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Homemade Toothpaste

Posted by Nate On March - 13 - 2010

Have you ever considered making your own toothpaste?  Try out this simple recipe.  It’s free of all the chemicals and fluoride you find in the store bought brands.

Ingredients:

1/2 cup baking soda

1/4 hydrogen peroxide (you can add more or less depending on the consistency you like)

1 to 3 drops essential oil of peppermint

1 to 2 drops tea tree oil

Mix all of the ingredients together and store in an air-tight container.  If you want a smoother feel, you can add vegetable glycerin.  To sweeten the toothpaste just add some powdered stevia.  It’s going to be a much different experience brushing with homemade toothpaste as opposed to the store bought kind but it’s so cheap and easy!

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4 Responses to “Homemade Toothpaste”

  1. i used Stevia extract as a sugar substitute because i am diabetic. Stevia is really sweeter than sucrose.*.’

  2. Anthony says:

    That is really interesting I think I will try this sometime, thanks for sharing!
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