Guide to DIY Toothpaste: A Natural Recipe That is Simple, Cheap & Effective!
More and more people are told that they make or want to make their own home-made toothpaste. Actually very logical, because regular toothpaste can contain some additions that you actually don't want to put in your mouth two or three times a day. Also with natural toothpaste you have to look out because they also can contain additives such as sweeteners and preservatives. Plus, these types of toothpastes are often very expensive. It would be alot cheaper and more effective to make toothpaste yourself. Many of the ingredients will be in your house when you cook 'real food' and are known to be good for your health.
A home-made toothpaste can certainly satisfy this, with the added benefit that the ingredients of the toothpaste does not only clean the teeth but also is safe to swallow. Ideal for children and people with bad health who can not use any extra stress on the body. Below you will find my personal prescription for toothpaste. I will also step a little more into detail explain a little more about the various components and their effects.
Mix well together and store in a glass jar with lid. Due to the coconut oil it becomes quite solid, so keep it at room temperature. If you want to use it, use a spoon or spatula to make a small amount from the jar and on the toothbrush. Then brush as you are used to and rinse well. The taste is a little bit salty, so if you do not like that, you can add stevia or Xylitol, depends what you like the most. Also I'm not a big fan of the glycerine but I will explain this a little further in the article.
Coconut oil:
The coconut oil additions are important because coconut oil has an antibacterial effect and thus helps remove unwanted intruders in your mouth and thus indirectly can help prevent holes and other problems.
Bicarbonate and sea salt:
These act as a mild abrasive. Do not be afraid that bicarbonate would damage the enamel layer around the teeth. A study shows that this is not the case. What is more important with these two raw materials is that they are alkaline and thus counteract an excessive amount of acidity in the mouth (which can help to prevent bacterial growth). ATTENTION!! Do not use this if you have dental prosthesis because it may harm the glue.
Essential oil:
This gives the toothpaste a pleasant taste and can add healthy properties to the home-made toothpaste. In this case, make sure that you use the pure oil and not the air freshener.
Mineral drops:
Adding additional minerals to the toothpaste benefits the health of the mineral-rich teeth.
What else do I do ?
Once a week I brush my teeth with norit tablets. It has a very strong detoxifying effect,I brush my teeth with a soft toothbrush and carbon. Many toxins that grows in the mouth are removed more precisely by using those products. The result is an extremely clean mouth and ofcourse beautiful white teeth.Do not be afraid to try it out yourself. Your teeth will not be black! It seems very scary, but the black rinses off easily and if you shortly brush your teeth with homemade toothpaste, it's all gone.
Changing your food habits!
Of course, your diet also plays a BIG role in the health of your teeth! Because your teeth contain minerals and need to stay strong. A diet rich in minerals from vegetables, broth and everything from the sea is a very good basis for healthy teeth. Provide more than enough vitamin D so that it can be well absorbed. Since I have tightened my diet, my teeth have become much less sensitive, holes are no longer present and even the tartar has drastically changed. As for me, this combination works very well. And I only think it's a very nice idea that children are not exposed to substances such as fluoride, sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS) and artificial sweeteners that are extremely unhealthy and unnecessarily. Also, Glycerin does not appear to be ideal in toothpaste. Not that it's poisonous, but because some people notice that it leaves a layer on the teeth, which causes to slow down the absorption of minerals. And of course, that is something we absolutely don't want to achieve here.
Conclusion?
Everyone is free to choose the toothpaste that suits him/her the best. I have already brushed my teeth in this way, and as I mentioned before, sensitive teeth and tartar have decreased alot or even disappeared. I personally have enough reasons to continue with this. And also in view of the cost, this method is very attractive and will remain for me! If you have any other tips that would improve my DIY toothpaste, I would appreciate it! Also, what do you prefer to use to guarantee the health of your teeth? Feel free to enlighten me in the comment section!
I absolutely love the idea of homemade toothpaste done with natural ingredients. Although upon looking at the list of ingredients I noticed one in particular that would maybe give me some cause for concern. The ingredient in question is Stevia.
Not so long ago I watched a video on a channel on YouTube called Truthstream Media. They researched how Stevia has been used for hundreds of years, I believe, as a natutal method of contraception.
They talked about how when it was used by native peoples as a contraceptive it was only used in small doses. The video goes on to point out that if Stevia will reduce pregnancy risk levels at low doses what is it doing at large doses in all modern foods?
I just felt it was something worth pointing out.
Here's the video for reference:
All credit goes to Aaron and Melissa Dykes of Truthstream Media.
