homemade toothpaste?

topic posted Sun, June 22, 2008 - 9:53 AM by  offlineНежкiттеи
I know you can make tooth powders of varying combinations of baking soda, salt, herbs, etc. But does anyone have a recipe for an actual paste that is nice and minty?
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Нежкiттеи
SF Bay Area
  • I've not made it in a while (been lazy and buying Uncle Harry's powder) but I'm sure the recipe can be
    found on the net, somewhere :)

    Standard Issue Recipe:

    mix bs with sea salt - 5:1 ratio
    1 tsp of veg glycerine
    add drops of peppermint or spearmint essential oil to taste

    I rather enjoy using Fennel and Lemon or Cinnamon and Sweet Orange oils to mix up the flavor.

    I also like adding Myrrh (very small amount in powder form) or Clove but both can be a bit overwhelming,
    so you may want to experiment later as both offer. germ fighting abilities. Additionally, though some people
    don't like to use it, GSE is a good additive as well.

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