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How to make your own toothpaste

 Baking soda + coconut oil = toothpaste.

Ingredients

• 3 Tbsp. coconut oil
• 3 Tbsp. baking soda
• 25 drops essential oil such as grapefruit, lemon, orange, peppermint, spearmint, tangerine or wintergreen (optional)
• sweetener such as stevia or xylitol, to taste (optional)
• 2 tsp. vegetable glycerin (optional)

• Directions

• Put the coconut oil and baking soda in a bowl and mash with a fork until blended.
• If using essential oil, sweetener or glycerin, add in remaining ingredients and continue mashing until all ingredients are combined.

Simple, right? You can store your toothpaste in a glass jar with a lid. When you’re ready to use it, you can either dip your toothbrush right in (coconut oil is naturally anti-bacterial) or use a small spoon or spreader to put it on your toothbrush.

Today was my first attempt at making my own toothpaste and I have to say I am pleased with the results. I used a simple coconut oil and baking soda combination since I already had those ingredients at home. The flavor is pretty strong and not exactly pleasant, but it does have a nice foaming action, my teeth felt cleaner after using it and it didn’t leave any flavor in my mouth after use. In the future, I think I would try adding an essential oil and/or a sweetener, especially if we try it with our son. I do not think he would tolerate the baking soda taste well. One nice thing about this toothpaste is that it doesn’t have any ingredients in it that I’d be concerned about him swallowing.

And is it effective? I am not a dental professional, so I’m not qualified to give dental advice, but I’d feel safe using this for our family because it contains some powerful natural ingredients. Coconut oil is naturally antibacterial and antifungal, so it helps to eliminate germs in your mouth and it has been found to stop and reverse tooth decay. Baking soda neutralizes acids that can cause tooth decay and it absorbs odors, so it sweetens your breath. Xylitol has also been shown to reduce tooth decay by preventing the accumulation of plaque.

That's more toothpaste than I would recommend using, but you get the idea.

What about fluoride? Fluoride does help to prevent tooth decay when applied directly to the teeth, but there are also many people who are concerned about the potential negative health impacts of fluoride, particularly in our water supply. You can read more about those concerns here. Again, I’m not a dental professional. Use your best judgment.

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Састојци

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     25 капи етерично уље, као што су грејпфрут, лимун, поморанџа, нана, мента, мандарина или зимзелена (опционо)
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