DIY: Homemade Toothpaste
I feel frustrated by the high cost of healthy tooth pastes and how much packaging I waste each time we finish a tube.
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Erica a graphic designer and artist who enjoys getting her hands dirty. A Cajun girl at heart, she followed her Mr. to the snowy North. She writes about her wintry adventures, DIY endeavors and handmade attempts.
Making my own toothpaste has been an intention that I've held onto for several years. I feel frustrated by the high cost of healthy tooth pastes and how much packaging I waste each time we finish a tube. I searched through my body care books and tried several recipes using things like peppermint oil, baking soda, glycerin, and food-grade hydrogen peroxide. These tasted alright but the biggest obstacle has been finding a method to contain the paste that isn't messy and can be easily used with one hand when I'm half asleep.
During my search, I found this video. Curious and hopeful, I tried his suggestion. Much to my delight, my teeth and gums felt like I'd just left a cleaning with the dentist. Somehow, Liberty agreed to try it too and after three weeks, we're never going back.
I suggest watching the short video explanation because he explains why using this method will whiten your teeth in no time. I have to say, my teeth are not only whiter, but they are glossy and shiny.
After years of coffee and tea consumption, I can not believe what this method has done for the health of my teeth and gums. When I floss, there is nothing remaining between my teeth and gums. It is truly remarkable. I only wish you could see the faces that Liberty make at one another when we are showing off our new pearly whites.
Ingredients
Baking soda
1 drop (really only one drop*, watch the video) Grape Seed Extract
Directions
Wet your toothbrush, dip into baking soda, add one drop only of GSE and brush. It's simple and amazing. I put the baking soda in a small metal creamer container left over from our wedding. You can open it with one hand, which I love and it's small enough to sit atop our pedestal sink. I leave the GSE in the medicine cabinet with no top on, since the opening is miniscule and again, need only one hand. Try it, it's so absolutely worth it!
*Warning: Out of curiosity and stubbornness, I attempted to use more than one drop thinking if one is good, more is better. I badly cut my gums which bled pretty harshly. Follow the directions offered in the video for best results.
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