you get sufficient Vitamin K2 in your diet, you'll have less calcium buildup on your teeth. Dental health, I believe, must deserve considerable study, which I have not done.
DeleteAnd I'm wondering why you were adding olive oil to the soap....It already has olive oil in it?
ReplyDeleteThe olive oil IN the Castile soap is taken up in the process of saponification and is no longer there, in a way. The olive oil in the tooth soap, I have no idea what it does, as I got the recipe elsewhere! :)
DeleteThanks for posting this recipe! I found you through Pinterest, and am enjoying the rest of your blog. (I'm not trying to be anonymous, it's just the only way I could post!)
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you found me! :)
DeleteI imagine the olive oil is there to help with viscosity since coconut oil tends to be solid at room temp. and wouldn't be easy to dispense.
ReplyDeleteMy question is - you can't taste the soap? No, "Sorry Mom, I won't say bad words anymore" taste in your mouth?
I've read all over from dental pro's that baking soda is just too abrasive - so I've been looking for an alternative. This may be the ticket - if it doesn't taste like soap. :)
There is a slight soapy taste, but not much. I don't mind it at all.
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