To go along with last weeks post. I thought I would give you a simple but real good recipe for your own natural toothpaste. It is a way not to worry about what in the world is in your toothpaste.
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Homemade Natural Toothpaste Recipe
makes 1/4 cup
6 tablespoons baking soda
2 tablespoons salt
2 tablespoons glycerin
20 drops peppermint, spearmint or cinnamon essential oil
Mix all the ingredients together into a smooth paste. Store in a covered container.
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Mary, I have a recipe for toothpaste that I've been meaning to try. I just haven't done so yet. Partly because I've had some tooth sensitivity, so I've been using a special toothpaste to help with that.
I've read similar recipes, but have always been worried that the baking soda would be too harsh for the tooth enamel. Then I discovered that some toothpastes use ground up marble!
How do you get the toothpaste onto the brush? I'd hate for us all to dip our brushes into a container.
I would have never thought to put the glycern in..mostly because we use it in soap! Pretty basic.We keep baking soda and salt in the bathroom and use them to help with keeping teeth white. I am going to copy the recipe and give it a try.
My mom used to make a toothpaste that was similar to this but without the essential oils. Those would have made it much better. : )
Hugs,
Pam
http://momsmutterings.blogspot.com
One idea you might try is you can buy probably at the dollar store or Wall-Mart little containers that each person in your family can have as their own. That way they can dip their own brush into their own toothpaste. [0= Hope that might help.
Mary, I made the toothpaste today since I got off work early. It's pretty good stuff! The only thing I would do differently next time is cut back on the salt because I don't care for the after-taste of it.
I also added about 10 drops of tea tree oil because of the antiseptic qualities in it.
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First , I am a daughter of the King almighty and a
a wife to my Handsome of 19 years. A mom of 4 on the go boys 17, 15, 11, and 9. I grew up in the states but married my Canadian sweetheart and moved up north.
We live in the southern part of British Columbia , Canada on our homestead. We have homeschooled our four boys from birth and plan to go the distance till all four graduate from our homeschool. I teach with a Charlotte Mason style. I love to craft! I am a beader, knitter, x-stitcher, quilter. We have been on a journey of being apart of building "The House that God Built". I have been recording our journey on my blog. Go to my links on The House That God Built and you will find it. I know God has a lot more instore for us and we just need to follow where our Lord takes us.
This blog is the home of Show and Tell Friday's and Tightwad Tuesdays. I hope you decide to join in on the fun !
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