First off all, thank you for your interessting comment! ;) I always like to research the stuff I use before adding it in some of my DIY projects like this toothpaste. I have this book about Stevia and it describes everything you want to know about it but i'm going to try and explain it to you ;) there is alot of debate as to whether or not Stevia can cause infertility. it is interesting to note that this all natural sweetener has been used for more than 1,500 years with little (if any) side effects. So, why all the hype regarding Stevia’s ability to alter a woman’s fertility? The answer to that questions stems from two sources:Someone mentioning that women in Paraguay use extracts from the Stevia plant as a contraceptive and a 32 year old study which cited that Stevia does indeed offer a contraceptive effect.That begs the question, if Stevia can indeed prohibit a pregnancy, why hasn’t more research been done to see if it can be used to develop better and safer contraceptives for women? The answer to that question is “It has!” 2 studies developed from this point. " The Alvarez Study" and " The Kruc Study" which im not going to explain right now but you can look it up, it goes a little like this the people who were investigating the effects of stevia didn't use only the leaves of the plant but also everything else that is not for consumption, also the conclusion from the scientist was that the female rats showed signs of 57% infertility after 50-60 days, and that is why the rumours about this topic started to excist. However the scientist exposed the rats to a dosage 8 times larger then a normal dosage, they also cooked the whole plant and not only the part you are supposed to consume (as mentioned before), the scientist didn't look if the rats were mating or not, if you compare the consumption of the rats in comparisation with humans it means that 20 "tea-spoons" full of stevia in one 1/4 cup of water was present. This dosage is so high nobody wants to drink this because its simply to sweet. And It seems that these two research studies, dating back almost 40 years, had kept the FDA from approving Stevia as a common sweetener, due to concerns about its effects on both male and female fertility. Dozens of further research studies show no evidence for concern.Plus, there is some question as to why pharmaceutical companies worldwide have not used Stevia, a completely safe herbal extract, to develop better and more effective contraceptives if indeed it holds these properties. The answer may lie in the fact that it simply doesn’t.t this point, there is no evidence to support the claim that Stevia can – or does – cause a decrease in fertility for either men or women. Stevia may be a very useful herb for women who have PCOS and are seeking an alternative to using sugar in their diets. However It is important to note that if you personally are worried that it could have an impact to your fertility it is best to avoid it. After all, the stress of wondering whether or not it is keeping you from getting pregnant can be an unpleasent feeling. But there are tons of other things you can replace the stevia with it is just something I personally like to use ^^
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This is the book where I got the information from, I also have to tell you that i'm no scientist and I simply try to explain what I read in this book but I'm sure you will find even more and better explained into detail arguments about this topic. And I thank you again for this interessting subject! and I wish you a nice day @alioops
I do find topics like this very interesting indeed and I appreciate your open and frank discussion. I myself am far from being a scientist and often feel we rely on science far too much. But I digress.
When you say, "....this all natural sweetener has been used for more than 1,500 with little (if any) side effects." It is my understanding that you're completely right there were little to no side effects. However the contraceptive effect from the consumption of Stevia was entirely intentional by those taking it. Therefore it cannot be deemed a side effect. And again as I understand it was reasonably effective for centuries worth of humans.
I'll certainly try and have a look at those 2 studies. The Alvarez one sounds vaguely familiar, nevertheless I'll have a look for both.
The other thought I had upon reading your reply was about the volume of extract to cause infertility and how it would be too sweet. My initial thought was that you were totally right. And then I thought again at all the other foul, disgusting junk that still goes in to things like Diet Coke. In the UK they released a Diet Coke made with Stevia rather than regular sweeteners. Now regular sweeteners/sugars really must have to work hard to cover up Cokes multitude of sins on the flavour scale. So I reckon they do this using.........volume. And if they're potentially using LOTS and LOTS of either sugar or sweeteners (aspartame etc) then why wouldn't or couldn't they use the same volume for Stevia???
When you take in to account that admitted eugenicists thought greatly that it was worth looking in to.
Of course once upon a time Flouride was good for us to. And now we know that it is one of the worst neurotoxins on the planet and it's bioaccumulative. The very same thing some people are now saying about this.
Sorry I hope you don't think I'm being argumentative. 😄
I like to find people who are thinking for themselves and no don't apologize please when there is a debate about things i like i'm listening and getting wiser by your words each minute ;) Fluoride was the first indicator in starting to make my own toothpaste as it is indeed very toxic.. even deadly! Also Aspartame is very bad for your body (but you might now this) And I really like to answer your question about the dosage of Stevia in comparisation with sugar or other sweetners in the Diet Coke, but I have to admit my knowledge stops there i'm so sorry :p But I sense an interest in additives in our daily food/drinks, did you ever heared about "Codex Alimentarius" it is an organisation set of international standards for food labeling and safety. But things might not appear what they are. I started to investigate that organisation because of my natural interest in the things we consume daily. And from there on I discovered about Fluoride,Aspartame and many other additives that are so bad for you but they seems to be accepted in our food? I couldn't stand the thoughts about this and let me show you a quick video about the codex, that blew my mind.
