Coconut oil and turmeric for teeth



Coconut oil and turmeric for healthy teeth

Making a toothpaste at home is very simple, and the variations are many. Having the certainty of what you put in your mouth helps to maintain additional control over your overall well-being.

To make a really effective natural toothpaste for your teeth health you need to choose the ingredients carefully. Let's try the toothpaste with coconut oil and turmeric (as is also reported in a study published in Science), and see why it does so well .

Recipe of coconut oil and turmeric toothpaste

Ingredients

> two tablespoons of kaolin : it is a particular type of clay, very thinly ground, which preserves tooth enamel;

> a tablespoon of coconut oil : at room temperature the coconut oil is solid, but above 30 degrees it melts to take on the consistency of any oil;

> half a tablespoon of turmeric ;

> sage essential oil, if you like, to improve the taste.

Preparation

The coconut oil is melted in a bain-marie. Then the clay mixed with the turmeric is added, and the whole is well mixed. Finally, and before the coconut oil solidifies, a drop of sage essential oil is added.

This natural toothpaste can be kept in the fridge for 10 days. Just take a little with the tip of the toothbrush and use it on your teeth. Do not swallow the toothpaste, because after brushing your teeth it will have captured toxins and bacteria and swallowing it would be like putting back into the bloodstream how much we would rather eliminate.

It is a toothpaste suitable for everyone, and if essential oil is removed it can also be used by children . It is absolutely non-toxic and totally natural .

Coconut oil and turmeric for the teeth: benefits

Coconut oil, pure and not containing other ingredients, has many health benefits for teeth and gums . Ayurvedic medicine already provides, in its morning cleansing ritual, to eliminate the bacteria that settle on the tongue and inside the oral cavity during the night.

The routine involves cleaning the tongue with a tongue nectar, a special copper scraper, and the use of sesame oil for rinsing. It has been observed that using coconut oil brings the same results as a cleansing of the mouth like that of ayurveda, removing toxins .

The advantages of a mouth cleaning fall directly on the teeth: the bactericidal properties of the coconut oil make it possible to preserve the gums from inflammation, and the teeth from caries . Coconut oil captures toxins and bacteria and allows them to be rejected.

Turmeric is anti-inflammatory and antibacterial, and helps heal small lesions. Associated with coconut oil it is a panacea for the health of the teeth, and therefore for the well-being of the whole organism, since bacteria and inflammation of the oral cavity can spread to the whole body.

Some opinions suggest that turmeric would have the advantage of whitening teeth . In any case, both coconut oil and turmeric have no contraindications.

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