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Homemade Herbal Tooth Powder and Toothpaste
Combine base ingredients with liquids to make either the tooth powder or toothpaste.
Ingredients
Base Ingredients (pick 1, 2, or all 3!)
- baking soda
- finely-ground calcium powder buy calcium tablets and grind yourself!
- Kaolin clay or Bentonite clay
Optional Base Ingredients (use what you have!)
- sea salt finely ground
- spirulina add by the 1/4 teaspoon
- ground sage peppermint, cloves, and cinnamon
- neem
- powdered stevia extract for sweetness, optional
- essential oils such as peppermint
Liquid Ingredients (choose one or a combination)
- coconut oil too solid to use during the winter months
- pure water or herbal tea such as peppermint
- liquid castile soap such as Dr. Bronner's
Instructions
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Mix together 2 tablespoons of base ingredients with 3 to 4 teaspoons herbs and add-ins.
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Store in a container with a shaker lid (spice jars work well for this!).Toothpaste
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Stir together 3 tablespoons of base ingredients with 2 to 4 teaspoons herbs and add-ins.
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Next, slowly add enough liquid to make a paste, a little at a time.
Recipe Notes
*Prepare water-based pastes in small batches to reduce the risk of spoilage