Anyways sorry I dozed off a little about our Stevia subject, but I think you might like this info wheter or not you know this already I'm happy to learn more about your thoughts on this matter. As I'm still trying to learn everyday I admit I make mistakes also but I'm trying really hard to change my point of view with facts I read, or hear from other people so your opinion definitly matters to me! ;)
I definitely agree. My default position is to question everything until I can either verify it with my senses or at least with various reputable accounts.
With Fluoride, I like EVERYONE else just took it for granted that it was good for us. And then the truth came out that it was a serious neurotoxin. So I then started using a toothpaste called Euthymol, as its recipe has no Fluoride and is more antiseptic. However unlike its original recipe the current variety has Carrageenan which (if in big enough doses) can destroy the stomach. So I switch between that and regular toothpaste at the moment.
I am very aware of what Aspartame does. And I find it is everywhere!! Along with Acelsulfane (or however it's spelt) is also just as destructive. My feeling now is that since a lot of people have woken up to that scum well they have to hastily roll out Stevia as a miracle breakthrough sweetening alternative, no side effects (apparently) but the potential that after enough time consuming it, you'll never have a family. And most of the marketing will be to the younger generations.
But it's organisations like this and even many others who claim what they are doing is for the benefit of humanity and it's all BS. These people/organisations only put on a front of altruism whilst all the while hiding depopulation agendas and much more insidious works.
And it's for that reason that nothing that is promoted or touted by any official source can be seen, in my mind, as anything good. Even if they've done a good enough job convincing some of us that they know what's right for us more than we do.
We're always learning or we should be. And even now we're learning from each other. I'd never heard of that organisation.
And sometimes, just sometimes all natural needs to be taken with a pinch of Stevia..........sorry couldn't help myself. 😉I just mean that we must be careful what we take as reliable from though we "trust".
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Nice idea. I will certainly try this tooth paste at home.I am DIY lover try most things that I can do my self.
I'm sure you are going to like it! especially if you are a fan of DIY projects this is a MUST TRY! it's easy , healthy, cheap. And who doesn't love healthy white teeth anyways ? Goodluck with it! ;)
I am sure it will work for healthy teeth. Waiting for some other DIY tips from you.
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STOPVery nice post pandapoef!! I am definitely gonna try it out!
Thanks for doing a good job and sharing high quality original content! Keep up the good work!
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I'm glad to hear you find my DIY project interesting! I recommend everyone to try it and experience the difference between their regular and DIY toothpaste. Because it really is a WORLD of difference! Thank you for your reply @jones420 Have a nice day! ;)
Interesting post, I may just have to try this out! I've been seeing tweets and stuff about using activated charcoal stuff for teeth whitening, have you noticed a difference in the whiteness of your teeth just from the tablets?
Never before I have regretted not taking “before” pictures so much. It is about 3 months ago that I decided to just dump a little of that activated charcoal in my mouth and held it there for some minutes. Just to see what happened. You know, experiments and all. IMMEDIATELY, there was whitening. Immediately, after rinsing out all the black. I was hooked. But not convinced. For the first two weeks, I did this religiously, every night after brushing my teeth. My teeth are whiter than they’ve been since I was a teenager. For the last week, I’ve only done it three times. I’m thinking even two times a week as a “maintenance dose” will be perfect. So I recommend you to try this also and combine it with a toothpaste that is full of essentials and minerals, and without toxic addidtives as described above in the article, I guarantee you won't be dissapointed however if you don't like the taste of your DIY toothpaste you should experiment a little with different things to add like citron or whatever you like to taste ;) Goodluck & I hope this helped you!
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STOPGreat recipe for toothpaste! Love coconut ..use it a lot.
I'm happy you like it! And I'm definitely a fan of coconut oil also! Thank you for you comment. ^^
Thanks for this one... I was wanting to try something like this for a while.
Your post is a nice reminder!
I have been using Coconut Oil, Bi Carb and Australian Pink salt in my mix. I am enjoyed reading the comments from alioops and yourself, very in depth.
I am going towards if I don't know the source of the ingredient, I don't use it. I enjoy cooking and have added to a basic muffin recipe of around 6 ingredients to an ingredient list of 18 plus.