Natural toothpaste



Natural toothpastes

The choice of eliminating certain products of everyday use, to embrace natural, ecological and sustainable lifestyles does not only concern the appearance of skin, hair, nails, but also closely touches something that is nice to show every day: the smile ! Having naturally clean, pampered, protected teeth, strong and healthy gums, fresh breath and kiss-proofing is essential for our daily natural well-being. If you want to say no to surfactants, sorbitol, parabens or chemical aromas of some products to brush your teeth, then here are a few little tricks to get yourself or learn to make natural toothpaste by yourself, a tooth-washing paste that is part of a cosmetics perspective natural.

Green clay toothpaste for everyday use

Ingredients

  • Ventilated green clay
  • favorite essential oil (peppermint, eucalyptus, thyme)

Mix half a teaspoon of green clay with a couple of drops of essential oil. Put the mixture on the wet toothbrush and clean the teeth.

Clove toothpaste and salt to disinfect

Ingredients

  • Fine ground whole sea salt
  • clove powder or clove essential oil

Grind the spices and salt together and use on a damp toothbrush. If the gums are inflamed, just use the dried and chopped chamomile instead of the cloves.

You can learn more about the properties and uses of cloves

Toothpaste with bicarbonate and white clay

Ingredients

  • sodium bicarbonate
  • white clay or kaolin
  • sweet almond or sunflower oil
  • essential oil of your choice (peppermint, malaleuca, thyme)

Mix the ingredients together in a cup and pour the mixture over the moistened toothbrush. Gently massage the gums also. Baking soda should be used once a month, maximum two, so as not to scratch or ruin the enamel and never dry.

Powder sage and bicarbonate toothpaste

Ingredients

  • sodium bicarbonate
  • dried and ground sage leaves
  • ventilated green clay
  • mint essential oil
  • cloves

Mix all the ingredients together, using clay and bicarbonate in equal parts and chopping the cloves or buying the powder. Use on wet brush. A whitening and effective toothpaste to disinfect and purify the oral cavity.

According to some Yogis you can also use sunflower seed oil to wash your teeth, natural antibacterial and, as the ayurveda teaches, you can also use a special brush-cleaning brush that allows a deeper cleaning of the oral cavity . Furthermore, the essential oils of orange, lemon or grapefruit are enemies of plaque, and, just like fruit acids, they purify and dissolve impurities. Tooth enamel can be treated once every two months with these extracts, without being ruined. Furthermore these extracts, just like tea tree oil or essential oil of malaleuca, tea tree, are effective antibacterials . In addition, use propolis to protect the gums and sensitive teeth.

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