--S-A-- Homemade Toothpaste/Powders

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Dear Michael..

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Misty L. Trepke

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Here is a link that explains the benefits of various ingredients in

homemade toothpastes/powders:

 

http://mizar5.com/keyes.html

 

And here are recipes for making toothpastes/powders:

http://www.ultimate-cosmetics.com/beauty/homemade-

recipes/toothpaste.htm

 

How to make homemade toothpaste and tooth cleansers?

On this page you will find lots of homemade toothpastes and tooth

cleansers.

 

Homemade Mint Tooth Paste

Ingredients:

6 teaspoons baking soda

1/3 teaspoon salt

4 teaspoons glycerin

15 drops peppermint

Directions:

Mix thoroughly. Should be a tooth paste consistency. For flavor you

can add a few drops of peppermint or wintergreen. Store in a

container. You'll be surprised with how fresh your mouth feels.

 

Super Cleanser

Ingredients:

Hydrogen peroxide (a few drops)

Baking soda

Directions:

Make a paste by combining the two ingredients. Use this paste on

your teeth and also gently rub along your gums two times a week.

 

Toothpaste Recipe

Ingredients:

1/4 tsp peppermint oil

1/4 tsp spearmint

1/4 cup arrowroot

1/4 cup powdered orrisroot

1/4 cup water

1 tsp ground sage

Directions:

Mix all dry ingredients in a bowl. Add water until paste is desired

thickness / consistency. Store at room temperature in a tightly

covered jar.

Substitute 1/2 tsp each of oil of cinnamon and oil of cloves for

peppermint/spearmint if desired.

 

Old Fashioned Tooth Powder

2 Tbsp dried lemon or orange rind

1/4 cup baking soda

2 Tsp salt

Place rinds in food processor, grind until peel becomes a fine

powder. Add baking soda and salt then process a few seconds more

until you have a fine powder. Store in an airtight tin or jar. Dip

moistened toothbrush into mixture, brush as usual.

 

Loretta's Toothpaste

1 Tsp baking soda,

1/4 Tsp hydrogen peroxide

1 drop oil of peppermint

Mix to make a paste, dip toothbrush into mixture, brush as usual.

 

Basic Toothpaste

1 Tsp of the Old Fashioned Tooth Powder

1/4 Tsp Hydrogen peroxide

Mix into a paste and brush as usual.

 

Strawberry Tooth Cleanser

1 Tsp of the above Old Fashioned Tooth Powder

1 Tbsp crushed ripe strawberries

Mix strawberries and powder into a paste and brush as usual.

 

Vanilla & Rose Geranium Toothpaste

1/2 ounce powdered chalk

3 ounces powdered orris root

4 teaspoons of tincture of vanilla

15 drops oil of rose geranium

Honey, enough to make a paste

Combine all ingredients and mix until you have a paste the

consistency you like. Store in an airtight container. Use a clean

stick (popsicle) to scoop paste onto brush. Store the stick in same

container.

 

Ben Franklin's Toothpaste

Honey

Ground charcoal

Mix into a paste and rub on teeth for whiteness.

 

Lemon Clove Tooth Cleanser

Mix:

Small amount of finely powdered sage

1 ounce of finely powdered myrrh

1 pound powdered arrow root

3 ounces powdered orris root

20 drops oil of lemon

10 drops oil of cloves

12 drops oil of bergamot

Rub oils into the powdered ingredients until thoroughly mixed

 

Simple toothpaste mixture

Bicarbonate of soda

Salt

Water

Glycerine

Peppermint oil

Mix 3 parts bicarbonate of soda with one part salt. Add 3 tsp of

glycerine for every 1/4 cup of this mixture, then add enough water

to make a thick paste. Add a few drops of peppermint oil for better

taste

 

Fruit teeth cleaners

1.Rub a lemon rind on your teeth to remove brown stains. Rinse your

mouth thoroughly afterward.

2.Clean your teeth with a fresh strawberry. Rub it over and between

your teeth.

 

-alternatives , " Michael " <bookherder wrote:

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> Hi and thanks for the info.

>

> Do you have a formula for homemade toothpaste?

>

> Thanks

> Michael