We ran out of the natural toothpaste we were using so I decided to experiment with making something myself to clean out teeth with. It's super fun to try out new things especially with ingredients that I have in my own kitchen! We haven't used store bought toothpaste for ages because of the things it contains like flouride, sodium lauryl sulphite (which is found in most commercial soaps and things!) and artificial sweeteners. So far we have been ordering natural toothpaste from iherb.com online. So until I get around to buying some new toothpaste I'm excited to see how this one I made myself goes.
So here is what I did: I mixed equal parts of coconut oil baking soda together and then added some peppermint oil. Simple! Coconut is amazing for so many things and especially in a toothpaste it works great because it is antibacterial. I put the ready toothpaste in a little jar (which I have a lot of in my house for all my little projects) and brushed my teeth with some. My teeth were nice and squeaky clean. It was very refreshing due to the peppermint oil and was a little salty due to the baking soda. Maybe for someone who is used to store brought sweet toothpaste it might take a little getting used to. But as for me, I'll give my toothpaste a big thumbs up! :)
